Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Funded by an Asian conglomerate this adaptation of the Chinese novel of the same name is directed by Any Lee and stars Cow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi. There is an assassin on the loose and a young governor’s daughter does not want to get married.
Obviously what first sparks attention in this film is the excellent wire work and martial arts sequences in this film but there is more to the film than just that. The main themes of the film are the characters struggling with the obligations of their place in society as well as the idea of poison in a literal and ideological sense. While the plot is maybe not that unoriginal all the parts of this film tie together well to make a both interesting and visually impressive film.
5/5
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