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> ...near-libelous portrayal of him

Is it libelous or true? Are you assuming?

You have to realize this is a person who was mythologized. A person who millions believe is the best fighter ever despite never having been put to the test. A great person who accomplished a lot, but reality never quite matches up with perception of the masses.

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From what I’ve read online, Lee never claimed he could beat Muhammad Ali, as he does in the film. In fact he said the opposite.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bruce-lee-thought-muhammad-ali-...

That seems pretty misleading to me.

Near-libelous is fitting. I'm a Bruce fanatic since childhood and there are a lot of personal accounts of Bruce and they never painted him as the guy in Tarantino's movie. I love Tarantino but that was bad. Tarantino likes to play with his characters but in this case Bruce was a real person and a hero to a generation(s). That was unfair to do that to a real person for some comedy.

> Bruce fanatic since childhood

You've been fed a steady diet of martyr god.

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