It was not supposed to be THAT funny...

Rating: 10/10 (12 March 2001)

Watching this film was a delight, but I could not watch it in the cinema without being slightly irritated by the other people laughing. It was supposed to be a drama, but some people laughed so much I was starting to think that they were misinformed about it's thematic content. The scenes with the martial art, with the characters flying through the air (gracefully, I might add) during duals, seem to provoke the most laughter. I just hope those people didn't think this was some kind of spoof on the Hong Kong martial art films.
Crouching Tiger was a film that many lovers of Martial art films have been thinking about. However, until now, there has not really been a director capable enough, with sensitive enough control of acting and story, to truly capture the myth and magic of martial art. But Ang Lee is a director who understands both the western and eastern culture, and he knew exactly how to allow the westerners appreciate what he must have loved as a child.
But I just wish it had been a more general release so I could have watched in a quite empty cinema, on my on, on a Tuesday afternoon, instead of in a packed cinema on a Friday night with people who thought it was 'kickass martial art film'. Groan.