Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is, for lack of a better word, AMAZING!!!
**An interesting aspect of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is the smooth incorporation of martial arts into a tightly-knit, engrossing plot. The plot/focus of the movie is a sword, "the Green Destiny" an ancient saber wielded by a hero, and the circumstances surrounding its continual theft and return... With the invaluable sword as the bone of contention, Love, Honor, and Sacrifice are all prominent figures in this struggle, and it is indeed a beautifully epic story. The amount of unbelievable sights and stunts must be seen to be appreciated, Normally, in an action/martialarts film, romance is usually of the sexy-brash type, not here. Love is a subject constantly broached in this movie in fact, even a marriage is filmed. Love is what really drives this movie, and there is almost a tenderness to it that contrasts the bitter fighting throughout the movie. The fighting is magnificent, and the excellent choreography by Yuen Wo-Ping (choreographer of The Matrix) is truly a sight to behold. If you're not a fan of chop-socky action, this fantastic twist on martial arts may change your mind.**
And so, to sum up this review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is one of those rare movies that satisfies your heart and your head.You have to see this to know what all the fuss is about!Do not be put off by the subtitles.
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Advantages: Spiritual and moving, stunning locations and fight sequences. Disadvantages: Subtitles - the translation into English quite probably loses certain meaning.
Advantages: Beautiful shots; excellent performances; fantastic fight scenes Disadvantages: Incredible? Felt like quite a long film - perhaps too long? Some may not like the subtitles
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Aug 31st, 2001
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