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* The extended duel between Shu Lien and Jen, in which Shu Lien has the advantage in skill, but Jen’s Green Destiny sword is so absurdly sharp and durable that she keeps wrecking every weapon that Shu Lien can grab from the wall. At one point Shu Lien takes a massive [[CarryABigStick Monk's Spade]]: she charges with the club raised to strike, and Jen backpedals in panic...only for Shu Lien to be stopped dead in her tracks when the huge weight at the end drags itself down to the ground, yanking her backwards. There’s a hilarious moment of FacialDialogue where Jen smirks at her opponent’s embarrassment, while Shu Lien makes a face of pure exasperation and moves to ditch the overweight weapon for a better one.

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* The extended duel between Shu Lien and Jen, in which Shu Lien has the advantage in skill, but Jen’s Green Destiny sword is so absurdly sharp and durable that she keeps wrecking every weapon that Shu Lien can grab from the wall. At one point Shu Lien takes a massive [[CarryABigStick Monk's Spade]]: she charges with the club Spade raised to strike, and Jen backpedals in panic...only for Shu Lien to be stopped dead in her tracks when the huge weight at the end drags itself down to the ground, yanking her backwards. There’s a hilarious moment of FacialDialogue where Jen smirks at her opponent’s embarrassment, while Shu Lien makes a face of pure exasperation and moves to ditch the overweight weapon for a better one.
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* The extended duel between Shu Lien and Jen, in which Shu Lien has the advantage in skill, but Jen’s Green Destiny sword is so absurdly sharp and durable that she keeps wrecking every weapon that Shu Lien can grab from the wall. At one point Shu Lien takes a massive [[CarryABigStick club-ended iron staff]]: she charges with the club raised to strike, and Jen backpedals in panic...only for Shu Lien to be stopped dead in her tracks when the huge weight at the end drags itself down to the ground, yanking her backwards. There’s a hilarious moment of FacialDialogue where Jen smirks at her opponent’s embarrassment, while Shu Lien makes a face of pure exasperation and moves to ditch the overweight weapon for a better one.

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* The extended duel between Shu Lien and Jen, in which Shu Lien has the advantage in skill, but Jen’s Green Destiny sword is so absurdly sharp and durable that she keeps wrecking every weapon that Shu Lien can grab from the wall. At one point Shu Lien takes a massive [[CarryABigStick club-ended iron staff]]: Monk's Spade]]: she charges with the club raised to strike, and Jen backpedals in panic...only for Shu Lien to be stopped dead in her tracks when the huge weight at the end drags itself down to the ground, yanking her backwards. There’s a hilarious moment of FacialDialogue where Jen smirks at her opponent’s embarrassment, while Shu Lien makes a face of pure exasperation and moves to ditch the overweight weapon for a better one.
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* Jen utterly thrashing one of the men who confronted her at the tea house simply because his name was the same as her fiancé who she cares nothing for.

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* Jen utterly thrashing one of the men who confronted her at the tea house simply because his name was the same as her fiancé fiancée who she cares nothing for.

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** Even better is the mass 'aaah' of comprehension when Li and Shu Lien explains to the beaten and confused men that Jen was set off by the name of her husband.
*** Even better? Their only real complaint was that Jen was ''rude'', not that she beat the shit out of everyone.

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** Even better is the mass 'aaah' of comprehension when Li and Shu Lien explains to the beaten and confused men that Jen was set off by the name of her husband.
husband. This reverberates back along the long, long line of men in various states of injury.
*** Even better? Their only real complaint was that Jen was ''rude'', not that she beat the shit out of everyone.



*** Really, the whole scene is just side-splittingly hilarious.
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*In the fight between the police inspector and Jade Fox, Bo's whole contribution to the fight is, in this order: trying to attack Jade Fox, failing, attacking the police inspector instead, being used as a living weapon/shield by Jade Fox and being rudely pushed away by the police inspector. Repeat the process two or three times until Jade Fox finally paralyses him.
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* The extended duel between Shu Lien and Jen, with Shu Lien expending every item on her WallOfWeapons against the Green Destiny. At one point Shu Lien grabs [[CarryABigStick an oversized cudgel]] that she ''can barely keep off the floor. And Jen waits for her to find something else before they continue.''

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* The extended duel between Shu Lien and Jen, with in which Shu Lien expending has the advantage in skill, but Jen’s Green Destiny sword is so absurdly sharp and durable that she keeps wrecking every item on her WallOfWeapons against weapon that Shu Lien can grab from the Green Destiny. wall. At one point Shu Lien grabs takes a massive [[CarryABigStick an oversized cudgel]] that club-ended iron staff]]: she ''can barely keep off charges with the floor. And club raised to strike, and Jen waits backpedals in panic...only for Shu Lien to be stopped dead in her tracks when the huge weight at the end drags itself down to find something else before they continue.''the ground, yanking her backwards. There’s a hilarious moment of FacialDialogue where Jen smirks at her opponent’s embarrassment, while Shu Lien makes a face of pure exasperation and moves to ditch the overweight weapon for a better one.
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* The commentary also has Ang Lee noting that the story is a deliberate subversion of the usual martial arts movie setup of a beginner begging a legendary master to train them, as here it’s the master begging someone to let him train her.
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*** Really, the whole scene is just side-splittingly hilarious.
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* Sir Te's exasperation at the Green Destiny being stolen yet again.
-->'''Sir Te:''' ''[sigh]'' They take it away, put it back. Take it away, put it back... My house is becoming everyone's private storeroom!
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* Jen utterly thrashing one of the men who confronted her at the restaurant simply because his name was the same as her fiancé who she cares nothing for.

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* Jen utterly thrashing one of the men who confronted her at the restaurant tea house simply because his name was the same as her fiancé who she cares nothing for.
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** Not to mention to collapsing staircase that punctuates the end of Jen's 'why I'm so awesome' speech.

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** Not to mention to the collapsing staircase that punctuates the end of Jen's 'why I'm so awesome' speech.
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** According to Creator/AngLee's commentary, one of the guys' names is hilarious if you speak Mandarin, for how long and redundant it is.

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** According to Creator/AngLee's commentary, one of the guys' names is hilarious if you speak Mandarin, for how long and redundant it is.is.
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* Jen utterly thrashing one of the men who confronted her at the resturant simply because his name was the same as her fiance who she cares nothing for.

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* Jen utterly thrashing one of the men who confronted her at the resturant restaurant simply because his name was the same as her fiance fiancé who she cares nothing for.



** According to Ang Lee's commentary, one of the guys' names is hilarious if you speak Mandarin, for how long and redundant it is.

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** According to Ang Lee's Creator/AngLee's commentary, one of the guys' names is hilarious if you speak Mandarin, for how long and redundant it is.
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*** Even better? Their only real complaint was that Jen was ''rude'', not that she beat the shit out of everyone.
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** Not to mention to collapsing staircase that punctuates the end of Jen's 'why I'm so awesome' speech.

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** Not to mention to collapsing staircase that punctuates the end of Jen's 'why I'm so awesome' speech.speech.
** According to Ang Lee's commentary, one of the guys' names is hilarious if you speak Mandarin, for how long and redundant it is.

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** Even better is the mass 'aaah' of comprehension when Shu Lien explains to the beaten and confused men that Jen was set off by the name of her husband.

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** Even better is the mass 'aaah' of comprehension when Li and Shu Lien explains to the beaten and confused men that Jen was set off by the name of her husband.husband.
** Not to mention to collapsing staircase that punctuates the end of Jen's 'why I'm so awesome' speech.
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* Jen utterly thrashing one of the men who confronted her at the resturant simply because his name was the same as her fiance who she cares nothing for.

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* Jen utterly thrashing one of the men who confronted her at the resturant simply because his name was the same as her fiance who she cares nothing for.for.
** Even better is the mass 'aaah' of comprehension when Shu Lien explains to the beaten and confused men that Jen was set off by the name of her husband.
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* The extended duel between Shu Lien and Jen, with Shu Lien expending every item on her WallOfWeapons against the Green Destiny. At one point Shu Lien grabs [[CarryABigStick an oversized cudgel]] that she ''can barely keep off the floor. And Jen waits for her to find something else before they continue.''

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* The extended duel between Shu Lien and Jen, with Shu Lien expending every item on her WallOfWeapons against the Green Destiny. At one point Shu Lien grabs [[CarryABigStick an oversized cudgel]] that she ''can barely keep off the floor. And Jen waits for her to find something else before they continue.''''
* Jen utterly thrashing one of the men who confronted her at the resturant simply because his name was the same as her fiance who she cares nothing for.
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* The extended duel between Shu Lien and Jen, with Shu Lien expending every item on her WallOfWeapons against the Green Destiny. At one point Shu Lien grabs [[CarryABigStick an oversized cudgel]] that she ''can barely keep off the floor. And Jen waits for her to find something else before they continue.''

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