Bruce Lee's daughter unhappy with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's portrayal of her father as discriminatory

After watching Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Bruce Lee's daughter Shannon Lee felt frustrated that the film portrayed her father Bruce Lee as "an arrogant and boastful bastard", and that "it felt uncomfortable to hear others laughing at my father in the cinema."

Mike Moh as Bruce Lee in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Shannon Lee points out that in fact, in Hollywood in the 1960s, an Asian American who wanted to succeed had to work much harder than the fictional white protagonists Booth (Brad Pitt) and Rick Dalton (Leonardo Dicaprio) in the film.

Shannon Lee said she understood why the film was portrayed this way. She knew that both protagonists were anti-heroes, and that the film might want to depict a period full of racial prejudice. "I know they want Brad Pitt's character to defeat Bruce Lee, but they don't have to treat him the same way that white Hollywood did when his father was alive." Shannon Lee mentioned that her father was often challenged when he was alive, but he always tried to avoid fighting. However, Shannon Lee had no opinion on Mike Moh, who played Bruce Lee in the film, and felt that he imitated his father's behavior and voice very well, but it was a pity that "he was portrayed as funny."

Li Xiangning

Quentin has not responded to this matter yet.