Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 Chinese martial arts film. The film was directed by Ang Lee and featured an international cast of ethnic Chinese actors. The film was based on the fourth novel in a pentalogy, known in China as the Crane Iron Pentalogy, by wuxia novelist Wang Dulu. The martial arts and action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Wo Ping. I had a challenge with this movie trying to keep up with the subtitles but the action was great. It was weird seeing some of the fighters just kind of glide around through the air but it was interesting none the less. The cinematography was up to par and the story line was decent. There was just too many Chinese terms that I had never heard and I had to Google what they meant. The movie won an academy award and I admit it was good movie I’m not sure why it was given an award. If you like Chinese films then this movie is for you.