Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 adventure film directed by Ang Lee, starring Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
In 1778, Qing dynasty China, Li Mu Bai is a renowned Wudang swordsman, and his friend Yu Shu Lien heads a private security company. Shu Lien and Mu Bai have long had feelings for each other, but because Shu Lien had been engaged to Mu Bai's close friend Meng Sizhao before his death, Shu Lien and Mu Bai feel bound by loyalty to Meng Sizhao and have not revealed their feelings to each other. Mu Bai, choosing to retire from the life of a swordsman, asks Shu Lien to give his fabled 400-year-old jian sword "Green Destiny" to their benefactor Sir Te in Beijing. Long ago, Mu Bai's teacher was killed by Jade Fox, a woman who sought to learn Wudang secrets. While at Sir Te's place, Shu Lien meets Yu Jiaolong, or Jen, who is the daughter of the rich and powerful Governor Yu and is about to get married.
Production
Written by Wang Huiling and James Schamus, the film was produced by Sony Pictures Classics. Tan Dun composed the score. Peter Pau Tak-Hai handled the cinematography. The film runs 120 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $17,000,000, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon grossed $213,978,518 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is part of the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Collection franchise; its influence and legacy endure in later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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