When I was in school I remember watching Jackie Chan’s
amazing movies. After reading this book I get an idea about Jackie’s struggles
in the movie world. He surely did not become a star overnight.
Jackie Chan’s real name is Chan Kong-Sang. Born to underprivileged
parents in Hong Kong he gets admission at Peking Opera School. Here students
are taught traditional Chinese arts of performing, singing, acting, acrobatics
and martial arts. He moves to Australia with his parents.
As far as his career his concerned, Jackie performs as
child actor and later as a stuntman. Only later does he get lead roles in
movies. Later he takes charge of duties ranging from producing to directing
films. Jackie makes his films both funny and exciting at the same time. He also
owns a stuntman company.
According to the book in Hong Kong only the blockbuster
Jurrasic Park has surpassed at the box office. This account of Jackie Chan also
includes an interview of him. In the interview Jackie believes he is like a
bank. He collects and saves all his fans. They never go away. One of the last
chapters of the book includes one on filmography and the other one is reviews
on few of his films.
Changes in Jackie Chan’s life, his inspiration, struggle
and his massive influence on films has been portrayed in very simple words this
short book.
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