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Year of the Dragon: Rourke's Redemption
Original Title: Year of the Dragon (1985)
Faneditor: Young Pacino
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Fanedit Type: FanFix
Fanedit Release Date: 17th April 2024
Fanedit Runtime: 104
Synopsis: “Year of the Dragon” is a great ride. The worldbuilding, the cinematography, Michael Cimino’s direction, Mickey Rourke’s gritty performance as NYC police Captain Stanley White, his balanced contrast with smooth-talking Chinese gangster Joey Tai (John Lone); it all equates to one seriously entertaining film. The flack that Rourke (and Cimino) got for this movie is unfortunate, but understandable. There’s a key issue that makes our flawed protagonist too unlikable, jarringly disrupts the core crime-thriller narrative, involves bad acting, and pushes dopey sexploitation: White’s adulterous pursuit of local Chinatown reporter, Tracy Tzu (Ariane Koizumi; AKA “Ariane”). By removing the White/Tracy adulterous relationship subplot entirely, I’ve attempted to redeem Mickey Rourke’s character in “Year of the Dragon” as much as possible. I’ve also streamlined the plot to keep focus on what matters: ‘renegade cop who doesn’t follow the rules is on a fanatic moral crusade to clean up crime in Chinatown, colored by his past as a Vietnam vet, and ultimately accelerated by personal vengeance.’
Original Title: Year of the Dragon (1985)
Faneditor: Young Pacino
Franchise:
Fanedit Type: FanFix
Fanedit Release Date: 17th April 2024
Fanedit Runtime: 104
Synopsis: “Year of the Dragon” is a great ride. The worldbuilding, the cinematography, Michael Cimino’s direction, Mickey Rourke’s gritty performance as NYC police Captain Stanley White, his balanced contrast with smooth-talking Chinese gangster Joey Tai (John Lone); it all equates to one seriously entertaining film. The flack that Rourke (and Cimino) got for this movie is unfortunate, but understandable. There’s a key issue that makes our flawed protagonist too unlikable, jarringly disrupts the core crime-thriller narrative, involves bad acting, and pushes dopey sexploitation: White’s adulterous pursuit of local Chinatown reporter, Tracy Tzu (Ariane Koizumi; AKA “Ariane”). By removing the White/Tracy adulterous relationship subplot entirely, I’ve attempted to redeem Mickey Rourke’s character in “Year of the Dragon” as much as possible. I’ve also streamlined the plot to keep focus on what matters: ‘renegade cop who doesn’t follow the rules is on a fanatic moral crusade to clean up crime in Chinatown, colored by his past as a Vietnam vet, and ultimately accelerated by personal vengeance.’