Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
臥虎藏龍 (Wo hu cang long)
Overview
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Iconic Tracked Scenes
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Li Mu Bai and Jen Yu fight while balancing on the swaying tops of a lush bamboo forest.
"fighting in the bamboo forest""balancing on bamboo trees" - ▶
Jen Yu, dressed as a man, single-handedly defeats a tavern full of seasoned martial artists while wielding the Green Destiny.
"girl destroys tavern""fighting everyone in the restaurant" - ▶
Shu Lien fights Jen Yu in a courtyard, switching through multiple heavy weapons (spear, broadsword, twin hooks) which are all repeatedly destroyed by the Green Destiny sword.
"switching weapons because they keep breaking""courtyard weapons duel" - ▶
Shu Lien chases the masked thief (Jen Yu) across the rooftops of Beijing at night, running lightly across the tiles.
"chasing the thief over rooftops""running on roof tiles" - ▶
Extended flashback sequence in the desert where Lo (Dark Cloud) steals Jen's comb and they fall in love in the caves.
"bandit steals the comb in the desert""desert flashback romance"
About the Action Elements
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is widely celebrated among martial arts cinema fans for sequences involving bamboo, forest, swaying, trees, balancing. One of the most memorable sequences features Chow Yun-fat naturally executing fighting in the bamboo forest, where the choreography and unique set pieces become the unexpected highlight of the film.