Project A
when i was growing up my dad had this vhs tape of best movie martial arts scenes. i was totally preoccupied with it. seven year old me would post up in the basement on my parents' orange shag carpet and watch, rewind, repeat that tape forever—till i drifted off or my older brother bugged me to give up the TV so he could play mortal kombat. 266
the scene i remember most vividly from the tape was of <PERSON> riding a bike through narrow alleyways in argyle socks. i think later on i deduced somehow that the scene was from project a, but i only finally watched the full thing today. when <PERSON> jumped on the bike i felt less like i was watching a movie and more like i was staring through my dingy basement window into my old house, looking at kid-me, always sitting way too close to the screen. thankful for the light and for <PERSON> and for the all-powerful rewind button. 410