Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China/Taiwan - 2000) Deep Dive

About this episode

The episode explores the themes and character dynamics in Ang Lee's film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

"Whatever path you decide to take in this life... be true to yourself." Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with their Deep Dive on Ang Lee's award-winning wuxia masterpiece: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The battle for Jen's soul continues! After she steals off in the dead of night with the Green Destiny, Blake and Michael end up chasing her across half of China. But as Jen wreaks eighteen years of repressed rage across the countryside, can they convince her to surrender the blade and accept Blake's tutelage? Will Blake and Michael finally confess their feelings for each other? Or will yet more blood be shed before the night is up?

People in this episode

Hosts: Blake, Michael

Topics covered

• wuxia
• film analysis
• character development
• emotional conflict
• cultural impact

Keywords

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Ang Lee
• wuxia
• film analysis
• character conflict
• China
• Taiwan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ang Lee

Books & works: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Places: China, Taiwan

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