However, the white (Heinric) in this film was at first seen as arrogant, unsociable but capable. Later his attitude was changed into humble, kind and fatherly. He was given the wise and knowledgeable character as you can see from the movie, he built the cinema, combine the traditional Chinese opera with the malay "wayang kulit?and western disco. By all means, compare to the Asian, the white are served with unlimited talents and pleased characters however the Asian are not given full play to their role and personalities development. Their intelligence is underestimated, their humanity overlooked and their diverse cultures are treated as interchangeable. They acted as inferior and tragic victim types. In shorts, Asian in this film is challenging stereotypical images and negative attitude and confronting discrimination. .
For the 2nd movie "Shanghai Knight? it shows a very different atmosphere and contrary in the role and characters distribution between Asian and the white when compare to "Seven year in Tibet? The authority has been given to Asian; the white here become the subordinate and secondary with uncountable weakness: cunning, flirt, playful, aimless, love dreaming, lying and socializing. Roy O'Bannon was only given the positive character (brave, justifiable) according to the need and development of the story at the end. This can be seen from Roy O'Bannon and the 10 year old street urchin. At first, he kept scolding the urchin and depicting him but at the end he was willing to change the seal with the urchin's life. And that's why the urchin can saved them from the police and they were able to save Lin and the queen on time. .
As I mentioned above, the roles of Asian is full of challenges in this movie, Chon Wang( Jacky Chan) who went all the way to London to avenge his father's murder was given the characters of honest, kind and ignorant. He trusted in his friend, faithful and loyal to his country and family, capable and responsible in his task, honorable and filial to his father.
