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Rumbles in the Bronx movie analysis

Starred by famous actors such as Jackie Chan and Anita Mui, Rumble in the Bronx is an

action- thriller film that brought many Chinese cultural elements such as Kung Fu martial arts to

the U.S audience. While showing off the fighting and acting skills of Jackie Chan, the movie also

highlights many aspects of how life was like for Chinese immigrants that started a new life in the

U.S. The characters that made this movie possible were Jackie Chan as Keung, Uncle Bill,

Danny(neighbor kid in wheelchair), Auntie Whitney(African American wife of Uncle Bill),

Elena (starring Anita Mui as supermarket boss), Angelo (one of the gang members), Nancy (part

of gang, Danny’s sister), and Tony (gang leader).

The story plot of this movie begins when Keung comes to the US to attend Uncle Bill’s

wedding and helping him transition his store to Elena (Anita Mui). The night before the

wedding, 2 sets of gangs were racing outside of Uncle Bill’s house. Knowing that the

motorcycles will run over Bill’s wedding car, Keung jumps down from the fire escape ladder in

time to distract the driver from damaging for the loaned car for tomorrow’s wedding event.

Troubles continue to happen without rest. Keung gets into the fights with Angelo and his gangs

while they were stealing food in the supermarket a few days after the wedding. With his Kung Fu

skills, Keung scares them all off, however leaving himself as a target for the gangs to mess with

later. One night after work, Keung sees a woman getting raped by a group of people. He goes to

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save her, but find out he was tricked by the same gangs he was fighting with. After beating

Keung up, Tony, the leader of the gang got frustrated with his crew, Angelo when he pulled out a

gun. Crawled home after the beat up, Nancy helped Keung after finding out they live in the same

apartment. Keung gets into more trouble by the gang again after waking up from the beating and

walking to work. The gang seemed to not let Keung go. Keung shows off his kung fu skills in

many scenes like climbing several floors in the parking garage, jumping across the garage to

another building, and beating tens of people by himself alone. The market got into a disaster

again by the gang because they were looking for Keung. Keung started to date Nancy who was

the gang leader’s girlfriend after knowing Keung saved his brother Danny. Tony began to let go

of Keung after getting into a fight and knowing Keung was right about living the life of

gangsters was wrong. On the other hand, diamonds stolen by the FBI landed on Angelo’s hand.

The FBI kidnapped Nancy, Angelo, and Tony in search of the diamonds that Keung later finds in

Danny’s cushion. With the help of the police and Keung’s smart ideas, Keung finally saved his

friends from the kidnap.

The cinematography and music was an important element that made this movie so

successful. With Chinese orchestra music playing in the beginning of the movie and showing an

airplane traveling, it manipulates audiences to understand that the character is traveling to

another place. The music begins soft and light, then change to a faster beat to capture audience’s

attention and making the atmosphere happy and exciting to watch the movie. The music also

reflects on the plot of the movie in which Keung starts a happy and simple life in the beginning,

but later encountering dangerous and nervous situations. The fights and dangerous moves played

in Keung’s character like jumping from building to building of makes the movie extra fun to

watch. Without those scenes, Americans would not be interested in watching an Asian guy play

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in a movie. Instead of showing a dark or solid lighting place where the fight happened, the lights

during the bullying scene in the alley captures the audience’s attention with its music and

creative lights in the background, supporting the purpose that Tony and Angelo’s crew were

making “fun” of Keung. Also, the lightings used where Tony became friends with Keung after

losing in a fight and knowing that what he did with his crew was not right was a turning point in

the movie that the two characters will end their fights.

Many scenes in the movie have symbolisms that differ from what is plays. For example,

in the scene when Keung enters Uncle Bill’s house, he said “3000 square feet. If I bring it back

to HK, I will be set for life”. Uncle Bill’s phrase symbolizes the American Dream that says

“upward social mobility for the family and children”. Keung mistakes his auntie as the Chinese

lady (Tina) in the market, but later surprisingly finds out that his auntie is African American.

This symbolizes diversity in this movie. When Elena makes the first scene in the movie, she

comes in as a client who is interested in Uncle Bill’s marketplace. Showing how big the

marketplace represents how well Chinese people had flourished in the American land. However,

with the gangsters and fights that follows in the movie, it represents even though Chinese has

made footsteps and a great business in America, Chinese as outlanders are still not as powerful

or equally look upon in America. The fights inside the market add on to the racism point on how

vulnerable Chinese people. Although it was clearly not Elena’s fault for the product damages and

stealing, she had to apologize to the bad guys to make the less trouble and damages to the store.

The boat scene where the FBI were driving it to get away from the police was quite over

exaggerated. The boat was used as a tank.

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Rush Hour 2

Rush Hour 2 is a military partner action comedy film that stirs the famous Jackie Chan

and Chris Tucker. Having been released on August 3, 2001, the movie exceeded its antecedent

and became the 5th highest grossing martial arts film in 2001. The movie stirs the mains

characters as Jackie Chan as Chief inspector lee, Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter,

Roselyn Sanchez as USSS Agent Isabella Molina, Don Cheadle as Kenny and Zhang Ziyi among

others.

The two main characters in the movie are so lit; they bring out the best relationship

between two cop friends. They are the best perfect characters for this film, the save each other

from trouble, and they play around with each other. When Lee thinks that Carter is dead, he is

devastated and mourns for his friend. They bring out all the humor and martial in the film. Using

the two characters, Lee Chinese and Carter a Black, in the movie breaks down the Hollywood

character of concentrating on the whites and focuses on Asian American and African American

culture. The film breaks down the boundaries of race and change hierarchies, the humor

influences to appreciate their own racial beliefs (Park et al.169).

After the events of rush hour 1, Detective Carter decided to take a vacation in Hong Kong

visiting his friend Inspector Lee. However, their vacation does not last following the bombing at

the United States Consulate General, killing two undercover U.S custom agents. Immediately

Inspector Lee is assigned the case. After a while, Inspector Lee discovers that the case involves

his father’s late friend Ricky Tan. Led by Agent Sterling, the US secret service pick the case.

While Carter is inside Lee’s office, there is an explosion which according to Lee allegedly claims

the life of his friend Carter. He mourns the death of his friend. Surprisingly the cross path at

Rickys Yacht where a dinner party was taking place. A quick turn of events leave Ricky dead,

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Hu Li escapes, and Sterling holds Lee responsible for the death of Ricky. He orders Lee off the

case and Carter back to Los Angela’s. On the way to the airport, Carter convinces Lee, and they

both return to LA together.During their flight, Carter informs Lee that in a vast criminal

operation there is a rich man behind it and that he saw Steven Reign, a wealthy billionaire from

Los Angela act suspiciously in the Yacht. Lee and Carter visit Kenny, Carter's friends who run a

gambling den in the back of Chinese restaurant. Lee confirms Reigns counterfeit money, and

they trace it back to the bank.

Both Carter and the Inspector are knocked down unconscious, where they wake up inside

the trucks and escape. They find out Reign is laundering a lot of money through the Red Dragon

Casino. Lee sneaks in to find the plates used to make the fake money while carter distracts the

security. Unfortunately, Lee is captured by Hu Li and is taken to a room where they get to a

fight. An explosion in the Casino sends out all the visitors to safety. Lee heads out to Reign to

prevent him from carrying the plates, while Carter engages in a comic fight with Hu LI. Reign

gets the plates out and tries to run off. Unfortunately, he ran into Ricky. Ricky stabs him to death

after trying to backstab him in the plan. Lee and Carter arrive at the scuffle. Ricky proceeds on

after confessing to Lee that he killed his father who at that time begged him to spare Lee’s Life.

Lee kicks Ricky out of the window causing his death. Hu Li tries to kill herself as the two police.

The escape by holding to the Zipline. At the airport, they decide to go to New York to have fun

using the money Carter had won in the Casino.

Cinematography in the movie is efficiently used to bring out the real action and

fascination of the different scenes of the film. Together with the soundtrack, they made the video

successfully. All the scenes put together creates a very entertaining martial movie. At the first

scene, a lady in black shades walks into a building carrying a briefcase. Few minutes lady the

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lady is spotted walking out briskly, and a bomb explodes in the building. These show how the

police force is ignorant to frisk people entering through government agent building. It creates

suspense, and from it, the plot is built. Jackie and Tucker have to find who is behind the killing

of the two US agents.

In the movie, lighting has been used to bring out the best quality of the video. In every

movie making a lot of light is needed at times the sun is not enough. In the scene where Inspector

Lee takes Carter to have some fun a lot of lighting have been used to bring out the best quality of

the video. The room is so bright, and we see Carter confronting Ricky Tan. However, he leaves,

and the two cops are left fighting a good number of bodyguards. The scene is shot inside a room,

and therefore enough light is needed. Light is also used to bring out the mood of the movie. In

the scene where Hu Li enters the room with a bomb, medium light is used. The film is shot at

night there is a bomb explosion which brings out more light and the mood is intense with the two

corps wondering how to save their lives.

The soundtrack is the music used behind the scenes. A sound score is used in between

stages. Different songs are used in various scenes. A sound score sets the tone of the film, brings

out tension and convey the emotions. In rush hour 2, Don’t stop till you get enough is a track by

Michael Jackson used in the scene where Carter and Lee go to a bar, and Carter performs it on

stage. Carter is disappointed with how the guy on the stage shows, he gets there and plays it.

From his face emotions brings out his love for the song and the depth of the meaning of the song.

This intrigues ladies to come on stage and dance with him. The movie starts with the sound score

so lovely and soothing that leaves the audience with as suspense of not what is happening, then

we get Carter and Lee in the car singing. This show a good mood between the two friends. The

soundtrack by Def Jam made the movie so successful and won many awards.

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Super cop

Also known as Police Story 3, the Super cop is a Chinese action comedy movie starring

Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh. Jackie Chan acts as Ka-Kui the super cop of the Hong Kong

police department with excellent martial skills. The movie is violent, especially where Jackie

Chan has to defend himself and be aggressive to keep up hiding his cover. It has not only martial

skills but also has crazy stunts, gunfire, explosions, and villains of drug lords.

The plot of the film is built around KA-Kui a policeman sent to the Chinese police force

where he meets acting Michell Yeoh as Jessica Yang. She briefs him on his next assignment

which involves a drug Lord in HongKong. To bring down Chaibat’s organization, Ka-Kui is to

impose as a criminal in prison to get close to Chaibat’s henchman Panther who is inside the

prison. Cunningly, Ka-Kui helps Panther escape the prison, they meet up with other of panther’s

friends, and they head to Hong Kong.

In Hong, Kong Chaibat welcomes them in his luxurious hideout. Chaibat takes them to a

big meeting where they meet with heroin traffickers. A fight breaks out, and all the fake

traffickers are killed. Chaibat and the survivors take everything and walk out. These cause Kuala

Lumpur, Chaibat’s wife to move to Malaysia. Chen-Wen-Shi is a prisoner and the only person

who knows the secret codes to Swiss bank account and will only reveal them to him if she is

freed. Chaibat brings on board his gang including Ka-Kui and Yang. In the same hotel was Ka-

Kui’s girlfriend May. He tries to ignore her which makes her to angrily approach and confront

him when he sees them in a luxurious hotel with Yang and the gang. These almost blows his

cover, but he controls everything. Unfortunately, in the elevator, May tells a co-worker about

Ka-Kui. One of the panther’s men overhears. Chaibat takes May hostage which blows Ka-Kui

and yang’s cover to help free Chen. Successfully Chaibat’s scheme works, and May is released.

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However, Chaibat pushes May from his helicopter. These anger Ka-Kui who chase panther and

the gang over the roads and the rooftops. Chaibat dies after his helicopter collides with a bridge.

Ka-Kui and Yang recapture Chen She gives them the password to the bank account. In the end,

they argue on which country to give the money (Tong, 1995).

In this film, cinematography helps bring out the whole vision of the movie out to the

screen making it very fascinating and exciting. It is precisely displayed at the breathtaking scenes

where Ka-Kui (Jackie Chan) jumps from Kuala Lumpur's railway station to a helicopter, and

when Michelle rolls on and off on a speeding van and later lands on a moving train while riding

a bicycle. The scene is so fascinating and engrossing. The cinematography makes it look real; it

also brings out the whole vision on screen.

Sound scores between the movies bring out the intensity of the different scenes. When

there is a shootout between the gang members, the soundtrack makes the audience alert and have

mixed reactions to what is to happen. The soundtrack sets the mood for a film. The soundtrack

playing behind the scene where Jackie arrives in Chinese and is receiving basic training brings

out the whole humor of supercop. Jackie Chan is introduced to the entire training force. He is

presented to the coach with whom he takes a fight. The soundtrack played, and the voices

produced when they are fighting, and training shows the serious they are on the scene.

The movie has perfect lighting. The lighting is alternated from high, low and medium

light considering the scene. It also brings out the mood in the video. Good lighting brings out the

best quality of videos. Good lighting helps reduce editing in the studio. During the night high

level of light is needed, while during the day a little more light is added. The lighting helps the

audience follow the particular object and not miss the critical aspect of a scene.

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Discuss and compare the generic characteristics and historical evolution of Hong Kong martial

arts films and action films in terms of theme, plot, and/or style.

The use of Chinese martial arts in martial art films and action films began a long time

ago. Actually, it has evolved to more than being a mere military defense but a form of

knowledge. Emphasis has been placed on Self-strengthening therapeutic exercise throughout the

evolution of martial arts. The music, sound, acrobatic movement combined with the martial art is

common in the Chinese theater. This gives the Hong Kong movies a sense of origin and

uniqueness from every the action movies. Even in Chinese have had to train in order to take part

in this movies. For instance Detective Carter in Rush Hour 2, he had to train so he could perform

the scenes with martial art. Martial arts in HongKong have a long history explaining its history

and revolutionary process from the early Wong Fei Hong films, to BruceLee and Jackie Chan

however they have shown the importance and value of culture among the Chinese people.

In the 3 films, the plot is well structured and organized to bring out the best meaning and

humor of the films. Introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution are the main

parts of a plot the sequence of events is well arranged in a logical manner so that some parts of

the film do not overlook other parts. In all the films, the introduction is well set to present the

characters and the problem. In Rush hour, the first scene introduces Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan)

Detective Carter (Chris Tucker) and the bombing of the embassy. From there the plot is well

established. In Rumbles in the Bronx, in the introduction, Keung comes to the US to attend his

uncle’s wedding he picks a fight with a gang when distracting them from destroying the hired

wedding car. From the introduction, the plot is set. In super cop, in the introduction we meet Ka-

Kui the supercop, Yang and the assignment he is to perform and the plot begins. The plot is well

organized, there is a climax in all the 3 films and a resolution. All the 3 movies end with a happy

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ending. In Rumbles in the Bronx, at the end Keung (Jackie Chan) saves his friend from the

kidnappers, in Rush hour 2 Ricky Tan is killed and the 2 cops plan on a trip to go have fun.

While in Super cop all the drug lords go down and Hong Kong is saved.

The theme is the main idea in a film. The theme is quite hard to identify, unlike the plot.

However, the 3 films have 3 different themes in the context. For instance in Rumble in the

Bronx, the theme of love is displayed when the movie is starting, after a while the theme of

heroism is displayed when Jackie has to save the hired car and his friends from the gang. In Rush

hour 2, the theme of friendship is well displayed. The 2 cops cannot stand each other at times but

they remain, good friends, tolerate each other and beat all odds. The theme of justice, where the

2 cops are hired to find Ricky Tan and give justice to the murdered Agents. In Super cop the

theme of heroism, Ka-Kui is a well-known hero already named super cop due to his well-known

martial arts.

The 3film have been composed using unique styles. In all the 3 films cinematography is

well displayed, sound and scenes arrangements well-choreographed. Dialogues between the

characters are well structured and very clear. The sound is vibrant and the attitude in the different

scenes is well displayed. Making the films of high quality, unique and humorous to watch.

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WORK CITED

Park, Ji Hoon, Nadine G. Gabbadon, and Ariel R. Chernin. "Naturalizing racial differences

through comedy: Asian, Black, and White views on racial stereotypes in Rush Hour 2."

Journal of Communication 56.1 (2006): 157-177.

Qū, Mandarin Hóng Fān, and Edward Tang. "Rumble in the Bronx." Jackie Chan 1 Jackie Chan

filmography 17 Big and Little Wong Tin Bar 30 The Love Eterne 32 Come Drink with Me

35 (1995): 236.

Tong, Stanley. Police story 3: super cop. Film Office editions [éd.], 1995.

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