LearningplanBook2Module6FilmsandTVProgrammesReadingPreviewofthevocabularyfiance未婚夫fiancee未婚妻le叩跳躍enemy敵人sword劍graceful優(yōu)雅的male男性female女性trailer預(yù)告片tricky難纏的,狡猾的master大師critic批評家moralstandard道德水準(zhǔn)Warming-upTask.Matchthetypesofmoviewithitsexplanationa.tellsalovestorycartoonb.tellanimaginarystorymartialartsc.usuallyincludesfightingscenesorsports,romanticfilmmainlyofcastAsianorigin.fictionlegendPre-readingTask1.Watchthetrailerofthefilmandfillintheblankswarrior:apersonwhofightsinabattledaring:braveandcourageousprincess公主SubtitleofthetrailerInthelandofeternal(lastingforever)beautyandinfinite(cndless)mystery,alegendwasborn.Astoryofa,thewomanheloved,aoutlaw,andthedestined(命中注定)tobecomeawarrior.SonyPicturesClassicsproudlypresents:ChowYun-Fat,MichelleYeoh,ZhangZiyiinanextraordinary.FromAngLee,thedirectorofSenseandSensibility(理智與情感)----CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon.Task2.Predictwhatthefilmwillbelike?Bloodyorgraceful?Moreabouthateorlove?Doyouthinkit'sthesamewithmostmartialartsmovies?While-readingTask1.ScanandchoosethebestsummaryA.IttakesplaceonPekingrooftopsandinthedesertsofwesternChina.B.Itisamartialartsfilmthattellsthestoryofastolenswordandthefighttogetitback.C.Ittellsthestoryoftwopeoplewholoveeachother.Task2.ScanandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraphPara1.a.plot(thestory)Para2.b.characters(roles)Para3c.thedirectorDclc/1Task3.Carefullyreadandanswerthequestions:I.Whoplayswhatrole?.What'stherelationshipbetweenthecharacters?.Canyousummarizethepersonalityofthecharacter?.Canyouunderlinethesentencessuggestingauthor'scomments?ExtendedreadingTask1:Readandanswerthequestions:.What'sthedifferencebetweenmartialartsmovieandthewesternfightingscenes?.Whydothecriticsapplaudatthebeginningofthefilm?.Whydoestheauthorsayhewaswronginparagraph3?.What'sunusualaboutthefilm'sstory?.Whattraditionischallengedcomparedwithpreviouswuxiafilms?ReviewofCrouchingTiger,HiddenDragonDecember22,2000Thebestmartialartsmovieshavenothingtodowithfightingandeverythingtodowithpersonalexcellence.Theirheroestranscend（gobeyond）space,gravity（重Zl）,thelimitationsofthebodyandthefearsofthemind.InafightsceneinaWesternmovie,itisassumed（設(shè)定）thefightershateeachother.Inamartialartsmovie,it'smoreasifthefightersarejoininginacelebrationoftheirpowers.‘s"CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon"isthemostexcitingmartialartsmovieIhaveseen.Thereisasequence（連續(xù)鏡頭）nearthebeginningofthefilminvolvingachase（追逐）overrooftops,andasthecharactersrunupthesidesofwallsandleapimpossiblyfromonehousetoanother,thecriticsapplauded（鼓掌）,somethingtheyrarelydoduringafilm,andIthinktheywererelatedtothephysicalgraceofthescene.Itisdonesolightly,quickly,easily.Watchingthisscene,Ithoughtitwasbeingdonewithsomekindofcomputertrickery.I"knew"thisbecauseI"knew"theactorswerenotreally40feelintheairholdingontothosetrees.Iwaswrong.Everythingweseeisreal,Leetoldme.Computerswereusedonlytoremovethesafetywircsthatheldtheactors."Sothosewerestunt（特技）peopleupthere?"Iasked,doubted."Notforthemostpart/'hesaid.*'Maybealittlestuntwork,butmostofthetimeyoucanseetheirfaces.That'sreallytheminthetrees."Andontherooftops,too,hetoldme.Thefilmstarsand,experiencedmartialartsstarswhohaveextraordinaryathleticabilities.Longtrainingwentintotheirscenes,butwhat'sunusualabout"CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon"isthedepthandpoetryoftheconnectingstory,whichisnotjustaclothesline(晾衣繩)foractionscenes,buthasamoody(relatedtoemotion)yromanticandevenspiritualnature.Thisstory,likeallmartialartsstories,isatsomeleveljustplainsilly,butAngLeeisunusuallysuccessfulinbringingoutthehumanelements(元素),especiallytheunrealizedlovebetweentheChowYun-FatandMichelleYeohcharacters.Therearetimeswhenthey'retogetherthatyouforgetabouttheswords,andarejustwatchingamanandawoman,gentlycherishing(enjoy)theunspokenbondbetweenthem.ZhangZiyi'scharacter,thegovernor'sdaughter,isalsointerestingbecauseshechallengestherulesthatlimitherandrealizesasecretfantasylife.CrouchingTigeralsopaysalotofattentiontofemalepower,anideawhichearlierfilmswithskilledwomenfightersneverdeveloped.Inmostwuxiafilms,womenareplacedbelowmenintheConfuciantradition,eveniftheyareamatch(equal)fortheirmalecompetitorsincombatandpossessadegreeofindependence.Therearethose,Iknow,whowillnevergotoamartialartsmovie",butlikeallgreatmovies,"CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon"transcendsitsoriginsandbe