Make a Movie 安

KEYWORD:

At Ease

Pinyin:

ān

Actor:

-Ø Null (Jackie Chan)

Set:

-an

Room within Set:

Outside the Entrance

Prop(s):

宀 (Roof)

女 (Inspiring Woman of Your Choice)

Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Georg Lohrer

Do you guys know "Waldorf-schools" or "Eurythmie"? In Germany pupils visiting the Waldorf-school are ridiculed by emphasizing that they can "dance their names". The pupils are regularly assumed to be non-aggressive and peaceful. Well, that's not necessarily true - but that's another story.

Jacky Chan has made PEACE with himself. He can be seen in front of my "an"-set, wearing women's clothes and dancing his name under a baldachin-roof. That's what I name AT EASE.

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River Nixon

I am familiar with the works and philosophy of Rudolf Steiner because my children attended a Waldorf school. I would have never connected AT EASE in this way but now I think I will steal your good idea. Thanks for the share.

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Chad Ressler

Location: GrANdma's House
Actor: Jackie Chan
Props: Cooking Pot Lid and Jolin Tsai

I am at my grandma's house where they are shooting a new Chinese comedy movie. Jackie Chan plays an Army drill sergeant in charge of a goofy group of new recruits. They are rehearsing the part where Jolin Tsai is being disciplined by Jackie Chan for her antics. She is standing at attention with a cooking pot lid on her head instead of the regulation hat. After scolding her, Jackie Chan says "At Ease, Soldier".

Mandarin Blueprint

Here's the link to where Phil & Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://youtu.be/dWEpdsV7nlg?list=PL_T_LpTzhQ1ihGzQaTSeYEvr8_jmImnO-&t=2406

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Stephanie Arapian

Jackie Chan is practicing his moves (very intense and impressively) with a garbage can lid as a shield for a phantom foe [outside the entrance of -an]. Marilyn Monroe exits the building, sees him and watches.
Jackie catches sight of her and freezes in place, then comes to attention - the garbage lid goes flying, landing on the ground, coming to a stop round and round slowly.
Marilyn picks up the garbage lid, places it on Jackie's head and pats his faces teasingly - "AT EASE, soldier."
He stares after her as she walks away, garbage lid still on his head.

MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZTpv6GwHS0&t=4230s

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