![]() Given China's strained relationship with the renegade republic, the mainland authorities are unlikely to have taken to the film. In mainland China, where the film was shot, receipts have also been low, estimated at US$1.5m, though its performance may have been affected by Lee's Taiwanese nationality. ![]() Crouching Tiger's static drama was exacerbated for audiences in Hong Kong by seeing their Cantonese-speaking heroes, Chow Yun-Fat and Malaysian-born Michelle Yeoh, struggling with Mandarin prose. The fight scenes are usually longer, more frequent and more technically skilled (Michelle Yeoh was the only real martial arts expert in Crouching Tiger).įurther, any intervals between fights are filled either with slapstick comedy or rapid-fire exposition, so as to cram in the extravagantly complex plotlines. But Crouching Tiger is so slow, it's a bit like listening to grandma telling stories."įor Hong Kong and Chinese audiences, the historical martial arts (or "wire-fu") genre is exemplified by 1980s films such as Ronnie Yu's The Bride With White Hair or Tsui Hark's Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain and his Once Upon a Time in China series. "For Hong Kong Chinese there's simply not enough action," says Maria Wong, a post-production film executive in Hong Kong. By way of comparison Jackie Chan's latest, Accidental Spy, has racked up almost twice as much in Hong Kong in its first three weeks. ![]() In Hong Kong, despite critical acclaim, the film has taken HK$15.8m (£1.45m) since July, including a recent re-release. ![]() The film has scored well in Singapore and Taiwan but, in Korea and Japan, it has been outshone by domestic and Hollywood competition. Back on home territory, however, the reaction has been decidedly mixed. ![]()
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