Sacre bleu! You'll not catch me

for I am ze master of parkour.

Hahahaha.

Hoo, hah, OHH.

Hello.

This new movie: Brick Mansions

tells the story of a

whatever, I don't care.

What's important is that it's a remake of

the French film District 13.

Which was simply a vehicle for parkour

action sequences.

Sold!

This is what motion pictures were meant to portray:

Motion.

I mean look at Buster Keaton,

look at Bruce Lee.

(hard kick sound)

What I want to know is;

why hasn't David Bell,

creator of parkour and co-star in Brick Mansions

become a star as big as Bruce Lee?

The parkour sequence in Casino Royale

was great and all, but explain to me

why parkour cinema isn't its own genre,

like martial arts cinema.

I blame the French.

Those smug, snooty cinephiles think

they're above parkour.

They should be more like the Hong Kong

filmmaking community, which recognized the

sheer beauty of marital arts cinema

and built that kineticism

into films about gunplay.

But also cooking,

and sex.

Tell me you don't wish the next

Jean-luc Godard film

had the stars vaulting over fences and

running up walls as they discuss their ennui.

Think about how great that was in Crouching Tiger.

I mean sure the actors would have to cut

way down on their Gonois Cigarettes to

pull off those sick moves,

but international box office receipts

would explode.

Is the issue that parkour is too

urban and modern?

Do we have to wait hundreds of years for the

form to become as venerated as kung-fu?

I refuse to accept that.

I want to see people clambering around

on rooftops in every single francophones

film now.

Have you recorded yourself doing

cool parkour moves?

Post a link in the comments,

and subscribe to the WiReD channel.

What movie do you think would be most

improved by adding parkour?

For me it's between August: Osage County

and My Dinner with Andre.

Let me know your picks in the comments.