This film was a 2000 martial art film. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was directed by Ang Lee. The film is based off on Chinese stories, known as the Crane Iron Pentalogy.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon became a international success; winning them over 40 awards. The awards that they won was the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, in Taiwan, nominated for also for Best Foreign Film and Best Picture.
The film is about two warriors, Master Li Mu Bai and Yu Shu Lien, who are in search for the stolen sword and the one who stole the sword; who in which is a nobleman's daughter, Jen Yu. Jen Yu with the sword goes off in being a "fake" noble sword man. On Jen Yu's adventure of going through the 'world', her past lover, Luo Xiao Hu comes in search for her, wanting to bring her back to the desert. But of course when, Li Mu Bai caught up with Jen Yu, they fought. But Jen Yu was saved by her master, and taken to a cave, where she was poisoned. Li Mu Bai caught up with them, and found Jen Yu slowly being poisoned. Li Mu Bai was attack by Jen Yu's master and was poisoned very deadly. Jen Yu knew the cure, but came too late to save him. In the end, Yu Shu Lien points Jen Yu to Luo Xiao Hu's hideout. From there, she jumped off the cliff, wishing for him a great life in the desert.
Wu Xia Novel:
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| Buddhist |
The definition of "martial arts" in Chinese means to stop fighting. For where these novels are written in ways where justice is brought out and evil is cleared out.
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| Taoist |
I thought that overall this film was fascinating. The martial arts are wonderful. It makes me want to know how to fly too.
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