Review of Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000) by Tom B — 18 Jan 2010

Linda Lee Caldwell in reminiscing about Bruce talks about the letters she still receives from people who talk about how learning about Bruce Lee helped them "to live their own life from their own heart rather than just following or emulating someone else.

" This sums Bruce Lee's approach, which was a wholly individualistic approach developed out of extensive study of various philosophies, including Krishnamurti. It is fair to say that Bruce practiced what he preached, and this documentary shows it.

One of the highlights for me was seeing the several clips from an interview he did with Pierre Berton. Both men were iconic figures from my childhood, and it was impressive to see Berton to be quite taken by Lee, who is articulate about his ideas and fully aware of the social boundaries he was crossing.

"Be water my friend," Lee said. A unique figure from a unique time, to be sure. A bonus here for those who love martial arts Lee style is the restored footage from his unfinished self-written and directed Game Of Death.

A thoughtful and humorous film about martial arts, once I learned the background to the ideas behind the film, it opened up. An insightful documentary with some great film footage about a remarkable and charismatic figure from the 1970s.

What could be more entertaining? All this is preparation for watching Enter The Dragon some time later this week. For that film this documentary is the perfect warmup.