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    1. The film I chose is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It was released in 2000. The principle actors/actresses are Yun-Fat Chow, and Michelle Yeoh. The director is Ang Lee, and the country of origin is a co-production between: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the United States. 2. The antagonist in this film is jade fox, and the protagonists are Jen (even though she is at first a villain), and Yu Shu Lien. The setting is china during the 19th century Qing dynasty. The most basic summary of the plot

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    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), by Ang Lee tell a story of some of the most magical warriors that lived during the Qing Dynasty, in Qing China. The film follows Li Mu Bai, a Zen warrior whose skill in martial arts has set him apart as the best. In a display of good faith Li decides to give his powerful sword, Green Destiny, to his beloved friend. In the midst of the operation the sword is stolen by a mysterious thief from within the palace. Li and Shu Lien pursue the masterful thief in an

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    The movie, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, is a historical fiction. It occurs some time in China under a dynasty. Some of the events that happened in this movie relate to some of the material that we covered in class. One event that happened was when Jen and her family travels through the desert and were attacked by Lo and his Dark Cloud on horses. In my interpretation, I believe that Lo and his gang of bandits, displayed some similarities to The Mongols. As seen in the movie, they rode and fought

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    Recently In Film and Media I watched a movie called “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”. This movie was interesting to say the least and was kind of goofy in some scenes. Although I thought some parts were dumb most of this movie was good. In the next few paragraphs I am going to give you my thoughts on this film and explain the plot of the movie. Set in 1778 in the Qing dynasty, A well known swordsman/warrior Li Mu Bai decides it’s time to give up his old life and move on. He decides to give his famous

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    West Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, one of the most successful and popular Chinese-language movie in the West directed by Ang Lee, was considered as an eastern film for the western audience and a western film for the east. “I didn’t see any tiger or dragon in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; then I get it – they all crouched and hid.” This joke provoked a wave of laughter during an award ceremony in the United States, but my response was a satiric sneer. This is because the phrase “crouching tiger

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    Dancing (Emile Ardlino, 1987) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000) are two beautifully choreographed movies whose plot shares little similarity but has in common the concept of a duet between two clashing personalities. Both movies are about inherently different things but at closer inspection they appear to do the same as two characters flow and move around the other becoming a complicated duet of motion and fluidity. In one movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Shu Lien and Jen Yu, both

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    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is about a well-known swordsman and martial artist named Master Li Mu Bai. Mu Bai believes it is time for him to give up his ways of the warrior and give his sword, the Green Destiny, to his friend Sir Te. The Green Destiny is known for its grace and superiority in a fight. Mu Bai asks his friend Yu Shu Lien to take the sword to his friend and explains to her that the sword holds too many memories and he wants to retire in peace. When Shu Lien arrives at Sir Te’s estate

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    CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: IMPACT OF TRADITION Traditions worldwide order the structure of the different cultures and civilizations and thus regulates the role of women, men and children as well as the functioning of the society. Crouching tiger Hidden Dragon develops on the impact of the Chinese tradition in the old times and how it affects 5 different people: Master Li Mu Bai (Yun Fat Chow), Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), Jiao Long (Zhang Ziyi), Lo (Dark Cloud), and Jade Fox (Cheng Pei-Pei)

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    of female in traditional Chinese culture, which is human production. Tung’s father doesn’t care if his son is homosexual or not as long as he gets a grandchild. Tung’s parents only want Wei to give their family the next generation. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

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    her love is Dark Cloud. After she stays with him one night, she decides to jump off the files away into the clouds free as she always want to be. She flies, and people know that one day they will come back to together. In the movie of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the role of feminism plays a huge emphasis. It is a film that would be placed in the category of being a classical and revisionist genre. The reason behind that is because the female is the main character. In other movies, the male characters

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