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Passages from Bruces diaries are read by his daughter, Shannon Lee.
The softest substance in the world only seems weak, he observes.
In reality, it could penetrate the hardest substance in the world.
And watching it all come together is intoxicating.
Lee was ambitious, proud, even boastful.
He had to be.
It would not have been possible to accomplish what he did by being shy or playing hard to get.
He refused to take roles that he considered demeaning to Asians.
I dont blame them, he says.
Despite his conciliatory words, we can tell that this one really hurts.
The film itself moves …wait for it… like water.
