Film writers Hanna Flint (Fade to Black podcast, The First Film Club) and Leila Latif (Little White Lies, Curzon, Total Film) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Hannah’s choice Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia (the adventures of martial artists in ancient China) film. Directed by Ang Lee and starring Chow Yun-fat as Li Mu Bai, Michelle Yeoh as Yu Shu Lien and Zhang Ziyi as Jen Yu. Li Mu Bai, a warrior, asks Yu Shu Lien, the woman he loves, to pass on his sword, Green Destiny, to Sir Te. However, when the sword is stolen, Li embarks on a mission to find it.
It broke records for its box office gross for a foreign-language film and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2001, including Best Picture, and won Best Foreign Language Film. The highest ever for a non-English language film, until it was equaled by Roma in 2018. The film gave a boost in popularity of Chinese wuxia films and led the way for films such as House of Flying Daggers and Hero having success with Western audiences.
Unsurprisingly Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon scores highly from Flixwatcher and guests – with a very, very strong recommendability rating. Slightly lower scores for small screen give an overall rating of 4.39
| Recommendability | Repeat Viewing | Small Screen Score | Engagement | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanna | 5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.75000 |
| Leila | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50000 |
| Helen S | 5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.25000 |
| Kobi | 4.8 | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 4.07500 |
| 4.95 | 3.75 | 4.2 | 4.675 | 4.39375 |
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More about Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
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