Crouching Tiger

[Shoji Yumiko]

I saw CTHD in an opening night in Los Angeles, and what simply moved me 
most was the audience's laudable reaction to the movie.  For me who made a 
big descision to move from Japan to the US a couple of months ago for 
cinema studies in a grad school, and had lots of bad memories on 
discriminative attitude of Americans in business and personal life(while I 
have lots of good experiences!), it was an amazing and delightful to know 
such a rave review on martial arts movie with Chinese language in the US 
which used to be categorized as cult films in the US.  

I may sound too personal, too emotional, too nostalgic and should not react 
in such a way as a stuedent in film academia.  And I also recognized a very 
critical and negative criticism on CTHD in the US and China, blamingy for 
its being Hollywoodization.  However, I am so much encouraged by the movie 
and proud of heritage of Asian blood and culture more than ever in everyday 
life. 

I hope Japanese audience in Japan also appreciate the movie, 
(Of note, in Japan the CTHD's title is interpreted and modified "Green 
Distiny" which I feel regret...)and hope them (who are tend to be 
westernized) to have a pride as an Asian.  Once again, I appologize for 
being too emotional with lack of professional and objective attitude.

YS



>From: "MRC: Ruth Cross" <ruth at mrc.org.au>
>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: Re: Crouching Tiger
>Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:36:09 +1030
>
>J Rand wrote:
>  .....but perhaps, for some people,
> >this will be a first step to exploring what other Asian films have to 
offer.
> >Perhaps a hybrid of this nature can actually do more to bridge gaps and 
open
> >other doors for other Asian cinema that is perhaps not so readily 
accessible
> >to the general public than any amount of discussions.
>
>absolutely, let's not forget about this possibility.
>
>& whilst I personally couldn't really give a toss about the Oscars/Golden
>Globes - what they are and represent - it has to be said, that for a
>chinese film to have even made it to nominee level, is an incredible
>milestone for Asian cinema in terms of mainstream engagement and
>potentially, a hugely significant turning point.
>
>
>

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