James Hong with director John Carpenter, from behind-the-scenes of "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986). Hong just recently celebrated his 94th birthday.Pristine-Bowl2388 t1_j9wxhzu wrote
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It’s part of the fun, in my opinion. It completely runs amok with the “Hero With a Thousand Faces” path and, still, is an absolutly fun and interesting story. Joseph Campbell must be in after lige scratching his head and wondering “how the heck did this actually worked?”
EndlesslyCynicalBoi t1_j9ywvff wrote
Well... It works by playing with expectations off the hero's journey (including the casting choice). Because the other side characters are actually the heroes.
Pristine-Bowl2388 t1_j9zbqj6 wrote
Exactly. A complete reversal of the plot that should be “irreversible”. 😄👍
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