<story><title>The Painful Price of Becoming Jackie Chan</title><url>https://newrepublic.com/article/152848/painful-price-becoming-jackie-chan</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>crushcrashcrush</author><text>He’s also incredibly expressive, which to a western audience may come across as “cheesy” but I personally love it. Give Rush Hour a shot and I guarantee you’ll enjoy it.</text></item><item><author>doitLP</author><text>Here’s a really cool video breaking down exactly how Jackie sets up his stunt-action-comedy.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;m.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=Z1PCtIaM_GQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;m.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=Z1PCtIaM_GQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;One thing that was particular interesting to me is how the setup always starts with him at an extreme disadvantage: no shoes, tied to a chair, hanging upside down, etc. I never noticed it before and it’s exactly what makes his action so enjoyable to watch.&lt;p&gt;(The YouTube Channel is called Every Frame a Painting and all the other videos are fascinating and very worth checking out.)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>burger_moon</author><text>That could be why Rush Hour was such a hit. Chris Tucker is also very expressive in everything he does so it was a good matchup with two great actors.</text></comment>
<story><title>The Painful Price of Becoming Jackie Chan</title><url>https://newrepublic.com/article/152848/painful-price-becoming-jackie-chan</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>crushcrashcrush</author><text>He’s also incredibly expressive, which to a western audience may come across as “cheesy” but I personally love it. Give Rush Hour a shot and I guarantee you’ll enjoy it.</text></item><item><author>doitLP</author><text>Here’s a really cool video breaking down exactly how Jackie sets up his stunt-action-comedy.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;m.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=Z1PCtIaM_GQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;m.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=Z1PCtIaM_GQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;One thing that was particular interesting to me is how the setup always starts with him at an extreme disadvantage: no shoes, tied to a chair, hanging upside down, etc. I never noticed it before and it’s exactly what makes his action so enjoyable to watch.&lt;p&gt;(The YouTube Channel is called Every Frame a Painting and all the other videos are fascinating and very worth checking out.)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>52-6F-62</author><text>Rush Hour 1 through 3 have long been some of my favourite movies!&lt;p&gt;If we&amp;#x27;re getting into Jackie Chan movies, though, one cannot leave out Drunken Master</text></comment>