Birth of the Dragon
2016 · 103 min · Director: George Nolfi
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In 1964, a young Bruce Lee owns and operates a San Francisco Kung Fu Academy, specializing in the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. Lee cares for his students, providing advice, roles as extras in his upcoming projects, and defending them from the gangs of Chinatown. One of Lee's students, Steve McKee, spars with Lee while fighting in anger, causing Lee to counter and embarrass him. McKee and Vinnie Wei work for the latter's mother's laundry business, where they find out that master Wong Jack Man is on a pilgrimage from China to observe the Kung Fu scene in the United States. While carrying out a delivery to the China Gate restaurant, McKee falls for an employee, Xiulan, who is forbidden to communicate with anyone on the outside. One night, McKee sneaks over to the restaurant to give her a grammar book, teaching her fellow roommates basic English..
Emotional fingerprint
Birth of the Dragon (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Inspiration15%
- Tension10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Action, Biography. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Excitement
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Excitement | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 33 % | 27 % | 25 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 41 % | 34 % | 31 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 48 % | 39 % | 29 % | 33 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 48 % | 36 % | 16 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Empathy | 49 % | 35 % | 9 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 53 % | 32 % | 20 % | 38 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Excitement | 56 % | 34 % | 35 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 56 % | 40 % | 26 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Empathy | 55 % | 44 % | 18 % | 50 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 56 % | 49 % | 25 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 63 % | 59 % | 34 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 71 % | 70 % | 45 % | 35 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 75 % | 75 % | 45 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 70 % | 69 % | 30 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 68 % | 61 % | 39 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Excitement | 75 % | 63 % | 58 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Relief | 69 % | 49 % | 44 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Relief | 50 % | 22 % | 22 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Vince Miller
King Lau
Chinatown Pedestrian (uncredited)
Tourist (uncredited)
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Janet Wei
Xiulan Quan (as Qu Jingjing)
Vinnie Wei
Beat Poet (as Steven F. Roberts)
Details
- Directed by
- George Nolfi
- Written by
- Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Michael J. Dorgan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- China, Canada, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
Where to watch
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