"Most people who instigate fights do so because they feel insecure and want to use the fight to achieve some unknown aim within themselves." - Bruce Lee #BruceLee
Something I've noticed about a lot of American TV shows — the first season starts off with a great idea but by season two or three it has become all about the personal lives of the characters and their relationships and the core idea gets relegated to the background and gets lost.
“House” was a great medical drama at first and I loved it for the medicine but eventually it became all drama and not much medicine. The same with “The Good Doctor”.
(I can contrast this to UK TV but I guess that’ll have to be a post for another time 😛)
“Warrior” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5743796) is a show which doesn’t do this as much and which manages to maintain a balance between the core story and the character development. Or maybe, it’s because the story is all about the characters 🙂
But what I do like about the show a lot is the fact that the characters learn, grow, and change. Characters who started out looking as if they are pure evil start getting shades of grey as you learn about them and their motivations. Others change their attitudes and stance as time goes on.
The show is constantly changing and alliances constantly shift. And it’s marvellous to see these happening and to see a story being told so deftly 🙂
As the end of season 3 approaches, I can see a lot of changes and a bunch of new alliances happening. I hope there’s a season 4 since I want to keep on watching!
It's almost 50 years since Bruce Lee died. While his body of work was relatively slim and his career, devastatingly short, his influence on Hollywood and Asian cinema was huge. The Guardian examines his legacy and impact on movies, video games, hip-hop, mixed martial arts, and the perception of east Asian men in American culture.