Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

There are many themes throughout this movie but a very obvious one is love. There are two love stories going on. One between Jen and the man she meet in the desert who held her "captive". The other one is between Li Mu Bai and Shu Lien. There's also a love between daughter in father in the beginning , but it's not as promindent as the other love stories in the movie. Both couples are afraid to be open with their love, which I think is part of the "Hidden Dragon" in the movies title. Unlike Jen and her lover, Li Mu Bai and Shu Lien don't decide to be open about it until the end where Li Mu Bai dies. Jen decides to keep her love on the down low because of her rank in society and his rank. Technically they can never be together. As much as Jen does not want to love him , she can not help it . In the end , Jen jumps off a cliff because of a tale that her lover told her about living the life you wanted and that is how the movie ended. This movie I thought was an overall good movie just hard to follow at times. The ending with Jen jumping off I believe has so many different meanings and the director did that on purpose. He wanted you to think whatever you wanted to think.