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李小龙在电影《猛龙过江》中的剧照
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功夫明星李小龙(Bruce Lee)的70诞辰来临之际，人们发现他依然是世界最重要的武术偶像，他留给世人的遗产依然丰盛。本周，《李小龙，我的兄弟》这部影片开始在亚洲上映，该片通过他兄弟们的回忆来讲述李小龙在香港度过的童年时光。明年初，哥伦比亚电影公司(Columbia Pictures)翻拍李小龙在上世纪60年代所演美国电视剧《青蜂侠》(The Green Hornet)而成的同名影片将会上映，李小龙在这部电视剧中扮演帮主人公打击犯罪的助手加藤(Kato)。由李小龙1972年所演影片《精武门》(Fist of Fury)翻拍成的《精武风云：陈真》(Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen)一片成为今年威尼斯电影节上的两部开幕影片之一。与此同时，一部取材于李小龙生平的百老汇音乐剧也将于明年上演。
李小龙37年前去世，他生于1940年11月27日，死于1973年7月20日，离世时年仅32岁。但英年早逝也巩固了李小龙在电影史和流行文化领域的地位，使全球动作片影迷的集体记忆中留下的永远是他年青、强健和英雄般的形像。
香港电影资料馆(Hong Kong Film Archive)的何思颍(Sam Ho)说，李小龙的影响力是巨大的，香港有一些关于李小龙的非常原始的资料，这是他吸引力的一部分。香港电影资料馆本周日将放映四部李小龙当年在香港作为童星拍摄的影片。
李小龙的一部分影响力可以从继他之后涌现的大量功夫和武术明星身上看到。成龙(Jackie Chan)、洪金宝(Sammo Hung)、李连杰(Jet Li)、甄子丹(Donnie Yen)、查克•诺里斯(Chuck Norris)和尚格•云顿(Jean-Claude Van Damme)都是他们中的佼佼者。
当今最红的功夫片明星甄子丹称他步入这一行主要是受李小龙的激励。虽然甄子丹的打斗方式和屏幕个性都与李小龙不同，但他在《精武风云：陈真》一片中对自己的偶像李小龙表示了敬意。
甄子丹谈到自己在这部影片中的角色时说，我努力不模仿李小龙，但我试图保留住李小龙的神髓。
Dean Napolitano
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WSJA(11/26) WEEKEND JOURNAL: The Legend And Legacy Of Bruce Lee
By Dean Napolitano
On the eve of what would have been Bruce Lee's 70th birthday, the kung-fu star remains the world's most important martial-arts icon and reminders of his legacy flourish.
'Bruce Lee, My Brother,' a film on his childhood years in Hong Kong as told through the memories of his siblings, opens this week in Asia. Early next year, Columbia Pictures will release a film version of Lee's iconic 1960s American television show, 'The Green Hornet,' in which he played crime-fighting sidekick Kato. And 'Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen,' a remake of one of his most famous movies -- 'Fist of Fury' (1972) -- was one of the two opening-night films at the Venice Film Festival in September. Meanwhile, a Broadway musical based on the life of Lee is due next year.
Lee's untimely death more than 37 years ago -- he was born on Nov. 27, 1940, and died July 20, 1973, at the age of 32 -- solidified his place in cinematic history and popular culture, leaving the image of a young, strong and heroic figure etched in the collective memories of action movie fans world-wide
'His influence is immense,' says Sam Ho of the Hong Kong Film Archive, which on Saturday is screening four films Lee made as a child actor in Hong Kong. 'There's something very much primitive about him -- that's part of his appeal.'
Some of that influence can be found in the numerous kung-fu and martial-arts stars that followed: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Mr. Yen, the reigning martial-arts star of today, describes Lee as a major inspiration on his own career. While Mr. Yen's fighting style and screen personality are different from Lee's, he pays homage to his idol in 'Chen Zhen.'
'I tried not to imitate Bruce Lee,' Mr. Yen says of his role in the movie, 'but I tried to preserve the Bruce Lee flavor.'
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By Dean Napolitano
On the eve of what would have been Bruce Lee's 70th birthday, the kung-fu star remains the world's most important martial-arts icon and reminders of his legacy flourish.
'Bruce Lee, My Brother,' a film on his childhood years in Hong Kong as told through the memories of his siblings, opens this week in Asia. Early next year, Columbia Pictures will release a film version of Lee's iconic 1960s American television show, 'The Green Hornet,' in which he played crime-fighting sidekick Kato. And 'Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen,' a remake of one of his most famous movies -- 'Fist of Fury' (1972) -- was one of the two opening-night films at the Venice Film Festival in September. Meanwhile, a Broadway musical based on the life of Lee is due next year.
Lee's untimely death more than 37 years ago -- he was born on Nov. 27, 1940, and died July 20, 1973, at the age of 32 -- solidified his place in cinematic history and popular culture, leaving the image of a young, strong and heroic figure etched in the collective memories of action movie fans world-wide
'His influence is immense,' says Sam Ho of the Hong Kong Film Archive, which on Saturday is screening four films Lee made as a child actor in Hong Kong. 'There's something very much primitive about him -- that's part of his appeal.'
Some of that influence can be found in the numerous kung-fu and martial-arts stars that followed: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Mr. Yen, the reigning martial-arts star of today, describes Lee as a major inspiration on his own career. While Mr. Yen's fighting style and screen personality are different from Lee's, he pays homage to his idol in 'Chen Zhen.'
'I tried not to imitate Bruce Lee,' Mr. Yen says of his role in the movie, 'but I tried to preserve the Bruce Lee flavor.'
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Copyright (c) 2010 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
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