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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After Anita Mui passed away, filmmakers considered recasting her role with either Brigitte Lin or Michelle Yeoh. Ultimately they decided recasting would be disrespectful.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After Anita Mui passed away, filmmakers considered recasting her role with either Brigitte Lin or Michelle Yeoh. Ultimately Ultimately, they decided that recasting would be disrespectful.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: After Anita Mui's death, Zhang Yimou felt that recasting the role would be disrespectful, so the film's second half was heavily rewritten to downplay her role of the Flying Daggers' leader.
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* DiedDuringProduction: After Anita Mui's death, Zhang Yimou felt that recasting the role would be disrespectful, so the film's second half was heavily rewritten to downplay her role of the Flying Daggers' leader.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The final battle was filmed in the Ukraine.
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* ThrowItIn: The climactic battle had already begun filming when it suddenly started snowing in Ukraine. They then decided to roll with it, giving the visual impression of a battle that began in Autumn and ended in Winter.
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* ThrowItIn: DeletedRole: After Anita Mui passed, her character was removed from the script.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Mei's SheFu moves come from the fact that her actress Zhang Ziyi is a trained dancer but has no martial arts training.
* ShownTheirWork: The song that Mei sings in her first dance for Jin is an ancient poem set to music. It warns of the dangers of overindulging in female beauty, and acknowledges the hurt of a lasting love.
* ThrowItIn:
** The climactic battle had already begun filming when it suddenly started snowing in Ukraine. They then decided to roll with it, giving the visual impression of a battle that began in Autumn and ended in Winter.
** Yimu Zhang put in the battle sequence in the bamboo forest because he felt it was traditional for a martial arts movie.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Mei's SheFu moves come from the fact that her actress Zhang Ziyi is a trained dancer but has no martial arts training.
* ShownTheirWork: The song that Mei sings in her first dance for Jin is an ancient poem set to music. It warns of the dangers of overindulging in female beauty, and acknowledges the hurt of a lasting love.
* ThrowItIn:
** The climactic battle had already begun filming when it suddenly started snowing in Ukraine. They then decided to roll with it, giving the visual impression of a battle that began in Autumn and ended in Winter.
** Yimu Zhang put in the battle sequence in the bamboo forest because he felt it was traditional for a martial arts movie.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The original title translates as ''Ambush From Ten Directions''.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: After Anita Mui's death, Zhang Yimou felt that recasting the role would be disrespectful, so the film's second half was heavily rewritten to downplay her role of the Flying Daggers' leader.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Zhang Ziyi is an accomplished dancer like her character Mei.
* AuthorExistenceFailure: After Anita Mui's death, Zhang Yimou felt that recasting the role would be disrespectful, so the film's second half was heavily rewritten to downplay her role of the Flying Daggers'leader.leader.
* ThrowItIn: The climactic battle had already begun filming when it suddenly started snowing in Ukraine. They then decided to roll with it, giving the visual impression of a battle that began in Autumn and ended in Winter.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After Anita Mui passed away, filmmakers considered recasting her role with either Brigitte Lin or Michelle Yeoh. Ultimately they decided recasting would be disrespectful.
* AuthorExistenceFailure: After Anita Mui's death, Zhang Yimou felt that recasting the role would be disrespectful, so the film's second half was heavily rewritten to downplay her role of the Flying Daggers'
* ThrowItIn: The climactic battle had already begun filming when it suddenly started snowing in Ukraine. They then decided to roll with it, giving the visual impression of a battle that began in Autumn and ended in Winter.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After Anita Mui passed away, filmmakers considered recasting her role with either Brigitte Lin or Michelle Yeoh. Ultimately they decided recasting would be disrespectful.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: After Anita Mui's death, Zhang Yimou felt that recasting the role would be disrespectful, so the film's second half was heavily rewritten to downplay her role of the Flying Daggers' leader.
