For Asians, Bruce's films hit a nerve—they tap into a raw mixture of aggressiveness and ethnic pride. Reportedly, one particular scene in The Chinese Connection inspired spontaneous applause from Chinese audiences. It's the scene when Bruce's character comes across that nasty sign outside Huangpu Park—the one that reads "No Dogs and Chinese Allowed."
Rather than submit himself to humiliation at the hands of the Japanese, Bruce kicks their asses and then breaks the sign with a flying kick. This scene had its basis in real history—Chinese citizens really were restricted from this Shanghai park during the years of British and Japanese occupation.
