![]() ![]() Yeoh presents a master class in silent longing tinged with the sad resignation that so much time has been wasted on keeping the self-imposed code of honor that forbade her chance at true love. But what I’ll always remember most is how Michelle Yeoh looks at Chow Yun-Fat, and how he looks back at her. ![]() Those action scenes, which take place across rooftops, on the surface of water and, in one eye-popping sequence, high up in the trees, sear themselves into your brain. Ziyi creates a complex antihero who bonds with Yeoh yet tests the audience’s allegiance with every one of her spectacular fight sequences. Shu Lien and Li Mu Bai’s story plays out in parallel with the story of Jen (Zhang Ziyi, who should also have been nominated for an Oscar and should have won it), a princess whose arranged marriage is cramping her desire to be a fierce warrior, not to mention it’s also keeping her from Lo (Chang Chen) the man she truly loves. “I’ve always known about your feelings for each other,” he says, before pointing out that the bravest heroes are often fools when it comes to love. Sir Te welcomes Shu Lien to his home and, after receiving the sword, assumes that she and Li Mu Bai will finally admit their feelings for one another and settle down. Retiring from the fighting lifestyle, he asks Shu Lien to bring his sword, the Green Destiny, to their mentor, Sir Te (Lung Sihung) as a gift. The plot involves a reunion between Shu Lien and her fellow warrior and friend, Master Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat). Chow Yun-Fat (left) and Michelle Yeoh in a scene from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." ![]()
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