WEEK 3 BLOG “ENTER THE DRAGON”

Title:  Enter The Dragon

Writer:  Michael Allin

Director:  Robert Clouse

Year:  1973

Actors: Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly

Bruce Lee’s character when he takes out two guards in a key sequence

Bruce Lee with his nunchaku sticks

Bruce Lee Enter The Dragon

Classic Bruce Lee Fight – Enter The Dragon

Bruce Lee – nunchaku (Enter the Dragon)

The three basic categories of sound:

Dialogue- Since the whole scene was an underground scene, the clip I am using when Bruce Lee went underground.  It was the most historical scene in martial art scene. Whenever Bruce Lee hits and kicks, his vocal sounds like a cat screaming in anger.

Sound effects- The movie gets two thumbs up on sound effects. Whenever you hear the punching and kicking sound effects sounds like a whip like you are whipping something. When he uses his weapons like the sticks, the sounds effects on the stick sounded like ten whips hitting something at the same time. When Bruce lee uses the nunchaku sticks (two sticks with a chain in the middle) the sound effects sounds like a car driving over five hundred miles an hour. You can actually feel the visual.

Music- The music was very eerie, suspenseful, and full of energy. The man behind the music is, Lalo Schifrin; the genius behind the music from the television hit show “Mission Impossible” (Lalo Schifrin Website, 2004).

The scene and the title of the movie is “Enter the Dragon.” In the movie, Bruce lee is the dragon. Whenever Bruce lee fights, his movement and actions are like a dragon. When the dragon blows out fire, Bruce Lee is in the air throwing various kicks and punches with the same force like a dragon. Every scene were someone is getting hit or kick, the sound effect made it feel like you, yourself was getting hit or kick.

It made you feel like you are actually in the movie. What stood out the most for me when it comes to sound was the sound of Bruce Lee’s voice when he is in a fighting scene. Most people when they fight, they don’t make any vocal voices, but when Bruce Lee fights, he makes a sound equivalent to a cat screaming with a lot of anger and with a high pitched voice. The sound really grabs your attention. Whenever you see someone trying to imitate Bruce lee, the first thing you will notice is the vocal sound they make when Bruce lee is fighting.

Just watching Bruce Lee fight, if the sound is turned off, it would still be amazing. What makes it even more amazing, realistic, and intense is hearing the sounds that Bruce Lee makes with his mouth, when he is punching and kicking. Like I said, every scene were someone is getting hit or kick, the sound effect made it feel like you, yourself was getting hit or kick.

References

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Callahan, T. [trishacallahan]. (2015, April 24). Enter The Dragon 1973: Action Movies Full English – Best Movie Full Hd 1080p. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl57JUJ5Ix8

Harris. M.E. Dave Friedman: Filming the Dragon. Retrieved from http://www.bandwmag.com/articles/dave-friedman-filming-the-dragon

Lalo Schifrin Website. (2004). The official website of Lalo Schifrin. Retrieved from http://www.schifrin.com/main.htm

Orange County Screenwriters Association. (2009). Enter the Dragon, 40th Anniversary. Retrieved from http://www.ocscreenwriters.com/enter-dragon-40th-anniversary

The Action Elite. (2015). Nunchucks in the Movies. Retrieved from http://theactionelite.com/2014/06/nunchucks-in-the-movies/

SifuPhil. (2013, June 16). Weapon of Self-Destruction. Retrieved from http://www.martialartsvideos.com/nunchaku-weapon-self-destruction/

YouTube. (2013, March 23). Bruce Lee – nunchaku (Enter the Dragon). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezDJzmAbb1Y

YouTube. (2010, July 12). Classic Bruce Lee Fight – Enter The Dragon (High Quality). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKIFlaV03s0