“If you look at this movie today, it is so relevant in terms of (how) all the different genders are treated in the film, and the respect and power and the way that women are really the dominant characters in this movie,” says Bernard. In a cinematic landscape populated by Charlize Theron’s Furiosa in “Mad Max: Fury Road” and Daisy Ridley’s Rey in the recent “Star Wars” films, “Crouching Tiger” feels downright prescient. Jade Fox was bitter and angry to be sidelined, forbidden to learn because she was a woman.” Jen Yu is young, brave or reckless, free-minded and selfish. It is a big contrast to show the different generation and mindset. “Yu Shu Lien is a very traditional woman who carries a lot of burdens, responsibility, duty, obligation, self-control, and personal sacrifice for the big picture. “These three women represent different generations grappling with gender expectations,” says Yeoh. Three of its four leads – warrior Yu Shu Lien, mysterious aristocrat Jen and vindictive criminal Jade Fox – each grapple with the boundaries of traditional gender roles. The film feels particularly resonant today. Zhang Ziyi as Jen Yu, Michelle Yeoh as Yu Shu Lien in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." There’s a whole generation that needs to see this movie on the big screen, to see what ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ really was and is.” “A lot of teenage girls seeing this movie for the first time – and seeing it for the first time on the big screen. “I was shocked to see who was in the theater, it was full of teenagers,” says Sony Classics co-president Tom Bernard. “Crouching Tiger” played to raves at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival in Colorado. Ang believes every detail counts, and it helps to build our characters day by day.” 'There's a whole generation that needs to see this movie' My character Yu Shu Lien is a very grounded, experienced warrior, so her flight is solid and grounded but powerful. “He believes the training can help us to understand our characters instead of just physical technique or physical training. “What I like about Ang Lee is that he is very detail-oriented,” she says. Working with Lee and fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping, Yeoh was able to combine character work and innovative action. “But I looked at her face, and your emotions are so devoted to her as soon as you look at her, without saying anything, so I really wanted her to carry this movie.” “Before ‘Crouching Tiger’ she was hardly doing any dramatic roles,” says Lee. “Crouching Tiger” was also a pivotal point for Yeoh, who had already found a fanbase for her work in the 1992 Jackie Chan vehicle “Supercop” and 1996’s “The Stunt Woman.” It’s like a congregation to me, in my mind. "I stage the show, lift people’s spirits, and hopefully life feels different after they walk out of the theater. He calls movie theaters "the modern temple." "Crouching Tiger" was "one of the heydays" in a career spent creating experiences for the cinema, Lee says. Previously best known for critical darling dramas such as “Sense and Sensibility” (1995) and “The Ice Storm” (1997), Lee became a blockbuster auteur after “Crouching Tiger,” and won best director Oscars for both “Brokeback Mountain” (2005) and “Life of Pi” (2012). It represented a turning point in Lee’s career. The film – equal parts grand romance, intimate character study and stunning adventure picture – was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won four, including best foreign language film, and earned more than $200 million worldwide. Michelle Yeoh as Yu Shu Lien in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."īased on the novel by Wang Du Lu, originally released in serialized format from 1941 to 1942, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is the epic tale of two warriors, played by Yeoh and Chow Yun Fat, whose paths are intertwined with that of the notorious Jade Fox (Cheng Pei Pei) and Jen (Zhang Ziyi), a governor’s daughter with a complicated past.
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