Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a film under the wuxia genre. A lot of the martial arts in wuxia films incorporate very floaty movement such as the gliding and scaling up walls. It's "fantasy" martial arts and very much an artistic style. If you want more grounded Asian martial arts style, check out Jackie Chan's hong kong movies from the 80s and early 90s.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
Chan mostly did action movies in that era that weren't focused on traditional martial arts. Generally action movies are a separate category from Wushu movies, where the action scenes are based around traditional forms and the plots centre on martial arts themselves. You can see this with more recent films too. Using Donnie Yen as an example, "Flashpoint" is an action movie, "Ip Man" is a Wushu movie or martial arts movie, and "14 Blades" is a Wuxia movie or fantasy movie.
@alexsclewis2 жыл бұрын
there's nothing unrealistic about it. just because you can't jump like that, doesn't mean no one can..
@Evil_Peter2 жыл бұрын
Yes, one should just see wuxia as fantasy and be as open to supernatural elements as with western fantasy or superhero movies. I really enjoy the visual poetry that great wuxia films can deliver but I get if it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I think the objection then should be that you don't like the style rather than that it's unrealistic because fantasy isn't supposed to be.
@brittneyakabeezus2602 жыл бұрын
@@alexsclewis there's ALOT of UNREALISTIC movement going on in the film. Now, DON'T get me wrong, I have studied Shaolin monks & masters, they have MASTERED the art of defying gravity. Still they cannot FLY. ANYWHO, this is one of my FAVORITE movies in my TOP 5. 😊
@alexsclewis2 жыл бұрын
@@brittneyakabeezus260 cool! agree to disagree tho :)
@stathissdz21252 жыл бұрын
Cheng Pei Pei, who plays Jade Fox, is not random. Dubbed as "the Queen of Wuxia" back in the sixties, she was one of the few female martial artists of the genre, quite beloved and respected.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
Actually, the genre was pioneered by women. In the earliest days of Chinese film, most actors were from Chinese opera which, like classic Shakespeare, was only performed by men, including the female roles. They saw film as a vulgar medium, and the opera as classy and dignified, so most of them refused to be in films. So what ended up happening is early Chinese films featured a lot of female actors who couldn't join the opera, even with women playing male roles. By the time Cheng started doing films, seeing women in a film was pretty common in China and Hong Kong, though more men had come around by that time, with martial arts stars like Kwan Tak Hing making a lot of very popular films. But Cheng and a few other women were basically the biggest stars before Bruce Lee made martial arts films really catch on, leading to big stars like Gordon Liu, Jackie Chan, etc dominating the movie scene
@songmymind2 жыл бұрын
"Come drunk with me"
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
@@grisflyt That was my point. Chinese language film was basically female dominated in what you could call the pre-Bruce age.
@xeres142 жыл бұрын
While you're doing this genre, I'd recommend Hero with Jet Li. It's outstanding.
@SaRENRampaiger2 жыл бұрын
And The One!! Plus Romeo Must Die and Cradle 2 the Grave
@barkingmadman11692 жыл бұрын
Hero is awesome.
@MagetaTheLionHeart2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree, one of my favorite movies full stop. But for comedy I'll throw in Iron Monkey.
@shanenolan82522 жыл бұрын
That trilogy is wonderful. I love curse of the golden flower in particular
@gibbletronic51392 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Hero is ten times as incredible as this movie. And Duaffy gets to enjoy more funky flying on wires.
@plumfun67502 жыл бұрын
Yeah, as others have said: The "jumping, moving and gravity-defying" stuff is part of the genre of "Wuxia". Think of it like "Chinese Martial Arts Fantasy". Some people love it, others can't handle it. Me? I love it. Lots of "feeling" in the movements and it helps 'describe' how good some characters martial arts or "inner enlightenment" is.
@guitarman03652 жыл бұрын
i noticed they incorporate some of this in shang chi also have the same woman. Honestly i don't get why people cant handle it. Superhero films and other american products have people doing far crazier shit all the time. It's just a different cultural flair to having super human abilities. I kind of like it.
@leftcoaster672 жыл бұрын
If you can think that people can wield lightsabers, and the Force. Wuxia is very similar. Its a visual storytelling, along with martial arts. Yeah it looks odd, but it works. Michelle Yeoh is on of my favourite actresses.
@stephenridolfi64642 жыл бұрын
You have to remember that this is a fantasy. When they are flying around, it is no different than Harry Potter casting spells.
@mookiestewart3776 Жыл бұрын
Exactly it’s Chinese fairytale tragic ballet essentially. It’s fucking beautiful
@adarael2 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY one of my favorite films of all time. Beautiful story, cinematography, choreography, everything.
@gluuuuue2 жыл бұрын
Her mother didn't just let her go. She fainted and the daughter noticed, so she took off after the guy. Can't say what the ending meant. This movie's a bit unusual compared to most (all) other wuxia and period martial arts films in general that I'd ever seen up to this one. I felt Ang Lee made it quite artsy relative to typical wuxia films. Wikipedia says women dissatisfied with their societally imposed gender roles and struggling to escape them is a major theme, which seems pretty clear. But even Li seems to have wished for more, such as the never realized relationship with Yu, who points out just because one is free doesn't necessarily mean they're more happy. The end suggests to me that, even though they're martial arts masters, that doesn't allow escape from those societal roles, and the only ones they attain at the end are through death and/or transformation (in Jen's case). After this film, wuxia films may have become more abstract. Eg. Hero.
@TennSingtsuan9697 Жыл бұрын
Guilty. Shame. Society pressure. Family pressure. Desires for freedom. It’s just too much for a teenager.
@erich.13552 жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorite movies!! The three main characters loosely represent the Freudian archetypes: Li Mu Bai = Ego (rational, realistic), Shu Lien = Super-Ego (law-giver, idealistic), Jen = Id (passionate, instinctive). The scene in the bamboo trees depicts Li Mu Bai 'besting' Jen, showing that he (the Ego) has control over his passions (the Id). He wants to train her to do the same, so that she can master Destiny!! (obviously represented by the Green Destiny Sword) Honestly such a lovely film, all around.
@kyleshockley15732 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment. Describing it the way you did, I can see why the Chinese Censor Board ok'ed this film at the time. It lines up with their political and cultural philosophy pretty well. It's a good case (well, for me at least) of kind of seeing the motivations for a film's message and release, disagree with the motivations, but admit that there's merit to the message.
@mookiestewart3776 Жыл бұрын
Interesting take but the story was written long before Freud it’s an ancient Chinese fairytale technically
@dangerstx2 жыл бұрын
this is one of those movies when a friend of mine says they haven't seen it i say "Well... we're watching it tonight"
@jean-paulaudette92462 жыл бұрын
Any excuse is a good one!
@joemercury1002 жыл бұрын
What I loved the most about this movie was the art. Although defying gravity was a bit over the top from the standpoint of logic - it was like watching a well choreographed ballet in the most ornate theaters. Fantastic.
@Sam_Guevenne2 жыл бұрын
In my opinion i think the correct way to view it is as Mythology.
@tianko56092 жыл бұрын
Why do people don't have same reaction at Superman flying but find Chinese movies flying weird ? It's fiction, you're not supposed to view it with logic of the real world.
@purdudan2 жыл бұрын
@@tianko5609 A lot of people don't bother learning about other cultures let alone know about the plethora of fantasy genres that exist in the world.
@newaccount64142 жыл бұрын
@@tianko5609 True
@mookiestewart3776 Жыл бұрын
@@Sam_Guevenne it’s literally a fairy tale from China
@sylmyl2 жыл бұрын
The flying is just pure art… its fantasy. Love it.
@poluticon2 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why she's having a hard time with the fantasy aspect of the fighting style, she literally watches comic book movie where people turn ant-size and control lightning, this is the same type of thing just the Chinese version of that. Come on girl.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
Didn't she react to Star Wars? People also do impossible leaps in those
@Xagzan2 жыл бұрын
Crouching Tiger and Jet Li's Hero, 2 masterpieces with stunning choreography on top of everything else. And if you liked this soundtrack, you'll also adore Hero's if you ever watch it.
@SirHilaryManfat2 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie, this reaction wound me up a little. I always found it interesting how some Westerners would watch and enjoy movies like Star Wars without question, but can’t get the fantasy/fable concept of this movie. The flying part is so beautifully done and clearly done in a fantastical way, that I can’t understand how anyone would treat it as unrealistic.
@stefanforrer25732 жыл бұрын
right? i don't get it either.... it's like getting annoyed with the brothers grimm fables because they are not realistic enough
@hughguys11832 жыл бұрын
It's actually more common than you'd expect. Bollywood movies are made fun of whereas Sound of Music is revered and admired. Eastern martial arts cinema mocked, a movie about blonde guy falling out the sky with a magic hammer is praised. Same with African cinema. It's usually just ignorance and lack of open-mindedness
@stefanforrer25732 жыл бұрын
@@hughguys1183 yeah.... and sometimes it seems like people have severly misguided expectations for no reason
@Tehui19742 жыл бұрын
I felt the same as you watching this reaction. If this was 'the Matrix' there would be an automatic suspension of disbelief without question.
@blanketstarry77252 жыл бұрын
I'm not even 10 minutes in and I am about to turn it off for this reason. No one ever mistook this movie for a comedy, so the least one could do is suspend your own reality and let the movie's world tell you its reality.
@TorgoLives2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reacting to this! I saw this movie at the Toronto Film Festival in 2000 before it was released. There was a huge audience ovation after the first flying combat scene. It was very new way of shooting at the time. I had the pleasure of interviewing Ang Lee for Starz at the festival and he said he wanted to tell the story as a sort of fable, as he heard them when he was a child. The flying combat was all part of the imaginative fantasy.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
It was new to the western audience, but to the Chinese audience this film was quite unremarkable.
@chetstevens45832 жыл бұрын
The movie that started my fascination with Michelle Yeoh. Love this film.
@jeremyfrost26362 жыл бұрын
I think I saw her in James Bond first, but this one came out within a year of that.
@sonnypeek64182 жыл бұрын
Far from an expert on this kind of film; but I have seen many; the graceful flying I always thought was a tribute to the Martial arts skill of the characters.. they are sort of a "superhero" of the genre
@otakuwolf4ever9852 жыл бұрын
"You go out, and your mother says nothing?" Her mother was out cold, she fainted when he approached.
@jksgameshelf33782 жыл бұрын
Oh my god I am SO excited for this. This film is in my top 5 of all time, although now I'm scared due to comments about your reaction, but I'll check it out anyway. UPDATE: Okay, as much as it hurts to hear you laugh at some of those beautiful flying and/or fight scenes, if you're not familiar with how common that is in some Hong Kong films, and some of the history/mythology, it's hard to blame you for not understanding. You should totally watch 'Hero' and "House of Flying Daggers" daggers, as well, and if you want to see Chow Yun Fat shoot a LOT of bullets, watch 'Hard Boiled', and also 'The Killer'. Oh, and if you want to watch the legend that is Michelle Yeoh jump a motorcycle onto a moving train, they you should watch "Supercop: Police Story 3" with the other legend, Jackie Chan, but only after you've watched the first two 'Police Story' films (where you'll also see a young Maggie Cheung who is in 'Hero').
@SnoopDoggystyle2 жыл бұрын
I love how people often say they cant take this wuxia jumping flying seriosuly but at the same time they like enjoy and watch american superhero movies with utmost seriousness XD. Its like legend of ancient superheros for Chinese I assume.
@michellepeters70662 жыл бұрын
Please watch THE NEVERENDING STORY!
@j.j..jurado14292 жыл бұрын
Yes! Please, watch it!
@robg56402 жыл бұрын
I still enjoy most of your reactions, but you have a tendency to get caught up in things you don't understand and linger on them too much instead of moving on with story. The flying is an artistic style. When you said you needed to just accept it as part of the movie, i was glad you understood that... but then you still went on about it and laughed at it as you didn't understand it was an artistic style. But it's ok to not like or understand everything you watch. But many times i feel you have trouble moving on from certain things (like the mayor in Jaws) which sort of then starts to ruin the experience. But keep at it.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
It's more than an artistic style, it's also part of the lore of the Wuxia genre that extremely skilled martial artists can learn "light body skill" and become weightless Considering some older Wuxia films feature even more insane skills like shooting swords made of light out of their hands, I think this kept things pretty grounded, comparatively.
@pablochian14392 жыл бұрын
You can see Zhang Ziyi again in the beautiful movie "House of Flying Daggers" or in "Hero"
@lanolinlight2 жыл бұрын
This movie is action, poetry, fairytale, folklore and melodrama blended as finely as it gets. The flying stunts are like musical numbers in a musical: you're either invested enough in the moment to believe or not.
@mickylove76 Жыл бұрын
The thin metal bends which allows the sword to get past blocking moves. Very beautiful art.
@ColinPoole2 жыл бұрын
I am still laughing at the fact that she thought Li-Mu-Bi was the klutz with the naganita - that narrative turns that scene into comedy gold.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
Not a Naginata. He uses a two-section staff in his first fight, and a 9 ring Pudao in his second fight. And for whatever reason, a metal talon on a chain that he forgets to bring even though it's chained to him.
@martinbraun12112 жыл бұрын
Please watch "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"! The perfect Thanksgiving movie!
@jean-paulaudette92462 жыл бұрын
I don't know if she celebrates that holiday.
@uglyhandsome97092 жыл бұрын
Wuxia (武俠 [ù.ɕjǎ]), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. The characters often use qīnggōng (T: 輕功 S: 轻功), or the ability to move swiftly and lightly, allowing them to scale walls, glide on waters or mount trees. It is a fantastical representation of skill much like a superhero would display.
@victoradam86852 жыл бұрын
What can be seen as ridiculous to those looking for or expecting a realistic karate/mma movie becomes very enjoyable with an understanding of the energetical components of the more traditional eastern martial arts forms. They often contain concepts (basically, and generally speaking) that at the highest levels of mastery (close to enlightmenent) you can control and utilize your energy and even harness energy around you to perform supernatural abilities like scaling walls and jumping across treetops in this case. Another (super-exaggerated) example would be one of my all time favorites - Dragon Ball Z, where they actually train to utilize and amplify their internal energy to the point of outright flight and as a weapon (like the the force from starwars). With that in mind it can take you from focus on it not being "physically possible" to enjoying the experience and thought of possibility.
@pearlofthedarkage2 жыл бұрын
I saw this _in theaters_ 13 times! That's a record for me. It's extremely rare for me to see a movie even twice in theaters, let alone that many times.
@mookiestewart3776 Жыл бұрын
Damn that’s intense lol I went to see the dark knight 4 times and that’s the most for me . Love this movie though, my brother and I used to fall asleep to it every night ok vhs , we were obsessed
@OliverHollingdale2 жыл бұрын
You are laughing at the flying... it is very mythological... Down vote from me! Crouching Tiger, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Fearless are Masterpieces in cinema
@J4ME5_2 жыл бұрын
It's ok to not like things .. but you're not wrong
@IvanTheFourth2 жыл бұрын
Considering all the other 'action' movies Duaffy has watched, with their somewhat physics-accurate precision moves, Duaffy's reaction to this Wuxia style is pretty much the same as for many people.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
Give her time, she's never seen it before
@shinrugal2 жыл бұрын
Still upset that Gladiator beat this for Best Picture
@jksgameshelf33782 жыл бұрын
I get that, but 'Gladiator' was really great, too. Another reason awards are dumb.
@rousen2 жыл бұрын
This movie is gorgeous. The actors are just fantastic and Ang Lee's direction is perfect. The choreography and the use of percussion, the beautiful soundtrack, i love it!
@frankohero2 жыл бұрын
lol Duaffy :D In the end, the princess jumped into death. The only possible way for her to go. You understand the movie when you know why she had no other option left. Why did Mu Bai offer her to train her? Can you see the answer? The more you understand about it, the better the movie becomes.
@SoldSoul4VB2 жыл бұрын
I cant imagine there isnt a special place in hell for anyone who'd talk through this masterpiece. Why not just wash the dishes or mop and occasionally catch a glimpse in between strokes 😂 perhaps the greatest movie experience ever made, straight down the drain.
@douglascampbell98092 жыл бұрын
I saw this 3 times in the theater. I can assure you it's fantastic on the big screen.
@lordmortarius5382 жыл бұрын
East Asian cultures have always been very deeply grounded in tradition, and people who want something different than that, or want to change their destiny, are very much frowned upon. It's a very different perspective from what those of us in the West have grown up with, where we're taught we can do anything we want to, and encouraged to do so. This definitely still goes on today in at least Japan that I know of, where those who don't act the way they're supposed to out in public are disliked and almost shunned. Gyaru are a good example of that.
@Drforrester312 жыл бұрын
This was definitely a gateway movie for me to appreciating foreign cinema. The wire fu was jarring at first but it really does lend more elegance to the action and makes the characters themselves feel more mythical. It also really cemented being a big fan of Michelle Yeoh after also seeing her in Tomorrow Never Dies
@dereklopez90602 жыл бұрын
Try another martial arts movie such as Enter The Dragon.
@IvanTheFourth2 жыл бұрын
This! But do all four Bruce Lee movies, in order. It's a great way to introduce yourself to Bruce Lee's style, if you haven't seen him before. The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon. (He plays a different person in each one, so the stories aren't connected).
@cmcculloch12 жыл бұрын
my fave revenge film
@watercolour Жыл бұрын
23:17 her mother fainted, that's why she didn't response
@Qrofol2 жыл бұрын
No, I can't say I ever remember having an issue telling the actors apart. Seems like you just have a problem distinguishing Chinese (Asian?) faces. Even the scene with where you wanted to go back and pause to see if Ziyi was the masked thief - its supposed to be pretty obvious to the viewers that it is her, as you can recognize her just from the eyes. I bet that if you watch more Asian movies, you'll get better at it.
@sean---the-other-one2 жыл бұрын
The flying and light-weight is meant to signify a level of training and enlightenment that helps the body transcend its normal state. It seems fanciful when you’re brought up in a different region, but it’s just a cultural difference. In my upbringing we have folklore of magical creatures like fairies and gnomes and elves and witches and warlocks and all manner of beasts that are purely mythical or actual animals that have taken on magical overtones as the centuries pass. In fact, the idea of being able to defy gravity is not as far fetched now as it was 100 years ago. We now know that matter and energy are merely two sides of the same coin. Yes, I know that if we turned from a physical state into an energy state with our current understanding there would be issues, but I like to think of these fight scenes as the warriors transcending the physical world. We accept all manner of unbelievable stuff in the movies and books we grew up with. When we experience ideas from other cultures we need to free our minds. I love seeing new ideas like these (or ideas that are new to me).
@delivix2 жыл бұрын
I always thought the gravity defying "floaty jumping" was meant to be jarring because it signified that the person moving in that way was set apart from "ordinary" people. We are witnessing a tale about near-mythical characters and this is one of the ways that the film expresses their power and mastery.
@Sara_Feingold2 жыл бұрын
Korean is actually very easy to read/write(1)! It might look complicated, but each character is just a collection of 2-4 letters that's very straightforward once you understand how it works, and the grammar/sentence structure is fairly easy to pick up :) Speaking it, on the other hand, can be very tricky because it has a handful of sounds that don't exist in English or Spanish. Japanese has very similar grammar/sentence structure and is much easier to speak (far fewer sounds in general, and only one of them doesn't have a very close English/Spanish version), but reading/writing can be much harder depending on how much kanji (Chinese characters) are used (Japanese has actual phonetic alphabets as well, but writing with kanji helps save space and remove occasional ambiguity with homophones). (1): In fact, the current Korean writing system was devised by King Sejong in the 1440s because he was disappointed at how low literacy rates were when they were using Chinese characters. He came up with a system of letters that reflected a mixture of their cultural values and the actual shapes that the speaker's body parts make in order to make the sounds. Chinese is very different from both Japanese and Korean, with both of its main forms being generally considered harder to learn than English (which itself is one of the hardest languages). I haven't tried learning it myself, admittedly, but with 2 languages that I'm fluent in, 2 languages that I know more-or-less well enough to get by if I need to, and 2 languages that I just know enough to know how much I don't know, I've got enough rattling in my head without adding more ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@n_other_16042 жыл бұрын
You can't take it seriously? Well you don't have to but for me it is far more realistic then ALL of the Marvel & DC movies which I can't take seriously.
@songmymind2 жыл бұрын
Cheng Pei Pei (Jade Fox) the first time she played a villian. She is the queen of swords and kung fu.
@paulhelberg52692 жыл бұрын
Shu Lien and Li Mu Bai are legendary fighters. Think of heroes like King Arthur and his Excalibur sword. The over the top choreography gives us the larger-than-life feel of these mythic individuals. Jen is already poisoned by Jade Fox and her selfish actions lead to Li's death. Giving up her life is her only hope to end her dishonor. That's my feeling anyway.
@mookiestewart3776 Жыл бұрын
Her wish may have come true as well, maybe she revived him in the end 🤷♂️ we just don’t know but I like to think that
@JFLOJUDO2 жыл бұрын
Duaffy: Ridiculing wudan flying technique Me: I find your lack of faith disturbing
@CrownlessKing882 жыл бұрын
You should definitely watch the Movie “Hero” with Jet Li. It is a truly beautiful film
@botwitaprice2 жыл бұрын
The flying has been called "Wu's wire work". It's actually good, but it will require your imagination. Shu Yen's suicide was her accepting responsibilty for Le Mo Bai's death. In the end, Le Mo Bai admitted that his best persuit of enlightenment would end with Him and Shu Yen being together.
@alanhilton36112 жыл бұрын
More art than a film absolutely beautiful.
@jeremyfrost26362 жыл бұрын
8:53 No difference between this and The Matrix. Did you have trouble taking that seriously?
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
There's a lot of difference. This is aiming for a more graceful weightless feel
@pangkajiАй бұрын
8:52 "what are these jumps... I take it seriously". Spiderman can jump from building to building, Superman can fly. Yet, you don't bat an eye. It is the same genre of story telling called Wuxia
@komolhuq87522 жыл бұрын
Omg. Didn’t see this coming. Major props for the variety on this channel!
@stefanforrer25732 жыл бұрын
how come you didn't complain about how unrealistic the lord of the rings or the marvel movies are? seemed like you took them rather seriously.....
@wanderer30042 жыл бұрын
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" sounds like what happens to me when I get constipated.
@dasc0yne2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure someone has already mentioned it, but it's a trope in some old Kung Fu movies that Kung Fu allows you to defy gravity and make yourself light as a feather. It's not jumping.
@blackkatt7772 жыл бұрын
This movie may seem strange or comical to you, but them floating around in wires and having inhuman abilities to defy science is a formula in Kung Fu movies. They are supposed to be like cultural fluid art in motion. Another amazing demonstration of this is the Jet Li movie called Hero. The cinematography, the art form, and bright colors are just breath taking. Each color set describes a scene. You will love it.
@paulcurlin27892 жыл бұрын
I usually love your reactions but saying that Martial Arts movies shouldn't have over the top acrobatics is like saying musicals would be OK if there were no songs :-)
@mrfantastic4072 жыл бұрын
Li Mu Bai's hairstyle is called a "queue," and it was required by law for Chinese men to wear their hair way during the Qing Dynasty. The hair on the back of the head was grown long and braided and the hair on the front of the head was shaved.
@Pianodanmusica11y2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this for the first time as a young boy. The flying threw me off at first but I remember someone explaining that it’s considered a natural part of the storytelling. Sort of like a way to show a supreme level of skill to differentiate from the other (still powerful) fighters. There’s also an element of enlightenment and transcending the physical limitations that goes back in the mythology, but sadly I can’t recall any specific sources to help. That sad, glad you liked it. Wuxia films can have some of the most beautiful visuals and storytelling out there, especially when it comes to telling the story through combat. Might I suggest Hero or House of Flying Daggers if you want to keep diving through the early 2000s era of wuxia.
@hanzoftexas6182 жыл бұрын
At the end she realized, now there was no way to finish her training. She also had no equal now and didn’t want to live as she had trained for this since she was a child. She asked him to make a wish and jumps to somehow say from my death your wish may be granted.
@HS-su3cf2 жыл бұрын
I think the physics defying moves are explained by "Qi", a sort of "energy" in Chinese belief. It is related to magic in western fantasy. And I think it inspired "The force" in Star Wars. Or I might have all mixed up, and is making a fool of myself.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
Sort of. Qi isn't exactly magic or like The Force, but more like something internal that a fighter can learn to cultivate to give themselves great powers, including weightlessness
@vipaonam95462 жыл бұрын
i mean do you not watch marvel movies or dc movies, they are far from real too, its just different cultural things you know. Both are very enjoyable.
@tempsitch56322 жыл бұрын
The young lady was a ballerina. New to acting and kung fu. Now see Hero.
@bpora012 жыл бұрын
Try shaolin soccer, the drunken master, or kung fu hustle
@dangerstx2 жыл бұрын
drunken master ALL DAY
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
The original Drunken Master, or the sequel? A lot of people think the sequel is the original.
@bpora012 жыл бұрын
@@PenneySounds the original
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
@@bpora01 The 1978 one?
@bpora012 жыл бұрын
@@PenneySounds yes
@SDoesNotKnow2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for reacting to this masterpiece. Even if the Wuxia genre wasn’t your personal aesthetic, you opened your mind enough to accept the “logic” of this film. I always think of wuxia gravity-defying elements like musical numbers or ballets where the characters start doing out-of-this-world things in order to express their inner most thoughts in an emotionally heightened way. I truly appreciated your thoughts after the film and seeing how your initial reaction to Jen or at least Li Mu Bai and the others’ more patient treatment of Jen evolved into understanding exactly why the characters acted the way they did. This movie has so much going on that rewatching it is incredibly rewarding.
@The_Kiosk2 жыл бұрын
Yes, this is an absolute classic. A work of art. Your reaction is hilarious because of the language barrier but it doesn't detract. Your interpretation of what Jade fox was telling the young lady was accurate, but you had no idea what it was she was to become. This is the charm of your channel.
@cliveklg77392 жыл бұрын
Michelle Yeoh is in Marvel's Shang-Chi as well. Her and Ming-Na Wen are two actresses that appear to never grow older. Even in films and TV a decade apart they still look as if they haven't aged. Another film in this style that is actually even more stunning visually: "Hero" (2002) directed by Zhang Yimou
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
Hero also features Zhang Ziyi, and features Tony Leung, who is also in Shang Chi
@zachtbh2 жыл бұрын
I might be wrong in this, I'm not too sure. But those gravity defying movements might be a literal portrayal from classical wuxia literature. It's like portraying something literally direct from a poetic description.
@bigdaddy7410982 жыл бұрын
This movie isn't reality. Not being able to take it seriously is No different to laughing at flying cars and hover boards in Back to the Future, because their future in a made up story isn't Our reality.... Or thinking Star Wars is no good because aliens, spaceships, death stars and warp (ludicrous) speed isn't real. If that's your attitude, there isn't much point watching any more movies imo.
@mattgarrett25832 жыл бұрын
Duaffy: "Ooowheeee! Ooowheeee!" Now I want to see Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.
The two are Chinese men of similar age and have the same haircut. They don't look much alike otherwise. Shu Lien knew immediately that Jen was the thief - she had not encountered Jade Fox before now, so this is why she didn't recognise that she was the governess. Li Mu Bai did not meet the governess during his time so he did not get a chance to recognise her.
@octem22512 жыл бұрын
Bueno unas aclaraciones: -El corte de pelo de los hombres, con la cabeza rapada a los costados, es moda de la etnia Manchú en China, impuesta en la época de la dinastía Qing, quienes pertenecían a esa etnia (la mayoría de los chinos son Han y en esa época adoptaron costumbres Manchú) -El templo de las montañas Wudang no era budista, era taoista. Los monjes shaolin eran los monjes guerreros budistas, los de Wudang eran monjes guerreros taoistas. -La película pertenece al género Wuxia, también hay novelas. Los personajes en este género son artistas marciales que entrenaron tanto hasta el punto de desarrollar habilidades extraordinarias, como una velocidad inhumana y flotar en el aire *Ah y el título de la película es un refrán chino, hace referencia a cuando uno entra a un lugar sin darse cuenta de que hay maestros pasando desapercibidos (o un tigre agazapado, y un dragon escondido)
@gerardonicolasdelgado96982 жыл бұрын
Ya estas listo como para viajar s China de vacaciones con tanta info que sabes.
@gerardonicolasdelgado96982 жыл бұрын
Exelente comentario. Te dejo un premio: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gbKWqdeA28XTe3U.html Un video muy interesante
@octem22512 жыл бұрын
@@gerardonicolasdelgado9698 Oh, esperaba que fuera dinero :v Nah mentira, gracias por el video, muy interesante
@gerardonicolasdelgado96982 жыл бұрын
No se, que preferis, que te pase dinero o un consejo millonarioM
@pablomagallanes27812 жыл бұрын
Está gringa no sabe que está frente a una obra de arte,
@nohhknowwyeww2 жыл бұрын
Liking the hair was real.-Ernie Moore Jr.
@canuckled2 жыл бұрын
Hero, House of Flying Daggers and Warriors of Heaven and Earth are other Chinese movies worth checking out.
@jimspetdragons37372 жыл бұрын
Pronunciation: (Secondhand info) (last name first): Zhang ((self explanatory), Ziyi (Zee-Hee). (or something close to it). Someone correct me if this is wrong. I also liked Hero w/ Zhang Ziyi and Jet Li.
@Krust232 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh. After Shang Chi I needed to watch a real martial arts movie.
@SaRENRampaiger2 жыл бұрын
yeah that movie was a literal copycat of this one.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
@@SaRENRampaiger Not even close
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
This isn't a martial arts movie
@TwistedSither2 жыл бұрын
If you enjoyed this movie, you'll probably enjoy House of Flying Daggers, Hero, Curse of the Golden Orchid, Fearless, or Iron Monkey.
@szepi792 жыл бұрын
Curse of the Golden *Flower* great list by the way. I see you are also a man of culture.
@SaRENRampaiger2 жыл бұрын
She might get a kick out of Drunken Master with Jackie Chan.. Quite the perfect martial arts comedy movie.
@jeremyfrost26362 жыл бұрын
The world needs Duaffy saying "Son of a flower!" during a Curse of the Golden Flower reaction.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
@@SaRENRampaiger Drunken Master 1 or 2?
@diha90042 жыл бұрын
Hard Boiled - another great movie with Chow Yun Fat
@SaRENRampaiger2 жыл бұрын
And The Killer as well...
@djVOME2 жыл бұрын
You should watch House of Flying Daggers, it's the same genre and one of my three favorite movies of all-time.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
That one has much less flying, so might make a better introduction to this style
@MagetaTheLionHeart2 жыл бұрын
SUCH A GOOD MOVIE. Not only was it beautiful in martial arts, artistic style, and challenging gender roles, but it was instrumental in showing that award winning movies can come from countries that don't speak English.
@DertBagg2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a dismissive response to that first fight scene. Laughter would never have even occurred to me.
@bryanlee54642 жыл бұрын
One of my fav movies!!!! So emotional at the end
@MagetaTheLionHeart2 жыл бұрын
P.S. I studied at the University of New Mexico, the only US university with a Flamenco degree. Of course I took a class, and still have the shoes.
@TheSaltyAdmiral Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this when it came out, and it was the first movie in the "Wuxia" style I saw. So I was taken back by the movements right away, because I literally thought it was cheap/bad effects and not a style choice. However once I understood that I actually enjoyed it, and felt that it added to the fighting/film instead of subtracting from it.
@ThistleAndSea2 жыл бұрын
Nice one, Duaffy!
@evanbaracuda2 жыл бұрын
This is indeed a classic. I'd also recommend House of flying daggers & Enter the dragon.
@mingtai1012 жыл бұрын
About your comment around 25:00, Jen's mother simply passed out and wasn't able to react to all the chaos. It is not that she didn't care.
@sicmundus23482 жыл бұрын
Just so you know, the new Spider-Man movie trailer just dropped and a new Mcu movie Shang chi is available on Disney+..you could react to it if you’re still continuing with the mcu
@jnagarya5197 ай бұрын
She's the governor's daughter, with as many maids as she needs. She wouldn't be a "housewife".
@cjmacq-vg8um2 жыл бұрын
you act like you never seen a fantasy film before. you've entered the magical world of myth and legend. none of the movie is real. my advice, quit freaking out and set back and enjoy it. girl, you're harshing my buzz.
@blueroninstudios2 жыл бұрын
"I've already wasted my whole life. I want to tell you with my last breath that I have always loved you. I would rather be a ghost, drifting by your side as a condemned soul, than enter heaven without you. Because of your love, I will never be a lonely spirit." - Li Mu Bai's last words to the love of his life, Shu Lien, it breaks my heart every time. Im a romantic, what can I say? Beautiful reaction, Duaffy, as usual.
@harisfadlipasaribu24772 жыл бұрын
To be honest, you've misread so many scenes of the film (or confused by two different people altogether despite they clearly having different physical lol), although that's quite understandable because this kind of film needs concentration to watch whilst you're constantly talking. However, not gonna lie, it's kinda embarrassing when you mocked or laughed at the "flying scenes" since it wasn't made for laughter. Those "flying scenes" are an integral trope of the culture of the WuXia genre, as in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and so many films. People don't just defy gravity for "a show" in this kind of film but to convey and signify something. Especially in the fight scenes. I don't mean this as a reprimand since you probably don't really familiar with the genre. But hopefully, you'll do better next time.
@Faraboutthemind2 жыл бұрын
Tai Che Master (1993) with Jet Li is another masterpiece in this genre, it also stars Michelle Yeoh.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
That one's more in the Wushu genre rather than the Wuxia genre. Wushu movies, AKA Kung Fu movies or martial arts movies, were heavy into wirework at that time. Other greats of that genre and era are "Wing Chun" (which also stars Michelle Yeoh), "Iron Monkey", and "Once Upon A Time In China". All of which featured Donnie Yen (well, he was in OUATIC 2, not 1), who Ironically later helped popularise a return to Wushu movies based around traditional forms rather than crazy wire work.
@vattmann13872 жыл бұрын
I always feel sad when watching this film. A master of martial arts losing their love is brutal. Also Michelle Yeoh is about 60 now but only looks in her 40's :)
@lordofchaosinc.2612 жыл бұрын
Watched it on release when it hadn't gained fame yet. Completely empty cinema at the midnight screening, I had a blast.
@PenneySounds2 жыл бұрын
14:09 She did say Na ni, but it's a different meaning than in Japanese, and doesn't work separate from the rest of the sentence