Jen Yu tries to atone for her behavior by retrieving ingredients for an antidote, but it's too late. If she was committing suicide, I’d expect more, ya know, downward motion. So were these people meant to have supernatural powers or something? Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won four, including Best Foreign Language Film. No, I think he’s saying they can make suprising jumps, but can’t just fly away to wherever they wish to go. Directed by Ang Lee. Despite its international success and perceived ability to change the flow from East to West, there were still instances of Western adaptation for the movie, such as putting more emphasis on female characters to better execute a balance between gender roles in the East and West. Was this review helpful to you? Subtlety is not part of Lee's palette; he is going for something grand and melodramatic, and that's what he gets. For that particular weekend, the film fell to eighth place screening in 837 theaters. Roll credits. Explain the end of "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" to me. The cheeky thief steals a valuable comb right out of her hands. The last scene of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has perplexed audiences for decades. 13 of 19 people found this review helpful. In early nineteenth-century China, in the waning years of the Qing dynasty, the renowned swordsman who yearns for enlightenment, Li Mu Bai, decides to give up his legendary Green Destiny sword: the sharp four-hundred-year-old blade of heroes. BTW - according to Wikipedia: Although the movie does not reveal whether Jen dies, the next novel in the Crane Iron Pentalogy, Iron Knight, Silver Vase, begins with Jen and Lo as a couple who have one son. [63], The names of the pterosaur genus Kryptodrakon and the ceratopsian genus Yinlong (both meaning hidden dragon in Greek and Mandarin respectively) allude to the film. Alright, enjoy the show! Regardez sur Netflix. She tells him to make a wish, and he says that he wants to be back in the desert with her like they were before. From the Soho Theater in Málaga, actor Dani Rovira presents his most honest, unfiltered and delusional vision of today's human being. The wirework special effects and the relatability of the melodramatic aspects of the story clearly resonated with a lot of different people. "Most of the time you can see their faces," he added, "That's really them in the trees. Poison is also a significant theme in the film. [61], In the United States, the sequel was for the most part not shown in theaters, instead being distributed via the video streaming service Netflix. Death Grips album, Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber). When Shu Lien shows mercy, Jen wounds Shu Lien in the arm. Regarding conflicts in the student-teacher relationship, the potential for exploitation created by the subordinate position of the student and the tensions that exist when a student surpasses or resists a teacher are explored.