STUDY GUIDE 7
Week 7 Guide to Readings and Film Viewing: What You Need to Know
1. What is the history of the martial arts/kung fu movie? What are the characteristics or factors in kung fu movies?
2. What role did Bruce Lee play in bringing the kung fu movie to the attention of western movie audiences? What are some of the characteristics that separate the movies and acting of Jackie Chan from Bruce Lee?
3. Who is John Woo? What are some of his cinematic credits?
4. How do the female characters in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon challenge the traditional views about Asian women? In what ways
do themes that appear in Ang Lee's other films appear in this movie?
5. What do the symbols of the "Crouching Tiger" and "Hidden Dragon" imply? How do these two symbols operate in terms of the central characters and their commitment to martial arts?