| "How Bruce Lee Changed The World" is a very | | | | biography: |
| interesting and entertaining biography produced by the | | | | Rapper/Actor LL Cool J, Director Brett Ratner, Actor |
| History Channel. Rather than just focusing on his life, | | | | Comedian Eddie Griffin, Comedian Margaret Cho, |
| this program's focus is on how Bruce Lee influenced | | | | Former World Champion Boxer "Sugar" Ray Leonard, |
| many areas of popular culture and society. Martial | | | | VP of The Weinstein Company, Asia Bey Logan, |
| Artists and Bruce Lee fans will definitely enjoy this | | | | Bruce Lee's Wife Linda Lee Cadwell, Author/Collector |
| biography, but I think fans of action movies will also | | | | David Tadman, Shaolin Monk Sifu Shi Yang Ming, |
| enjoy seeing Bruce Lee's impact on action cinema. | | | | Musician RZA, Actor/Choeographer Donnie Yen, Film |
| However, what some viewers may be surprised to | | | | Critic Grady Hendrix, Film Director Rob Cohen, Actor |
| learn is that Bruce Lee influenced more than just | | | | John Saxon, Hong Kong JKD Association's Lewis Luk, |
| martial arts and movies. For Lee fans, this DVD will be | | | | Bruce Lee's Former Student Taky Kimura, Author |
| a must for their collections, for others it will be an | | | | David West, JKD Instructor Tommy Carruthers, UFC |
| interesting look at a man who had tremendous | | | | President Dana White, Bruce Lee's Daughter Shannon |
| influence on different arts even though he died much | | | | Lee, UFC Fighter Ben Saunders, UFC Trainer Joey |
| too young in 1973. | | | | Varner, Former Bodybuilding Champion Flex Wheeler, |
| The biography has chapters on Philosophy, Breaking | | | | Muscle & Fitness Magazine's Mike Carlson, Actor & |
| Stereotypes, Martial Arts, Physical Fitness, Attitudes in | | | | Stuntman Yuen Wah, Film Producer Raymond Chow, |
| China, Action Movies, Music, Branding, and a short bit at | | | | Film Director John Woo, Director of the Shunde |
| the end about where he is buried and about future | | | | Memorial Park Huang Dechao, Stunt Coordinator |
| plans for things regarding Bruce Lee. | | | | Thomas Sinn, Actor Jackie Chan, Basketball Legend |
| The chapters of the DVD contain interesting segments | | | | Actor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gorillaz's Damon Albarn, |
| on freerunning, mixed martial arts, and bodybuilding with | | | | Marvel Comics' Stan Lee, and Creative Director of |
| several freerunners, mixed martial artists, and | | | | Toy Advertising Agency Ari Merkin. |
| bodybuilders stating that Lee's philosophy, ideas, and | | | | Besides the excellent hour and a half biography, there |
| training helped shaped these popular sports and | | | | is another short biography, just over four minutes, on |
| training. I also really liked the segments with Shannon | | | | Bruce Lee in the special features. This has more |
| Lee in Hong Kong and China where a memorial park | | | | scenes of him and a couple of interviews with others. |
| and museum are being created. They are also planning | | | | This short piece focuses on a chronological account of |
| a museum in Hong Kong in Lee's old home. I also found | | | | a couple of high lights of Bruce Lee's life, not his effect |
| the other chapters interesting as well. | | | | on the rest of the world like the main biography. Nice |
| It's a very well done biography, which one would | | | | little addition, but I wish it would have been longer. |
| expect from the History Channel, with footage from | | | | There is also a selected filmography that includes his |
| Bruce Lee films and private video of him, as well as | | | | movies and television shows. |
| many other interesting scenes and interviews. It's fast | | | | For anyone who is a fan, or who is interested in the |
| paced and keeps your attention throughout. Near the | | | | martial art/movie legend, this DVD will be highly |
| end of the DVD there is a short segment regarding a | | | | enjoyable. Even after all these years after his death, |
| celebration about Bruce Lee in Seattle where Lee is | | | | Bruce Lee is still a remarkable influence and this |
| buried beside his son, Brandon, who also died much too | | | | program shows a small part of it. Highly recommended |
| young. There are plans for a museum to be created in | | | | for all Bruce Lee fans, and recommended for others |
| Seattle as well. That's a place I look forward to visiting | | | | who want to know more about Lee and his influence |
| one day. | | | | around the world. |
| Here is a list of the people interviewed in this | | | | |