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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Film

DirectorAng Lee

Meta takes2

Figures

Characters

The character of Jen Yu → Generic Transformation

Form & technique

The film's dual narrative structure

Tropes

The film's aestheticization of "Chineseness"
"Wire-fu" fight choreography
Inter-generational conflict between masters and disciples
Jen Yu's cross-dressing → The Performed Self
Mandarin dialogue spoken with diverse accents
Li Mu Bai's death

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