I was just a teenager when I first saw the movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. I had never seen a film like it before and it captured my imagination and gave me a new found respect for foreign cinema. It has been about sixteen years since Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon came out in British cinemas and now it is back in a big way with a new film called Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny coming out on Netflix in February. Alongside the film release, we are also being treated to the book written by Wang Dulu and Booker Prize nominee Justin Hill.
I have never read a book like this one before. It is strange to read something completely new which features characters I know well from somewhere else. It was great to see what happened to some of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon's best loved and most iconic characters. Both Shulien and Jiaolong are …show more content…
Everything from the scenery to the epic battles is beautifully written. Great care has been taken to set a tone for this book and stick with it all the way through. I found all the characters to be well-rounded and interesting. Out of all the characters, it is Shulien who carried most of the emotional weight. Much like her role in the movie, she is forced to shelve her own needs in order to carry out her duty. The moments where she looks back at her life and what she has lost are the most poignant of the whole book.
However, there were times where this book managed to bore me. It was not always an easy read and sometimes I found myself getting distracted. There are just moments where this all felt a little slow and I wanted a little more character to the book. I think it all comes down to taste, as a whole this book didn't always work for me but that is not through a lack of talent on the author's part.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny is a beautifully constructed book with some stunning writing. It just could have used a little more pace at
I have never read a book like this one before. It is strange to read something completely new which features characters I know well from somewhere else. It was great to see what happened to some of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon's best loved and most iconic characters. Both Shulien and Jiaolong are …show more content…
Everything from the scenery to the epic battles is beautifully written. Great care has been taken to set a tone for this book and stick with it all the way through. I found all the characters to be well-rounded and interesting. Out of all the characters, it is Shulien who carried most of the emotional weight. Much like her role in the movie, she is forced to shelve her own needs in order to carry out her duty. The moments where she looks back at her life and what she has lost are the most poignant of the whole book.
However, there were times where this book managed to bore me. It was not always an easy read and sometimes I found myself getting distracted. There are just moments where this all felt a little slow and I wanted a little more character to the book. I think it all comes down to taste, as a whole this book didn't always work for me but that is not through a lack of talent on the author's part.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny is a beautifully constructed book with some stunning writing. It just could have used a little more pace at