Absurdly Sharp Blade: The Green Destiny can cut through just about anything with its supernatural sharpness, including thick wooden beams and much heavier iron weapons.Netflix released a sequel called Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny on February 25, 2016.Ĭrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the Trope Namer for: Furthermore, a desert bandit who was once Jen's lover, Lo, arrives to disrupt her wedding.Īnd thus begins a chase of conflicting agendas and motivations: Li who wants to avenge his master's murder and pass his skills to the proper apprentice he sees in Jen Shu Lien, who wants to steer Jen back onto the right path and end this investigation Jade Fox, who wants to kill Li (and Jen out of jealousy for surpassing her) Lo, who wants to take Jen away and marry her and Jen herself, who just wants to be free. Jen had, in fact, been the apprentice of Jade Fox, learning Wudang techniques from her, but Jade Fox quickly realizes that Jen had read the Wudang scriptures that Jade Fox, illiterate, had stolen, and surpassed the master in skill. Jade Fox challenges and kills Tsai in a secret showdown at night, but Li arrives and soundly defeats Jade Fox, who is saved only by the appearance of the thief, revealed to be Jen. Li joins the investigation, and the two realize that Jade Fox had been posing as Jen's governess for a long time to avoid the authorities, including Inspector Tsai, who has been pursuing her in revenge for the death of his wife. However, a theft of the Green Destiny at night leads Shu Lien pursuing a masked assailant, and although the thief escapes with the sword, Yu comes across valuable information when she realizes that the thief is well-versed in the arts of Wudang. Shu Lien realizes that Jen resents her Arranged Marriage, longing to become a romantic adventurer like those of fairy tales. While Yu is staying with Sir Te, she meets a newly-arrived governor's headstrong daughter, the Rebellious Princess Jen, and they become close owing to Jen's fascination with Shu Lien's free warrior life. Though believing only Li Mu Bai is worthy of the sword, Sir Te agrees to act as its caretaker. Although Li's estranged Lady of War friend, Yu Shu Lien, tries to talk him out of it, he asks her to deliver his famed sword, the Green Destiny, to another trusted friend, Sir Te, so Li can leave his warrior past behind. Li's teacher was murdered by his own mistress, Jade Fox, who took revenge on him for refusing to teach her his art because she was a woman. It was the first wuxia film to gain widespread Western acclaim it won many awards, including four Oscars, and opened the wuxia genre to huge new audiences.Ī noble and well-known Wudang fighter, Li Mu Bai, decides to retire in 1778 after failing to catch his master's killer. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Wang Dulu, which was released as part of a pentalogy. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon note 臥虎藏龍 in traditional Chinese, 卧虎藏龙 in simplified Chinese is a Wuxia film, released in 2000, directed by Ang Lee, and starring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and Chang Chen.
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