Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

gPromise me this- Whatever path you take in this life, be true to yourself.h Shu Lien, a main character in the Chinese film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon gives this advice to Jen, who is a young, struggling girl. This film explores how one can learn how to go beyond the restraints of emotion and freedom typical in Chinese culture, and find personal happiness. The theme is that holding back your true emotions and passions and never allowing them to be fulfilled will lead to a life wasted. Through expressing yourself, you truly can live a full life. As the title of the film suggests, every character in the film is a ghidden dragonh in some sense. This is because every character leans to tradition and distances themselves from their personal feelings. As Jen wistfully tells Shu Lien, gTo be free to live your own life. . . to choose whom one loves. . . that is true happiness.h
The cinematography used in the film is in many ways dazzling and unique. The most n...