Oscar Material and Great Academic Discussion in the Classroom

Rating: 10/10 (12 February 2001)

This movie is so Oscar material and it is definitely one of my all time favorites. I went into it not expecting anything (for fear of hype) and when I walked out, I still have that spectacular image of Zhang Ziyi haunting in my mind. It really is amazing and I hope more movies like this were made. It's artistic in every sense and Ang Lee is a master in directing. Its not really a true kung-fu film (although some scenes left me breathless) because the deep script is so much more. One of the message that I gotten from the film is what are our roles in societies and do we have the courage to break away from that mold. I found so much academic literature commentation possible and definitely would make a great film to discuss in class.