A mandarin fable

Rating: Null/10 (5 April 2001)

Beautifully crafted, musically, visually, and brilliant performances that go beyond the flying kicks that are shown on the movie trailer. A wonderful dramatic love story that transcends special effects, and a slap in the face for the almighty Hollywood studios. It's beyond the "Poetry in motion" cliché. It easily proves that it doesn't take a budget of $100 million to make a movie that will be remembered for eternity, like this one will be. If Mr. Lee is willing to go ahead with the prequel, it might become the new "Star Wars" Saga of this decade. I'm glad it didn't win the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, because this will prove what the Oscars are really about.