Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

In the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon the Wudan masters teach their pupils much about not only fighting and battling people, but also about being good people. They teach their pupils about life and the values that one should live by. I think the most important value that the Wudan masters teach their pupils is to be respectful of all people even the people that are their enemies or that they do not like. In my mind that is one of the most admirable values that someone can teach and possess. That is one value that I think everyone should strive to learn to do, and is most definitely a value I strive to possess one day. The Wudan masters teaching for their pupils to respect every person, even their enemies, is very evident throughout the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It is especially very evident when they are battling their enemies in the movie, because they always act courteously even while they are sword fighting and they do not try to attack their enemy or anything that is not honorable. Their values stem from the Wudan masters being very spiritual. The Wudan masters also teach their pupils to try to be respectable and as honorable as possible. Honor was the most important thing to them, and the Wudan masters taught their pupils that being viewed as honorable is the most important thing in life, even over love. This is very evident in this movie through the two characters Li Mu-Bai and Shu-Lien. Li Mu-Bai and Shu-Lien both loved each other. They were in love with each other throughout the entire movie but neither of the two characters acted on their feelings. Shu-Lien had to stay single after her fiancé died so she never took action on her feelings towards Li Mu-Bai. Li Mu-Bai also loved Shu-Lien but he did not want to ruin her honor or his own. He also wanted to keep his own honor and dignity so he did not act on his feelings, he was waiting on the correct time to act on his feelings but he did not get the chance until he was dying to tell her how he felt. Both of these characters gave up their chance at having true love in order to keep their honor and dignity.