Drosera
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You're right there, he certainly had the chops to do drama well. He got the chance to show a little of that skill in movies like "Heart of the Dragon" and "Crime Story", but not often. The problem is that Jackie never had the pretty boy looks or build that are a prerequisite for getting the dramatic leads. Also, the HK film scene brands actors by the genre they become famous in, hence an action star will always be an action star (although there are exceptions to this rule, Chow Yun-Fat for instance). This kind of 'branding' goes even further, to the extent that an actor doing 'bad guy' parts can never get a role as a 'good guy' and vice versa.
(For those of you reading this and thinking:"What! Jackie can act?!" Don't judge him by his Rush Hour performances. He his at least ten times as good an actor when he isn't hampered by the English language.)
Jackie himself has always said that he had the feeling he could do dramatic stuff later, but while his body still allows it, he has to do the action stuff. So I guess there might be proper dramatic roles from Jackie in the future, but probably no roles combining that with action.
Originally Posted by olblueyez /img/forum/go_quote.gif I like Jackie too but why do all of his movies need to be comidies? Its too late now but he should have done some serious stuff too. He had the talent, WTH? |
You're right there, he certainly had the chops to do drama well. He got the chance to show a little of that skill in movies like "Heart of the Dragon" and "Crime Story", but not often. The problem is that Jackie never had the pretty boy looks or build that are a prerequisite for getting the dramatic leads. Also, the HK film scene brands actors by the genre they become famous in, hence an action star will always be an action star (although there are exceptions to this rule, Chow Yun-Fat for instance). This kind of 'branding' goes even further, to the extent that an actor doing 'bad guy' parts can never get a role as a 'good guy' and vice versa.
(For those of you reading this and thinking:"What! Jackie can act?!" Don't judge him by his Rush Hour performances. He his at least ten times as good an actor when he isn't hampered by the English language.)
Jackie himself has always said that he had the feeling he could do dramatic stuff later, but while his body still allows it, he has to do the action stuff. So I guess there might be proper dramatic roles from Jackie in the future, but probably no roles combining that with action.