I've always loved Jackie Chan's movies for their childlike innocence. The logic in his movies is the logic of kids, which is also why kids absolutely love his movies (as I did).
The villains and heroes in his movies think the way kids do. If you defeat the neighborhood bad guy, of course all crime would stop. If you're a rich guy, of course you'd turn your entire wealth into diamonds. Who wouldn't want diamonds?
The violence in his movies is also never really sinister. Nor are the villains - especially the thugs-for-hire cannon fodder - ever truly evil. In Rumble in the Bronx, the initial bad guy - Tony (iirc) - becomes Jackie's friend once he realizes that Jackie is actually a good guy.
That's child logic, and I absolutely love it.
I know some "serious" movie critics fault his movies for their simplistic plot lines, but to me, this is a feature, not a flaw.
Outside of animation, I don't see any western movie maker doing anything remotely similar.
The villains and heroes in his movies think the way kids do. If you defeat the neighborhood bad guy, of course all crime would stop. If you're a rich guy, of course you'd turn your entire wealth into diamonds. Who wouldn't want diamonds?
The violence in his movies is also never really sinister. Nor are the villains - especially the thugs-for-hire cannon fodder - ever truly evil. In Rumble in the Bronx, the initial bad guy - Tony (iirc) - becomes Jackie's friend once he realizes that Jackie is actually a good guy.
That's child logic, and I absolutely love it.
I know some "serious" movie critics fault his movies for their simplistic plot lines, but to me, this is a feature, not a flaw.
Outside of animation, I don't see any western movie maker doing anything remotely similar.