Breathtaking.

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2001)

Before I saw the film, I saw an interview with director Ang Lee. In the interview, he talked about how he wanted all of the fight scenes, and especially the one in the trees, to be real--instead of computer generated--because computers couldn't duplicate the effects of wind on individual leaves and the gentle sway of the trees. From that comment I knew I would love the film, and I wasn't disappointed in the theater. The flashback seemed a little out of place, but overall I think it helped the emotional impact. I highly recommend this film to anyone who is patient enough to read the subtitles, which in my opinion add to the mysterious quality of the movie more than any dubbing will ever do.