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Horacio 2022-04-14 09:01:06

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2 perfectly embodies the difference between the high-context of Chinese and the low-context of Western language. It is a bit of a disaster and a bit hard to speak these straight-forward vernaculars in Chinese. When the film wants to make some twists and turns, it is very unreasonable. When the film wants to make some sense, it will only use some primitive wisdom based on natural metaphors.

In this regard, it is estimated that many people have focused on it, so I won't repeat it. The original intention of the film is probably to show Westerners a oriental mirror. Strictly speaking, the absurd mix and match is a bit like Kafka's Great Wall and Yourcenar's King Buddha, such as Chinese and Western clothing, hairstyles, architecture, and scenery. , the inexplicably waiting for the death of Lord Baylor and the assassin who sent him to death, etc. Unfortunately, the aesthetic taste is too far apart, and it is only a primary school student's homework.

Every character is very naive, and they are Westerners who are cheerful and indifferent. Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen seem to have deep expressions, but the narration betrays them, and their psychological activities are equally silly. What could have stood out was the character Xue Ping. Many passages about her are actually beautiful. She is lonely and ignorant. She does not trust people and is not trusted by others. The master taught her to stab copper coins, but she can't learn, lose her temper, and fight. But after a flash of light, he learned it, and the innocent joy raised his brows, and then he froze again. When he was just beginning his studies, he was also at the moment of death. If so, it would be moving. It's a pity that, after playing a dead scene for a long time, he is still alive.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny quotes

  • Yu Shu Lien: Honor, duty, excuses for bloodshed. That is why I left it behind, all those years ago.