Thursday, December 18, 2008

Jackie Chan


Jackie Chan, a name that instantly conjures up a funny, energetic, and amazingly talented personality. His stunning acrobatics, astute synchronization, and his unique rhythmic fights stand unsurpassable in the Hong Kong film industry. But the most significant factor – the key to Chan’s success are his unbelievable, death-defying, mind-blowing stunts.

Born in poverty, Chan began his career as a simple stuntman and an extra, gradually rising to become a superstar. But even today, being one of the richest entertainers did not prevent him from performing his unmatched stunts himself, which remains his trademark. Jackie has acquired a position in the Hong Kong entertainment landscape that only one other martial artist has previously held : the fierce and formidable, Bruce Lee. But Chan, to distinguish himself, created a lighter, funnier image as compared to the angry and lethal persona that Lee created of a martial arts hero. He succeeded. Today, Jackie is known for the funny, vulnerable, and acrobatic character that is a far away from the image of Bruce Lee. Jackie does not think that he is perfect. His stunts have sometimes been miscalculated and he has on more than one occasion stared death in the face. But that does not prevent this lively and cheerful Asian to stop doing his stunts himself.

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