tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231356.post5694903857548040359..comments2023-10-03T07:44:14.914-04:00Comments on Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema: The Forbidden KingdomMark Pfeifferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098023129216356791noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231356.post-86294649414412720022008-04-20T21:00:00.000-04:002008-04-20T21:00:00.000-04:00This movie is a colonialist fantasy, "The white ma...This movie is a colonialist fantasy, "The white man (in this case a boy) is the choisen one for save an exotic land". The white boy was put for WASPs who can't accept an Asian hero, just the same way of thinking that make David Carradine the star of Kung Fu instead of Bruce Lee. Furthemore, kids can't watch classic martial arts movies, they are too dark and complex for kids, at least for Americans kids used to edited cartoons and bloodless movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231356.post-42786031128000466062008-04-20T20:47:00.000-04:002008-04-20T20:47:00.000-04:00I agree completely. Though I had described it as ...I agree completely. Though I had described it as a cross between <B>Karate Kid</B> and <B>A Kid in King Arthur's Court</B>.Amanda D Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374977940429641448noreply@blogger.com