`Double-edged sword`: Jackie Chan evaluated movie stunts using computer graphics

The action movie star notes that Hollywood stunts have acquired a significant downside.

In today's film industry, most action scenes are created on computers, and thrilling jumps are filmed using wires. 71-year-old actor Jackie Chan, who had to perform all the stunts himself at the peak of his career, expressed his opinion on the current safe filming practices.

According to the famous stuntman, his colleagues had no choice but to be on set and jump themselves in the past. Today, with the help of computer graphics, actors can show anything on screen; however, viewers miss the sense of reality in what's happening.
Actor and martial arts master Jackie Chan in round glasses close-up
Jackie Chan
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called modern film technologies a "double-edged sword": on one hand, more and more impressive stunts appear on screen, but on the other hand, the sense of danger fades - the audience becomes numb to what they see.

However, as Variety writes, the star of “Drunken Master” and “Rush Hour” does not urge anyone to risk their lives on set as he did in his time. "It's truly too dangerous," assured Jackie Chan. Despite his age, the actor continues to perform all the stunts himself. "It's who I am," he said in a new interview. Read the biography of the Hollywood legend on zoomboola.com.