R.I.P. David Carradine

I was surprised reading that David Carradine passed away in Thailand today. A maid found him in a hotel room's closet, and apparently he died by hanging himself. It just seemed a waste. Mr Carradine who recently kinda mirrored his life as the one he portraited in the Kung Fu series, just threw his life like that. Until now, there's still no clue as to why he did it. 

I grew up watching classic TV series. One of them is Kung Fu. There were great morals to be learned from this series. There was also the sequel, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. I know it's all cliche now, but it was so cool way back then. And it was also the moment of eastern teachings and stuff. So many movies and series had similar theme. Kung Fu, Street Justice, Best of The Best, Karate Kid, Excessive Force, and so many more. But The Kung Fu series is the most memorable for me. Even then, I knew it was gonna be a classic. 

Mr Carradine played as Kwai Chang Caine, a man raised by shaolins in China. He killed a royal family member as a revenge because that guy killed Caine's teacher. He then had to fled China, away and he arrived in the western world known as America. :D

He encountered many injustices and attempted to fix it using his eastern wisdom taught to him. And when it all was still insufficient, the Kung Fu played. And so the story goes. Until now, whenever I hear 'David Carradine', 'Kung Fu series', 'Kwai Chang Caine', there will appear in my head the image of brown dust or soil, brown shaolin's clothes, and his Buddha-like calmness waiting for he enemies to attack. So cool. Hehee...

The last time I saw Mr Carradine in a movie was when I watched Kill Bill. His role here is the antithesis of Kwai Chang Caine. And he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor in The Golden Globe. 

Oh well, whatever your reasons were, you're still a hero for me. Mr Carradine, may you rest in peace now. Amen.