The country is weak, the people are poor, the history of Chinese blood and tears - "Warrior Season 1"
Today, let's talk about the American drama "Warrior Season 1".
Title Warrior Season 1 (2019), alias Dragon Warrior.
Cinemax, known for its large scale, has launched an American drama "Warrior" with a Chinese as the protagonist.
"Warrior" focuses on crime and action elements. With its excellent action design, it quickly becomes a hot topic with its responsibility to restore history.
The drama "Warrior" can be said to have a great background. It is mentioned that Bruce Lee is the light of Chinese people, and everyone knows it all over the world, and this "Warrior" is really inspired by Bruce Lee.
According to reports, Bruce Lee studied for many years before his death and designed the manuscript of "Warrior", but due to various reasons, it was not published. Bruce Lee's daughter, Li Xiangning, found a large number of manuscripts while packing up her father's belongings. Li Xiangning sold the program to Cinemax in 2015 with the production company.
The production director is Justin Lin, who has rich experience in action films, and many classic "Fast and Furious" are all from him. Another super refreshing action drama "Black Eat Black Banshee" creator Jonathan Tropper served as the screenwriter.
The background of the story of "Warrior" is Chinatown in San Francisco at the end of the 19th century, where Ah Sahm, a Chinese young man with superb martial arts skills, was involved in a bloody battle here.
Needless to say, "Fast and Furious" has successfully created the "Fast and Furious" movie universe. The large number of exciting scenes in the film are impressive and popular all over the world. Many people have seen it, so there is no need to introduce too much.
And the American drama "Black Eat Black" at the end of the four seasons, probably not many people have seen it, it is definitely a cool movie worth watching. I strongly recommend this drama here.
Antony Starr, the actor of "Black Eat Black", later played an important role "Homelander" in "The Boys".
Hoon Lee, who has a very coquettish and wonderful performance in "Black Eat Black", also plays an important role in "Warrior".
The styles of "Warrior" and "Black Eat Black" are very similar, and "Warrior" can be simply and rudely regarded as the Chinese version of "Black Eat Black" at the end of the 19th century.
This show is full of a lot of bloody exposure scenes. I'm used to seeing white people and black people shirtless in American dramas, and yellow people finally have the opportunity to show their talents on the screen.
"Warrior" does not only exist to show off kung fu or flesh and blood. What this play wants to tell is a history of Chinese workers' blood and tears.
There is a saying that "there is a Chinese corpse under every sleeper of the Pacific Railway". A large number of Chinese laborers were imported into the United States and made great contributions to the development of the United States at that time. However, due to language barriers and lack of organization, Chinese laborers became the group with the lowest status and the worst treatment.
Those Irish and black brothers all know that they are united to keep warm, spearheading the outside world, and fighting for their own interests against the US government. The means may be despicable and shameless, but the effect is real.
The biggest problem of the Chinese is that they have not been able to unite. Americans can even introduce the "Chinese Exclusion Act" to specifically target the Chinese, but they have not dared to deal with the Irish and black brothers in this way.
Of course, Bruce Lee will not limit his eyes to fists and feet. He wants to appeal to the outside world through "Warrior", so that the mainstream society can see the unfair treatment of Chinese people. It's a pity that Bruce Lee didn't see this day in his lifetime.
"The Chinese Exclusion Act" ("The Chinese Exclusion Act") is an act signed by the United States on May 6, 1882. It is one of the most severe restrictions on immigration in the history of the United States. It prohibits those employed as Chinese laborers of miners entering the United States face imprisonment or deportation. It was created under the 1880 amendments to the Burlingame Treaty, and it was the first ethnic-specific immigration law passed in the United States.
Until June 18, 2012, the United States House of Representatives voted unanimously, and the United States formally apologized for the "Chinese Exclusion Act" passed in 1882 in the form of legislation. The motion passed in 2012 was voted by secret ballot, and the original English word was "regret" (regret) instead of "apology" (apology). Although the status of Chinese Americans in American society has risen, there is still a long way to go.
"Warrior" leads the audience to experience the sorrow of the Chinese in that era from the perspective of the Chinese at the bottom. Bloody and violent porn is just a way for them to make a living. If they had a choice, who would choose such a life.
When the country is in decline and the nation is weak, this nation will be bullied wantonly outside, and racial discrimination is light. It is the most tragic thing to be slaughtered at will in the street in a place that advertises a civilized society.
Only when the country is strong and the nation is strong will the nation receive the respect it deserves outside, and others will apologize for the mistakes of the past.
The significance of "Warrior" is not only to let Americans see their own dark history, but more importantly, to let us see the tragic life of the people at the bottom of the country.
There are 10 episodes in total this season, and there is one extra episode dedicated to telling the story behind the filming of the episode. In the 10 episodes, most of the time is telling the main story, only the fifth episode presents small stories outside the free plot.
The fifth episode adopts the western style, which is very characteristic. Ashan and Zun Shao act as Chinese cowboys. It's like borrowing the character design of "Warrior" and making a side story, which is quite interesting.
In this season of "Warrior", Ah Shan is involved in a dispute over the entrance of the local Chinatown. The various halls clashed with each other, stabbed each other when they found an opportunity, and never treated their comrades as their own.
The most unfortunate thing is that the older generation in Tang's mouth had a little long-term vision, and was kicked out of the historical stage by the impatient younger generation.
All they can think of is to compete with each other within existing resources, rather than taking a long-term view and looking for bigger opportunities.
After witnessing all kinds of tragedies, Ah Shan was full of anger, but there was not much he could do. After all, one person's strength is limited, and he may be able to win against several people in the ring or on the streets, but when facing the state machine, only by uniting can we have a chance to turn over.
Looking forward to the second season to open up a bigger pattern.
The country is weak and the people are poor, the history of Chinese blood and tears,
Turn into a dragon and fight for a day.
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