Is Jackie Chan in "Rush Hour" a foil for black people? There are quite a few who say so. Is this the case?
Next, compare several sets of facts to see whether it is Jackie Chan who foils black people, or black people who foil Jackie Chan.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > awards</h1>
In 1996, Black Chris Tucker won the MTV Best Newcomer Actor Award for Friday.
In 1995, Jackie Chan won the "MTV Lifetime Achievement Award".
MTV is the global music television station, covering 166 countries and having an audience of more than 400 million families. Jackie Chan award, was awarded to Jackie Chan by director Quentin Tarantino, who won MTV Best Picture at the time, quentin said that he liked Jackie Chan very much, and when he learned that Jackie Chan presented the award, it was as if he had won the award.
Moreover, Jackie Chan won this award because of Quentin's recommendation. Quentin's 1994 "Pulp Fiction", he himself won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for Best Director. The film won a total of 1 Oscar and 7 nominations.
"The Hundred Variable Stars" once paid tribute to pulp fiction
Such a director vigorously recommended Jackie Chan, which shows that although Jackie Chan had just been recognized by North American audiences, he had already gained fame within the Hollywood film industry.
A Newcomer Award nomination, compared to the Lifetime Achievement Award winner, the two, who should be the protagonist.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="21" > resume comparison</h1>
Chris Tucker was born in 1971 and debuted in 1993. Jackie Chan was born in 1954, debuted in 1970, and became popular in 1978. Christarch debuted in only one supporting role, and it was not until 1995 that he was given the opportunity to play the main role.
In 1995, Chris Tucker starred in Friday, about black drug use, and is also a double protagonist, and the other protagonist is also black, but it is the long-established black rapper Ace Cooper.
Chris Tucker's name is written on the second
The film cost $3.5 million to produce. Due to his comedic flair for the film, Chris Tucker was nominated for the MTV Best Newcomer Award in 1996. Jackie Chan received the MTV Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
In front of Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan is a predecessor, a person who must look up to see.
From 1996 to 1998, Kristak got two better chances to play a funny supporting role in "The Fifth Element" and in "Super Thunder", with Charlie Sheen as the second protagonist, which can also be said to be a double protagonist.
Chris Tucker's name is the second
What is the level of Charlie Sheen? In 1986, he starred in "Field Platoon", won the Oscar for Best Picture, made a cameo appearance in Phoebe's Navy boyfriend in "Friends Season 2" in 1995, and then starred in the American drama "Two and a Half Good Men", becoming an American TELEVISION star.
That is to say, Chris Tucker, often paired with big names, plays the second of the two protagonists. The director of "Super Thunder" is The director of "Rush Hour" Brett Ratner.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="70" > the position of Black Kerry Stark</h1>
Brett Ratner admires Chris Tucker's talent for humor and will therefore pair him with big-name stars. However, Chris Tucker's 1996-1998 appearances in "The Fifth Element" and "Super Thunderbolt" were not well received, and the American Golden Raspberry Awards gave him his worst new star nomination.
Fifth Element: Chris Tucker only has a face and no name
Worst rising star, what does that mean? It can be said that without "Rush Hour", Chris Tucker would basically cool down the rhythm of a few years. However, because Brett Ratner admired Chris Tucker, he starred in "Rush Hour", which made him popular.
From this point of view, it is precisely because of Brett Ratner, the black Chris Tucker, that he has the opportunity to play the second protagonist of the double protagonist, otherwise with his poor newcomer response, he can only continue to be a supporting role.
In 1998, "Rush Hour 1" cost as much as $35 million. Chris Tucker, a black man, starred in Friday in 1995, which cost only $3.5 million.
Movie "Friday"
Without Jackie Chan, why did Chris Tucker star?
Another point is that the American film system, that is, the film company is funded, equivalent to the chairman, the director is equivalent to the general manager, there is not enough power, the film company will send a producer to supervise the film shooting. How to choose the film, first the director chooses, and then communicates with the film company, the film company evaluates the actor, and then decides whether to use the role and fund.
That is to say, the $35 million production cost of Peak Hour 1 was paid by the studio. The studio will definitely consider Chris Tucker's newcomer status, as well as the poor response to the film, and finally shoot for $35 million, all because of Jackie Chan.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="16" > Jackie Chan has long been famous in the United States</h1>
Jackie Chan's famous work in the United States is not "Red Fan District", "Red Fan District" just made him popular all over the United States and allowed him to occupy a place in Hollywood.
Jackie Chan's real famous work in the United States is the "Police Story 1" released in the United States in 1986, this film, so that Jackie Chan has a considerable reputation in the United States, in 1987, Spielberg began to invite Jackie Chan to Hollywood to play a role, but Jackie Chan felt that the role was very negative, did not go.
Jackie Chan in 1987 is almost equivalent to Jet Li in Hollywood in 1999, and Jackie Chan has the level of a second-tier actor in Hollywood.
After all, the sensation caused by "Police Story 1" in the United States is very rare.
Police Story 1
After the film landed in the United States in 1986, it first caused a sensation in san Francisco, and on the day of its release, that is, September 6, it was named Jackie Chan Day, and the vice mayor of San Francisco awarded this honor to Jackie Chan.
Not only that, the San Francisco Police General Bureau also sent more than a dozen senior police officers to watch this movie. After watching the movie, the San Francisco Police General Bureau also invited Jackie Chan to meet with the General Bureau, and as soon as he arrived at the place, Jackie Chan was infected by the warm atmosphere in the General Bureau, not only embracing Jackie Chan, but also praising the police image created by Jackie Chan.
Before leaving, the San Francisco Police Department also gave away a "honorary police hat", which is regarded as the highest honor hat by the American police. It is precisely because of the image of the police promoted by "Police Story" that they admire and praise.
It was also because of this movie that Stallone noticed Jackie Chan and was so highly regarded that in 1989's "Furious Tiger and Wild Dragon", one of the shots basically paid complete tribute to "Police Story 1".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="72" > Jackie Chan's coffee slot has long been laid</h1>
As a result of this film, in 1987, the "International Association" celebration in the United States invited Jackie Chan to attend, and the inviter was the president of the association, President Reagan.
It can be seen that Jackie Chan has long been well-known in the United States, but "Red Fan District" has made him popular in the United States.
Compared with the black Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan was already famous before filming "Rush Hour", not to mention the "Red Fan District" that became popular in the United States.
Even if it is a double protagonist, who is the main coffee and who is the deputy coffee, it is clear at a glance.
Some people also say that Jackie Chan is Chinese, in the United States, the water is not satisfied, without blacks, American film companies will not invest so much money, as if there are no blacks, there is no way to let Hollywood invest 35 million in the peak moment.
Therefore, some people believe that the status of black people is important, it is the main coffee, and Jackie Chan is the foil. However, Black Chris Tucker is not only a newcomer, but also has a poor reputation. If you have to look for black people, it doesn't have to be Chris Tucker.
At the peak of the moment, there must be no Jackie Chan, but without Chris Tucker, there will be other black people to replace, and it is impossible to make such a big investment with black people alone.
It can be seen that Jackie Chan is the main coffee, and the black Chris Tucker is the deputy coffee, as a foil, it is a very clear result.