Greatest film of 2000 (opinion)

Rating: 10/10 (31 August 2001)

In my opinion Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was the best film of 2000 and one of my favorite films of all time.
CTHD was beautiful mix of romance, drama, action and adventure. Some say that the movie is unoriginal, i can not vouch for that since i have seen no other movies similar in any way. If i had to clasify this movie into a genre, i would say it is a romance/action. This may seem odd, but if you have seen the movie, and taken time to understand it, this statement would make perfect sense. My reason for saying this is because though they did recieve an abundant amount of praise, the fight scenes are not the main point of the movie. The practically unatainable love between two warriors is. That being said it is understandable why some people expecting a great action movie were dissapointed.
Another complaint i often hear is that that plot is lacking depth. I would have to argue this, since in my opinion the movie had a wonderful plot, though i admit it may not be completely fresh, i have never seen it done in such a way. The fight scenes were breathtaking. They were importent to points of the plot, just did not deserve to be noted as the main focus.
In general, i would say any open minded person with no strong expectations would be able to completely enjoy this film. Some say that the story moves too slow, i would again have to argue with this, but i dont imagine a child having much fun sitting through this movie for anything more than the fight scenes. a great film, and i would rate it a 9.5-10/10