MARTIAL ARTS-THE HOLLYWOOD REVOLUTION

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Even for people who find action movies and scenes with fight and blood to be an unnecessary display of aggression, Hollywood has found a solution. A charming Asian who conquers the world with his fearlessness and smile. Probably there are few who do not know Jackie Chan - the man who changed the ideas of modern cinema about martial arts and scenes of aggression.

One of the hit films of the late 90s, which without exaggeration we could call a "modern classic" is Chas Peak. An action comedy in which two policemen who have just met are tasked with rescuing the kidnapped daughter of a high-ranking Chinese diplomat. A film where Jackie Chan's star rose. A tape that later reaped such success that it became a trilogy.

By this point, Hollywood was used to working with stunt doubles and stuntmen for scenes where there was a risk of injury to the actors. The appearance of Jackie Chan and the request that he would perform each of the stunts himself is considered a revolution in cinema. For the ever-smiling Asian, woven by discipline and mastery of every muscle to perfection, it is unthinkable to entrust the performance of his role into the hands of another. After all, he comes from the continent that gave the world martial arts. Who better than himself to master them? Jackie Chan versus ten far larger men in a skirmish on the edge of a skyscraper? Nothing work for him. Jackie Chan and Hollywood are at the right time. The revolution is a fact. The films with fight scenes in which he participated are no longer seen as tapes filled with aggression. Jackie Chan shows the world the beauty of martial arts. Attracts millions of kids to gyms. For its part, Hollywood is getting what it needs - massive interest.

It's a little known fact that Jackie Chan didn't really like his Hollywood debut. The Peak Hour strips are woven of American humor, which he later admits he doesn't understand. He agrees to participate in them because of the huge amount he receives and the chance that what he does will be seen.

Thanks to this decision, the world discovered the work of Jackie Chan and film masterpieces with a much smaller budget, but greater value, such as "The Legend of the Drunken Master", "Super", "The Young Master" and many others.

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