Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon—a
highly sculpted, cultural film—easily
earns its four-star rating. A 'not-to-be-missed' movie, it captivates international markets, dominates box office sales, and wins four Academy Awards. The story takes its audience through the angst of unfulfilled love, the passion of fulfilled love, the
bitterness of ill-used power, and the betrayal of friendship—all against
outstanding Asian scenery. Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline A legendary sword weaves its way through many story threads to re-connect events of the past, present, and future. Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Ang Lee. Thank you to Executive Producers David Linde
and James Schamus for making the film possible. Cast
include: Michelle Yeoh, Fa Zeng Li, Zhang
Ziyi, Chow Yun-Fat, Sihung Lung, Chen Chang, Xian Gao, and Yan Hai.
Curse of the Golden Flower—a WOW! performance by Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li—can
only be defined as ‘What a film!’ and an absolute ‘must see’ entertainment
piece. Court intrigue plays at its highest level. The fact that it plays within
Chinese culture adds to its interest factor. The richness of the stage settings,
costuming, and epic-sized war scenes alone make this film watchable but to have
a storyline that is as rich as the background scenery it runs against makes the
movie a ‘one in a million’ watch. The acting shows the highest level of
professionalism and serves to emphasize the high cultural level of this ancient
civilization. This film uses Chinese language but provides excellent English subtitles
for English speakers. There are sexual references in dialogue, but those
references are referred to in the cleanest way possible with no graphic
portrayal and opens the movie to the wider viewing audience.
Film
Poster Courtesy of Google Images
Storyline
A
Chinese Emperor and the Royal Physician plot to kill the Empress.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Zhang Yimou for
directing efforts. Thank you to Producers William Kong, Zhang Weiping, and
Zhang Yimou for making the film possible. Cast includes: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li,
Jay Chou, and Qin Junjie.
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Yes. This ‘Bravo!’ performance works in tandem
and perfect synchronicity with its storyline. It’s a ‘MUST SEE’ performance.
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