I was into Shakespeare, but only what my dad suggested, and he never suggested King Lear (he hates it specifically for some reason) so prior to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon I think I thought only dudes could be flawed and tragic
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What does it signify to realize you're slightly resentful at your father for, among other things, never buying you a copy of King Lear
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Barely related sidenote, is there a large Learjet called the King Learjet
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It still shocks me that there are people who haven't seen Crouching Tiger, it was a BIG deal in 2000 But then I remember I'm old and didn't see big movies from 1990
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I wouldn't go so far as a blanket statement like "CTHD is a feminist Kung Fu film", but I was deeply struck by the moral theme - here were five deeply unhappy characters, and they were all unhappy because what they chose "what society expected of them" over what they wanted.
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Well, Jen didn’t do that, and she still is clearly quite unhappy
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I remember walking out of CTHD and just being stunned at what I had seen. I'm sure it can be read more deeply, but for me it was how I wanted Jedi to be portrayed. Mystical swordsman with an honor code.
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I really need to see that movie.
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