Watch: Learn Nine Principles of Action Comedy from Jackie Chan — firstshowing.net

While American audiences mostly know Jackie Chan from his stint in movies like Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon and their sequels, the martial artist is a master of action comedy with huge hits overseas in the Asian marketplace. He's an action icon as revered as Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone in the United States. And while audiences in the United States have limited experience with Chan, they can still learn a lot from his work. Tony Zhou (who has analyzed the work of Edgar Wright and also Martin Scorsese previously) takes a closer look at Chan's mastery of meshing action and comedy for exciting entertainment. Watch it!

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