Name___GiselaArellano_________________________Class timeperiod_______3A_______ .1)TitleofFilm:CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon .

2)Yearofrelease:___2001______________________
.3)Languageoforiginalfilm:Chinese

.4)Director:AngLee .5)Actors:YunFatChow,MichelleYeoh,ZiyiZhang,Chen Chang,SihungLung,PeipeiCheng,FaZengLi,XianGao,Yan Hai,DeMingWang,LiLi,SuYingHuang,JinTingZhang,Rei Yang,KaiLi,JianHuaFeng,ZhenXiDu,ChengLinXu,FengLin, WenShengWang,DongSong,ZhongXuanMa,BaoChengLi, YongDeYang,ShaoJunZhang,NingMa,JianMinZhu,Chang ChengDon,YiShih,BinChen,SaoChenChang

.6)Giveabriefplotsummary(shouldbeatleast150wordsand

notbeplagiarizedfromtheweb):
.ThemovietakesplaceinasmalltowninChina.Itlookslikeitwasfromthe1900sfromthewaythe

peopledresstraditionallyintraditionalChineseclothingandfromthelookofthebuildingsandhouses.The storyrevolvesaroundaspecialswordcalledtheGreenDestiny.Atthebeginningofthestorytheoriginal owneroftheswordgivesittoaclosefriend,thenamysterythiefstealsit,theoriginalownerfindsthe swordagainandreturnsit,thenthethiefstealsitagainintheendtheoriginalownerfindsthethiefand tellshershedoesn'tdeserveitandafterabattleandsomedramaticscenesthethiefgivesitback.Inthe beginningthedaughterofagovernormovesintotownbecauseshearrangedtomarrysomeoneandatthe enditsdiscoveredthatsheisthewarriorandthethiefwhostoletheGreenDestiny,shesadlyrealizes thatwhatshewasdoingwaswrongattheveryendwhenMuBaidiesallbecauseofherteacher.

. .7)Whatsocialissuesdidthefilmaddress?Whatphilosophical

issueswereaddressed?Whatanswers/conclusionswere

reached?(i.e.whatwastheargumentofthework?){youranswer shouldbeatleast500words}
Girlwarriorsarenotthatcommonthereforewhenanewthiefintownappearseveryoneassumesit isaguyandnotagirl,thatisoneofthesocialissuesthatappearsinthefilm.Guysareusuallytheones thatwhenyouthinkofawarrioryouwouldthinkofastrong,fast,agile,guynotawoman.Ifagirl becomesawarrioranddoesntmarry,shewillbejudgedfortherestofherlive. Jen(thethiefandgirl)isarrangedtomarrysomeoneshedoesntlove,shelovesaguywhohasno wealthandsomeonethatsocietyseesasadventurousandneversettling,alwaysgettingintotrouble.Her dadwouldneverapproveofhermarryingsomeonewhohasnowealthorhighsocialstatusandwhois seenasathief.Shesuffersbecausesheisntabletobewiththeguysheloves.Sheisntabletodecide forherselfandnotbejudge.Anarrangemarriageisforherbenefit,shehasnosayforherfutureifshe doesn'twanttobefrownuponandnotshameherfamilysname.Itinvolvestraditiontoo,withatraditional wedding.ayounggirlmarryinganolderricherguy. Loyaltyisalsodiscussedinthemovie.Jenistornbetweenwhatherteacherwants,whatshewants, andwhatMuBaiadviseshertodo.Sheturnsintoarevelonherwayfindingtherightpath.

. .8)Whatculturaldifferencesdidyounoticeinthefilm

(philosophicaloutlook,humor,architecture,customs,clothes, cities,weather,food,music,dancing,lifestyles,etc.)?Whatdid youlearnabouthistory,economicsorpolitics?{Therearealways differenceslookforthem}[atleasta250words]

Thereweremanyculturaldifferences.TheChineseculturehasalotofdifferencesfromthe Mexicanculture.Firstofalltherewerewarriorswhowereninjas,theirstyleoffightinginvolvedflyingand smoothmovesusingarmsandlegstohitpressurepointstomaketheopponentweaker.Ifthewarriors weretobeMexicantheywouldbemoreofawrestlertypeoflookorlikeMachete. Thetraditionalclothingisalsodifferent.Inthemoviepeopledidntwearjeansortshirts,evenless becauseitwasanoldstylelook.Thewomenworelongsleeves,loose,dressescalledhanfus.Theman worealongsleeveshirtwithbuttonsinthemiddlewithakindoflongdressorskirtunderneath.Themen alsoworeopencrossedcollarshirts,alsowornbywomen.Thepantsforbothsexeswerelooseandlong, tightattheanklesanditalwaysmatchedwithwhatevertopgarmentwasused.Inadditionthewomen alwayshadtheirhairtiedinabun,neverlose. ForthemostpartthesettingwasinatowninChinainahousewhereithadouterhouseslineup witheachotherthatmadetheformofasquare.Thehouseshadatriangleroof,someofthewallsseemto bemadeoutofpaper.Everyonesleptinfloormattressesandtheirroomskindofhadlikeapaper curtain/wall. Onelastthingisthatwomenhadarrangedmarriages.Theirfatherspickedahusband,whichhad

goodqualitiesthatwouldbenefitthefamily.Nowadays,especiallyintheUnitedStates,womenpicktheir partner,whichshouldbebasedonloveandnotmoneyorsocialstatus.
. .9)Wouldyourecommendthisfilmtoothers?Whyorwhynot?
.Iwouldrecommendthismovieforanyonewholikesactionmovies.Ithasalotofcoolbattlesto

watch. .

10)Wouldyouenjoyseeinganotherfilmofthisnature?Whyor whynot?Howdoesitcomparetothemoviesthatyounormally watch?{100words}

Ienjoywatchingmoviesofthisnature.Watchingthefighting,evenifitlooksfake,isinteresting.Theyare goodactionmoviesandIveseenmoviesofthisnaturebefore.Mydad,brothersandIhaveseenacouple ofmoviesliketheCrouchingTigerHiddenDragon.Theyincludeactionanddrama,whichkeepsmy attentionandpreventsmefromgettingbored.Theonlydownsideofthemcanbeifthemovieiskindof oldtheytendtohavebadquality,notmuchhighdefinition.Ontheupside,attheendofthemovieyouwill wanttobecomeawarriororaninja.

11)WhydoyouthinkIassignaforeignfilm?
Mr.Carlisle,youprobablyassignedthisassignmentforus(yourstudents)toexplorethebeliefsandway peopleactinadifferentculture.