Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Posted: January 5th, 2023

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is an example of a film that offers important lessons to those seeking to produce movies belonging to the wuxia genre. The key characters are martial artists, and they all battle to retain a special sword (Lee, 2000). Ang Lee directed the movie released in 2000, but the film may still be of importance to those aiming at producing Asian films. One of the features of significance in the production of Asian films is the need to develop works that the target audience (Asians) can relate with without difficulty. Lee’s film, for example, is shot in China, and other features such as clothing and food are part of the Chinese culture.

The production depicts other aspects that may have shaped filmmaking in Asia, particularly with emphasis on wuxia films. The Chinese films emphasize the need to portray martial art and its artists as experts in fighting. In addition, the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Drago stresses making some moves appear overstated, which has always been the trend, especially for Asian films produced under the wuxia genre. The hyperbolic approach makes such works more enticing to viewers and depicts martial artists as competent in fighting.

The film director was keen on the cinematographic features he used in the film, and these too help to improve the creation and production of Asian films. For example, the filmmaker was careful in selecting colors that may send particular messages. The audience can also relate to the soundtracks and setting. Careful selection of the cinematographic elements is critical in any other production, and any filmmaker planning to create a wuxia film should emulate Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Drago.  

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Lee, A. (2000). Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. China: Asia Union Film & Entertainment.