How Bruce Lee Changed the World - A History Channel Biography

"How Bruce Lee Changed The World" is a verybiography:
interesting and entertaining biography produced by theRapper/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 influencedFormer World Champion Boxer "Sugar" Ray Leonard,
many areas of popular culture and society. MartialVP of The Weinstein Company, Asia Bey Logan,
Artists and Bruce Lee fans will definitely enjoy thisBruce Lee's Wife Linda Lee Cadwell, Author/Collector
biography, but I think fans of action movies will alsoDavid 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 toCritic Grady Hendrix, Film Director Rob Cohen, Actor
learn is that Bruce Lee influenced more than justJohn Saxon, Hong Kong JKD Association's Lewis Luk,
martial arts and movies. For Lee fans, this DVD will beBruce Lee's Former Student Taky Kimura, Author
a must for their collections, for others it will be anDavid West, JKD Instructor Tommy Carruthers, UFC
interesting look at a man who had tremendousPresident Dana White, Bruce Lee's Daughter Shannon
influence on different arts even though he died muchLee, UFC Fighter Ben Saunders, UFC Trainer Joey
too young in 1973.Varner, Former Bodybuilding Champion Flex Wheeler,
The biography has chapters on Philosophy, BreakingMuscle & Fitness Magazine's Mike Carlson, Actor &
Stereotypes, Martial Arts, Physical Fitness, Attitudes inStuntman Yuen Wah, Film Producer Raymond Chow,
China, Action Movies, Music, Branding, and a short bit atFilm Director John Woo, Director of the Shunde
the end about where he is buried and about futureMemorial 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 segmentsActor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gorillaz's Damon Albarn,
on freerunning, mixed martial arts, and bodybuilding withMarvel Comics' Stan Lee, and Creative Director of
several freerunners, mixed martial artists, andToy Advertising Agency Ari Merkin.
bodybuilders stating that Lee's philosophy, ideas, andBesides the excellent hour and a half biography, there
training helped shaped these popular sports andis another short biography, just over four minutes, on
training. I also really liked the segments with ShannonBruce Lee in the special features. This has more
Lee in Hong Kong and China where a memorial parkscenes of him and a couple of interviews with others.
and museum are being created. They are also planningThis short piece focuses on a chronological account of
a museum in Hong Kong in Lee's old home. I also founda 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 wouldlittle addition, but I wish it would have been longer.
expect from the History Channel, with footage fromThere is also a selected filmography that includes his
Bruce Lee films and private video of him, as well asmovies and television shows.
many other interesting scenes and interviews. It's fastFor anyone who is a fan, or who is interested in the
paced and keeps your attention throughout. Near themartial art/movie legend, this DVD will be highly
end of the DVD there is a short segment regarding aenjoyable. Even after all these years after his death,
celebration about Bruce Lee in Seattle where Lee isBruce Lee is still a remarkable influence and this
buried beside his son, Brandon, who also died much tooprogram shows a small part of it. Highly recommended
young. There are plans for a museum to be created infor all Bruce Lee fans, and recommended for others
Seattle as well. That's a place I look forward to visitingwho want to know more about Lee and his influence
one day.around the world.
Here is a list of the people interviewed in this