JuJu Chan Instagram – @michelleyeoh_official, Cheng Pei Pei and other action stars became a symbol of female empowerment on screen in the 1990s. But female martial artists are still underrepresented in Hong Kong cinema, and according to actress @jujuchanszeto, it’s because men just don’t like losing to women, even in movies.
Most people can easily remember that one positive moment or encounter that changed their lives for the better. For martial actress JuJu Chan Szeto, this encounter happened on a cinema screen as a kid.
“I remember being really proud when I saw Michelle Yeoh in James Bond (1997),” writes Chan Szeto to Tatler Front & Female. “It was something of an acknowledgement to see a Hong Kong actress starring in a major Western film. I was also really impacted by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)’s female martial artists, like Yeoh and Cheng Pei Pei.”
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#TatlerFrontAndFemale #FemaleEmpowerment #MartialArts | Posted on 23/Aug/2024 17:00:49
