Brilliantly merging both exciting action and a gripping emotional narrative, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is a must-watch for all campus moviegoers.
The best martial arts movies have nothing to do with fighting and everything to do with personal excellence. Their heroes transcend space, gravity, the limitations of the body and the fears of the mind. In a fight scene in a Western movie, it is assumed the fighters hate each other. In a martial arts movie, it's more as if the fighters are joining in a celebration of their powers.