Message from kjelenic

[Anonymous]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is an adventurous story of noble warriors in feudal China. It's also the story of a love between one warrior and the fiancée of a fallen comrade, a woman in which it would be dishonorable for him to pursue. It follows the life of a beautiful teenage daughter (Zhang Ziyi) of a governor, who longs desperately for freedom in the face of an impending arranged marriage. This movie is filled both with action packed sequences as well as a great storyline.
Although I couldn’t really show this movie in its entirety to my sixth grade class (because of the rating), I would love to use some clips for my history class. Especially notable are the themes of thievery, loyalty, duty and unrequited love that unfold in this movie. These values are very much part of Asian culture. In today’s world of reality tv, I think it would be interesting for my students to see a culture where you cannot think of yourself first. It would be great to use to show them the core values held in ancient China, and how those values affcted their daily lives. In addition, if I were to get permission slips or taught an older age, I would love to use this during my narrative unit. It follows the basic plot line well. While most movies do, this would be a good way to tie Chinese culture in my class, discussing with the students the conflict, subplots, climax, resolution, and of course theme, all the while learning Chinese culture.
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