"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" review essay.

"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon", a story that centers around the hopeful retirement of legend Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat), and his attempt to hand over his mystical sword, the Green Destiny. As most stories go, the sword is snatched by Jen Yu (Zhang Ziyi), the daughter of an important general. She is taught by Jade Fox (Cheng Pei Pei), the villain responsible for the death of Bai's mentor. Bai and Yu Shu Lien (Michelle …showed first 75 words of 551 total…

…showed last 75 words of 551 total…of physical attraction, but their love still makes its way to the audience. At the end of the film Jen and Lo's relationship blooms when Jen jumps off a bridge after Lo wishes to be in the desert again with her. The American society would call this a tragedy because Jen is no longer alive, but she took a path that possibly made it so she would be in the desert again in Lo's heart.