Released more than 15 years ago, the original Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won four Academy Awards and was nominated for six more (including Best Picture and Best Director). To suggest that it was popular and well-received is greatly underselling it. This belated sequel, now available on Netflix and IMAX screens, will not have the same problem.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny is directed by Yuen Woo-Ping and picks up 18 years after the original ended. As Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh, reprising her role) explains in a voiceover, the Green Destiny has been thought lost but is simply hidden in Peking. Sir Te from the original film has just died and Shu Lien has opted to return to Peking to pay her respects. Or, perhaps she is returning to Peking to protect the Green Destiny from evil, or perhaps both. It is rather unclear.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny is directed by Yuen Woo-Ping and picks up 18 years after the original ended. As Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh, reprising her role) explains in a voiceover, the Green Destiny has been thought lost but is simply hidden in Peking. Sir Te from the original film has just died and Shu Lien has opted to return to Peking to pay her respects. Or, perhaps she is returning to Peking to protect the Green Destiny from evil, or perhaps both. It is rather unclear.
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