{"id":2170,"date":"2020-06-05T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/be-water-movie-review\/"},"modified":"2020-06-05T15:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:06:00","slug":"be-water-movie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/be-water-movie-review\/","title":{"rendered":"#Be Water Movie Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3052157be6b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3052157be6b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/be-water-movie-review\/#Odie_Henderson\" >Odie Henderson<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/be-water-movie-review\/#Be_Water_2020\" >Be Water (2020)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Be Water<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/review\/primary_image\/reviews\/be-water-movie-review-2020\/be-water-movie-review-2020.jpg\"><\/img><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>\u201cBe Water\u201d is the latest in the acclaimed ESPN \u201c30 for 30\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>. Its inclusion is intriguing because I never really considered its subject, Bruce Lee, to be a sports figure, though the film cleverly juxtaposes footage of him with footage of Muhammad Ali. To me, he was always a spectacular action movie star whose few films and untimely death both contributed to his legendary status. To die young, at the height of one\u2019s sport or entertainment greatness, always adds layers of reverence and myth to one\u2019s achievements. This often leads to \u201cprint the legend\u201d-style explorations of the subject at best, unbearable hagiography at worst. Couple that with the sports doc genre\u2019s propensity to pitch itself straight down the middle for maximum effect and minimal offense, and the scales tend to weigh even more toward a blatant, toothless love letter.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>\n<p>Bao Nguyen\u2019s documentary doesn\u2019t lack bite\u2014there are moments when the talking heads (none of whom are seen until the end credits) speak of the \u201cpreferred minority\u201d racism Lee faced while forging a career in Hollywood and a life in America. But far too often \u201cBe Water\u201d remain strictly in fan-pleasing territory. I have been a huge fan of Bruce Lee since I first saw \u201cEnter the Dragon\u201d on a double feature with Jim Kelly\u2019s \u201cHot Potato\u201d back in 1976. So, I was completely susceptible to every moment of fan service presented here, and was interested in every word Lee had to say about his own life and his philosophy. He is why I went into martial arts as a young man, and as such I have much affection for him. Viewed solely through that lens, this is a successful documentary, an introduction to Lee that cherishes him and provides enough clips to satiate those who love his films.<\/p>\n<p>But, as Nguyen navigates through Lee\u2019s life, sometimes aided by his daughter\u2019s reading of his letters, we sense how much richer the arc of this man\u2019s life was, and we want to know the details more intimately. Here was a man who was born into American citizenship in San Francisco, whisked back to Hong Kong where he became a child acting star and a self-proclaimed hoodlum, then sent back to San Francisco where he started schools of martial arts while trying to break into movies in Hollywood. He then returned to Hong Kong where a legend was born with several films, including one he directed, \u201cThe Way of the Dragon,\u201d where he fought a young Chuck Norris. If that weren\u2019t enough, he returned to a Hollywood that rejected him to star in his last film, the success of which he never got to see due to his untimely death in 1973.<\/p>\n<p>This is a life that doesn\u2019t need embellishment nor extra drama. It\u2019s also imperfect, as all lives are, filled with trials and tribulations. \u201cBe Water\u201d never fully interrogates these lest the viewer see the full human underneath or is forced to deal with the more unsavory elements of being Asian and in Hollywood. These ideas are touched upon, to be sure, but it always feels like the film pulls away just when things are about to get complicated. For example, the then-head of Warner Bros. discusses why \u201cKung Fu,\u201d the series Lee created that would eventually star David Carradine, didn\u2019t star Lee. We\u2019re told that America \u201cwasn\u2019t ready\u201d for a Asian lead, even after Lee achieved some fame as sidekick Kato on the television show, \u201cThe Green Hornet.\u201d The WB exec is allowed to just kind of let this travesty go unchecked without further inspection, as if he were saying \u201cQue sera sera\u201d about casting a White actor in the lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>\n<p>There are other moments like this where you long for an extra moment with a subject or individual. Stories of how Lee and his multi-racial friends and students would casually swap dates as dance partners just to get a rise out of racists are recalled, as are brief glimpses into his adventures in the Bay Area\u2019s counterculture. These insights are just as important as those that show how Lee brought the sport of martial arts into the American culture. And lest we forget, the most rooted in reality detail of Lee\u2019s legend is him setting the stage for more Asian action heroes. Someone notes how powerful he felt upon seeing Lee kicking ass on the screen, shattering the stereotype of the docile male servant that Hollywood always favored (and was usually played by a White actor). This is a moment I wanted to spend time with, to savor as much as I did the footage from the films I practically know by heart. Instead, it\u2019s almost a side note.<\/p>\n<p>Every voice we hear on the soundtrack is of someone who knew or worked with Lee, from Raymond Chow, who produced the films that made Lee a Hong Kong superstar to Lee\u2019s wife, Linda and daughter Shannon, to actress Nancy Kwan. We also hear from some of Lee\u2019s earliest American friends, his gong fu students and of course, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who famously fought Lee in the then-unfinished \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> of Death.\u201d These people have much love and affection for Bruce Lee, and that comes through loudly and in touching ways that are very effective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe Water\u201d really just wants to be a stroll through a man\u2019s professional life buoyed by his own words and the words of those who knew him best and loved him most. If you are looking for something entertaining or simply the opportunity to bask in the glory of the man once known as Lee Jun Fan, this will certainly fit the bill. I know you folks hate when I do star rating arithmetic in my reviews, but anyone who knows a programmer\u2019s mind will understand that sometimes I just can\u2019t help myself. Add a half-star to my two-and-a-half star grade if you are someone who doesn\u2019t mind the occasional tip into Liberty Valance territory. It\u2019s a pretty close call for me, but I can\u2019t quite push myself over<br \/><\/br><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Odie Henderson\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/user\/primary_image\/odie-henderson\/featured_odie_vienna.jpg\" title=\"Odie Henderson\"><\/img><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><figcaption>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Odie_Henderson\"><\/span>Odie Henderson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Odie &#8220;Odienator&#8221; Henderson has spent over 33 years working in Information <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a>. He runs the blogs Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Vandalism and Tales of Odienary Madness. Read his answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section> <\/section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Be Water movie poster\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/movie\/movie_poster\/be-water-2020\/large_z0hYkZAIhD6p6X0pXecQENNtKNg.jpg\" title=\"Be Water movie poster\"><\/img><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Water_2020\"><\/span> Be Water (2020) <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/features\/connecting-to-a-lost-score-by-johan-johannson-personal-effects\/thumb_pe.jpg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> about 22 hours ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/far-flung-correspondents\/malcolm-x-spike-lees-timeless-sermon\/thumb_x-image.jpg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> 2 days ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/interviews\/the-words-are-so-good-daveed-diggs-on-central-park\/thumb_Central_Park_Photo_010104.jpg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> 2 days ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/features\/short-films-in-focus-lowland-kids\/thumb_lowland-kids-2.jpg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> 3 days ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/be-water-movie-review-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to watch Movies or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Be Water&#8221; \u201cBe Water\u201d is the latest in the acclaimed ESPN \u201c30 for 30\u201d series. 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