When all hope seems lost, Lee remembers the words of his sifu, and looks up as if he’s heard the voice of God: “Destroy the image, and you will break the enemy.” Lee adapts, as he always does, shattering the mirrors and their illusions until only he and Han remain. Han waits patiently, and strikes Lee, who flails around aimlessly at multiple reflections. Fragmented images split Lee into several copies of himself, bouncing off each other, blurring our understanding of which Lee is real and which is merely an illusion. Lee has finally cornered the villain, Han, who’s older-played by the veteran Hong Kong actor Shih Kien-and slower, but Han cleverly moves the fight into a hall of mirrors to confuse the nimble Lee. His body is covered in bloody streaks in groups of threes, shredded by an enemy’s detachable Wolverine-like claw. Near the end of Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee has ripped through his shirt, as always. Editor’s note: We’re running this piece on the legacy of Bruce Lee again to mark the 50th anniversary of his death on July 20, 1973.
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