my two sense

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2001)

my first comment (and only "complaint") about this movie is: THE FLYING LOOKS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! now, for those of you "in-the-know" about the purpose of the flying, don't get ticked off just yet. i have read some imdb reviews that try to explain why the flying is acceptable, and i have taken their word for what it is. especially those of black armbands:
"The reason that the characters' ability to do this is not explained in the movie is because it is understood in Chinese culture that kung fu is a practice in self-control, and thus at a certain point in kung fu training, warriors obtain the ability to control their weight and appear to glide through the air, much like they are flying. It is not meant to be comical or fantastical; Lee was just following the tradition and true form of kung fu in piecing together these fight scenes, and neither he nor the film should be criticized because of that."
while ang lee is new to me, i have heard of his other movies such as "sense and sensibility" and would assume that he would take his movies very seriously. i therefore would highly doubt that he would put such ridiculously looking actions according to the ignorant viewer without having some justification for it.
also, about those people who have commented about the "lack of displayed passion between two of the main characters" - richard french. i am a chinese american, and know enough about my culture (and others) to understand that eastern relationships need not to have displayed passion! for example, i point to japanese culture. it is my belief that japanese people do a lot of communication from within, and need not to verbally or physically communicate to each other to actually communicate. i would assume the same with the "lack of displayed passion."
as for the overall review of the movie, i don't think i'll ever get sick of watching this movie. need i say more?