My dad works with sound systems a lot and he used to use this scene to test our sound system at home often. I remember being about five years old and having only seen this scene and thinking it was the coolest thing ever XD
roserocksrapidly my dad did the exact same thing except he blasted the bombing scene from the Pearl Harbor movie with no warning...yah I almost died of a heart attack that day
i actually never noticed it before i read this comment maybe he is also a hidden genius, not just the girl every nut he throws goes straight to the target, even when he throws an entire bowl all the nuts go to their designated places
The Chinese name for this dance is 仙人指路 "immortal guiding"... She is blind in this scene, so she could only tell the which drums need to beat by listening... Yes in the movie she is pretending she is a blind but even with vision she still has to listen and memorize the beats
The first scene is the ultimate scene for setting up your surround sound system. Anyone who does not have that, misses out by a mile on scenes like this.
Meridia's Bacon If you can that is, she’s blind in the movie and can only listen you wanna be blind? And intense dancing training like chinese dance is hard af it’s not as easy as ballet
I am a huge fan of Zhang Ziyi. I think I have seen just about everything she has ever been in and when she broke out in America with Memoirs of a Geisha, it just made my feelings for her talent even more stronger. She is great.
Same here. I fell in complete and utter love with her in "The Road Home", one of Zhang Yimou's earlier films, the ending makes me burts out in tears everytime, and then came Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that kind of just sealed the deal. Been following her ever since and i consider her one of the absolute greatest actresses of our time. Her, Gong Li and Bai Ling. Powerhouses. Too bad she didn't get a lot of good roles outside of asia aside from Memoirs of a Geisha...she was kind of typecast as a wuxia heroine for a while, not that i'm complaining in the least but she is a great actress first and foremost, not just somebody who can execute choreography well...i mean, the cloverfield paradox? i mean, how dare they put her in that role, she deserves so much better than that. Luckily she is a huge star in asia so she gets really great roles there. My favourites are The Road Home, Crouching Tiger, Hero (even though she only has a very small part), House of Flying Daggers, The Banquet, the grandmaster and The Crossing. ever seen the Crossing? absolutely beautiful
I grew up in the United States, and so normal to me is American English, culture, music, and art. But when I saw this movie, I couldn't help but watch amazed. I wonder if maybe I find it so beautiful because it's different? I find Chinese imagery to be more poetic and evocative, richer in terms of the vibrancy of the emotions it evokes. This is not to say there are not poetic American works in cinema. But for me, American culture seems rooted in the more pragmatic aspects of life, like money, fame, success, dominance (ego), and the prosaic. Every culture has wonderful things about it, but when I think about dreams and their peculiar brand of adventure, it feels like the Chinese have captured the astral nature of dreams most accurately in their paintings and cinema. It is almost as if the spiritual world is more real to them, and for us here in America we do not view spirituality as a real part of our lives. Hmm, perhaps that is not accurate. It's as if it is not acceptable to speak about spirituality here--it is not an acceptable topic for everyday conversation.
American culture is about capitalism, china for a long time has been nobles dressed themselves like" clowns" , vibrant and heavy colors to make themselves feel special, that's all about history and religion , like china has taste for nature, but christian, muslim, jews don't have, in that view human is above everything , human can everything, no wonder, they have been the main forces changing the world and its nature, even because the abraamic background had not life, but ascetic people with sand and rock, well there are several reasons
agua4heath Please do not confuse the government of China, which is tyrannical and regressive, with the people and their long, rich history and culture. The former is a temporary condition which might be corrected in the future. The latter will continue to endure.
I grew up watching movies like this one, I'm here to visit old memories... When I was your average American kid watching these I never would've thought I would really be a fighter.
She could have hit those drums in any damn order and she knew it. It's like when you're able to bullshit your essays because your teacher only actually reads the first paragraph.
When he threw the whole bowl and she started her whole dance.. Can anyone really tell if she got the order right? She could have just thrown her shawl thing at any drum for all anyone knows.
Reminds me of when I occasionally B.S.'ed a class assignment in college. "They'll never know any better. Just be confident and likable. You can still get an A."
Irun Mon some of it, the most demanding parts were done were done from another dancer whose name I can never remember well. I do remember she was trained also on the beijing dance academy (same as ziyi)
probably because, that very officer already listed in the rebel's list as a target of opportunity, still, that's kind of direct confrontation was too rush though..
To this day and since I grew up watching her work she has been an inspiration to me. As a woman shall dance with grace but have the bite of a serpent.. unwilling to bow down to any man. (Even if he is the damn general) I love this movie to the end. Yes some scenes need work but most movies nowadays are full of cheap storylines and buzzwords... But THIS . . This is ART.
This is a hearing test. It is for meditation. Can you hear everything most people tune out. Then when you are meditating the sound of one hand clapping is very very loud. Yes it tells you where you are in your meditation like an area for special concentration. This test is usual for special hearing people at the right level of mind. Good movie
House of Flying Daggers was released in 2004, Arundhati was released in 2009. For those who say "Copy from arundati movie", I just want to say that it's better to confirm if there is any information to support your argument before you conclude.
Absolutement BRILLIANTE/ I Adore her pointe shoes/the beautiful gardent she is wearing...in fact, the Choreography; Styling; Music/...Is Perfection! more IMPortantly, I heard m'y Beloved Africa in this beautiful piece/ highly skilled ability to "accent" blows me away! once more, Bravo. *now back to m'y Wretched yet PRETTY existence~~
Stale Kellogg's Sugar Pops imported from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, by special courier. According to the scene, she is faking blindness, and it is revealed later that she can see. In real life, too, she can see. This movie has many exquisite special effects (CGI) as in this scene, and it is a must-see for any Martial Arts movie fan. It is fantastic, enigmatic, and mesmerizing, and the storyline and subtext are cleverly juxtaposed.
For those who didn’t know, ZHANG YI MOU is also the director of the 2008 Beijing Olympic ceremony, and will direct 2022 Beijing winter Olympic ceremony as well.
Chinese fantasy or Wu Xia often portray super human's ability but this is being done the same in western only to be backed by scientific approach. The outcome is still the same, there is no real Superman and Spider-Man. So why is it so hard to accept. the East uses a "soft" approach focus more on human while the West uses a "hard" approach leaning more towards technology and hardware advancement.
My sisters and I used to do the scene with towels 😭
Hahaha that's cool
Same here.
You've got to start somewhere, right??
Me too hahahahahahahahah
Lol
I love how she does that smile after he tosses the rest in the bowl, like she's saying "I've got this." It's a subtle smile, but a powerful one.
Yep Factsssss you got it
My dad works with sound systems a lot and he used to use this scene to test our sound system at home often. I remember being about five years old and having only seen this scene and thinking it was the coolest thing ever XD
GOD, SAME HERE
roserocksrapidly my dad did the exact same thing except he blasted the bombing scene from the Pearl Harbor movie with no warning...yah I almost died of a heart attack that day
roserocksrapidly Yo I first saw this scene when I was a kid going to a bose store with my folks!! Now it makes sense that they played this
Bose? must have sounded shit in comparison with normal speakers. This scene must be awesome with a DBA system, upmixed to dolby atmos.
I can see why. It’s an audible masterpiece.
When your group mates ain't shit and you have to do everything yourself
prince soonyoung 😂 this is how I feel
Nmms jajaja
Fr lmao.
The costume design is on point.
Ture
To be honest, it's actually a stupid scene because it's impossible for a human to have a hearing that accurate
It’s called hanfu from the Han dynasty in accent China
Keyon Woods looks very beautiful too.
Lee Ching Yee it’s a movie.... if it was purely base off of real life then it will be boring it’s the fantasy that makes it fun
This is a perfect example of how a woman can be dressed from neck to toe and still be alluring as hell.
don't forget being incredibly badass
Ok but it is zhong ziyi lol she can be wearing a potato sack and would still be alluring
Well shit if I had magic to jump around like that I will
No...They will wear whatever they want to.
AMEN!!!
I always wondered how he threw that whole bowl of stones and not a single one of them hit her in the face.
they're beans i think
They're definitely beans.
Xantar I thought those were Cheerios
yeah, then the movie would've end; cuz she'll be so pissed
i actually never noticed it before i read this comment
maybe he is also a hidden genius, not just the girl
every nut he throws goes straight to the target, even when he throws an entire bowl all the nuts go to their designated places
She’s actually doing rhythmic gymnastics with her body, I mean the elements. Watch top competitions, you’ll see the gymnasts do this.
She's doing Chinese classical dance, like Shen Yun
@@anab871 Go see Shen Yun
@@55dbau I have!
this is classical Chinese dance and has thousands of years of History. rhythmic gymnastics took its moves
The Chinese name for this dance is 仙人指路 "immortal guiding"... She is blind in this scene, so she could only tell the which drums need to beat by listening...
Yes in the movie she is pretending she is a blind but even with vision she still has to listen and memorize the beats
But she is pretending to blind.
she's not blind, she played like she was blind to fool people.
Thank you for letting us know cuz I didn't know I think she is awesome and I think the movie is awesome
Wouldn't be painful if you dance with thin shoes under tiny rocks?
Just wondering!
Either way its beautiful blind or not
The first scene is the ultimate scene for setting up your surround sound system. Anyone who does not have that, misses out by a mile on scenes like this.
The choreography and dancer are phenomenal .. Gorgeous
noneya bizness Chinese and Japanese make good movies. Beautiful
I always loved this scene. She is magnificent, flawless and so graceful! I can watch this again and again!
If I was an assassin, this would be my thing.
Meridia's Bacon If you can that is, she’s blind in the movie and can only listen you wanna be blind? And intense dancing training like chinese dance is hard af it’s not as easy as ballet
@@AlvinaYunoa ballet is very technically challenging too. It's hard to compare the two styles, I do both.
This is one of the most beautiful scenes I've ever seen in any movie.
Zhang Ziyi was a dancer before she became a movie star.
technically every chinese actress has to go through intensive dance training
Not really. At least not everyone has dance training.
Roger Faint that true, if i not wrong she went to school , f(x) Victoria also went to the same school. Zhang ziyi is Senior of course😄
she learns kung fu
Eugenia Wong that's not true lol. Zhang was in a dance school before she went Beijing Film Academy
Phenomenal artistry... Extraordinarily beautiful in so many ways. Visuals, audio, dance and choreography - and a truly stunning woman...
I am a huge fan of Zhang Ziyi. I think I have seen just about everything she has ever been in and when she broke out in America with Memoirs of a Geisha, it just made my feelings for her talent even more stronger. She is great.
I'm pretty sure her breakout in America was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Same here. I fell in complete and utter love with her in "The Road Home", one of Zhang Yimou's earlier films, the ending makes me burts out in tears everytime, and then came Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that kind of just sealed the deal. Been following her ever since and i consider her one of the absolute greatest actresses of our time. Her, Gong Li and Bai Ling. Powerhouses. Too bad she didn't get a lot of good roles outside of asia aside from Memoirs of a Geisha...she was kind of typecast as a wuxia heroine for a while, not that i'm complaining in the least but she is a great actress first and foremost, not just somebody who can execute choreography well...i mean, the cloverfield paradox? i mean, how dare they put her in that role, she deserves so much better than that. Luckily she is a huge star in asia so she gets really great roles there. My favourites are The Road Home, Crouching Tiger, Hero (even though she only has a very small part), House of Flying Daggers, The Banquet, the grandmaster and The Crossing. ever seen the Crossing? absolutely beautiful
Ah! That was Zhang Ziyi in memoirs of a Geisha?!? I never knew!!
@@jennacampbell7759 yes, it's her.
@@arkarswenyein1039 f
This was one of my favorite movies back in the day
Now that is how you flirt.
Nurasake 😂😂😂😂😂😂😄😄😄😄😄😄
Lmao
Throw beans at them and tell them to dance and hit drums???
Seems legit. 🙃
lol!!!!
Red Bloop Creature Watch Ram Leela
One of the most beautiful scenes in cinema, saw it when i was a kid and it haunts me till this day
When u wanna be a killer but with class
Sinus Cosinus 😂😂😂
Sinus Cosinus kkkkkkkkkk
Lmao 😂😂😂
best comment xD xD !!
There is no gravity? :)
I love how none of the grains hit her eyeball or something.
I grew up in the United States, and so normal to me is American English, culture, music, and art. But when I saw this movie, I couldn't help but watch amazed. I wonder if maybe I find it so beautiful because it's different? I find Chinese imagery to be more poetic and evocative, richer in terms of the vibrancy of the emotions it evokes.
This is not to say there are not poetic American works in cinema. But for me, American culture seems rooted in the more pragmatic aspects of life, like money, fame, success, dominance (ego), and the prosaic.
Every culture has wonderful things about it, but when I think about dreams and their peculiar brand of adventure, it feels like the Chinese have captured the astral nature of dreams most accurately in their paintings and cinema. It is almost as if the spiritual world is more real to them, and for us here in America we do not view spirituality as a real part of our lives. Hmm, perhaps that is not accurate. It's as if it is not acceptable to speak about spirituality here--it is not an acceptable topic for everyday conversation.
American culture is about capitalism, china for a long time has been nobles dressed themselves like" clowns" , vibrant and heavy colors to make themselves feel special, that's all about history and religion , like china has taste for nature, but christian, muslim, jews don't have, in that view human is above everything , human can everything, no wonder, they have been the main forces changing the world and its nature, even because the abraamic background had not life, but ascetic people with sand and rock, well there are several reasons
lol china. PRC china. peoples republic china. the Great Leap and Red Guard china.
Qichar 2000多年的本土文化积淀，即便损坏了一半也是美国文化的5倍。美国很强大，软实力也强大，电影也厉害，文化也多元，但是和中国不同。最重要的是我们的价值不同。
jia long 有一些价值不同。可是有一些 全世界的人都明白
agua4heath Please do not confuse the government of China, which is tyrannical and regressive, with the people and their long, rich history and culture. The former is a temporary condition which might be corrected in the future. The latter will continue to endure.
Anyone else think this is one of the most amazing movie scenes ever? I sure do
Yesss I do definitely
Forgot how much I love this movie
I like that movie too👌
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James M. Rateau Yeah, 1 of my fav's. Along with the soundtrack. Peace, James!
I love the movie,too
What is the name?
I grew up watching movies like this one, I'm here to visit old memories... When I was your average American kid watching these I never would've thought I would really be a fighter.
to be honest if they were using the asian movies in the oscars no american movies would have won. they know how to use the camera
So true
zhang yimou and his team are the best
yh sooooo tr.
but why dont they ?
Cuz america is a racist country, and they dont like too much asian people.
It was nominated for best cinematography in 2005.
She could have hit those drums in any damn order and she knew it. It's like when you're able to bullshit your essays because your teacher only actually reads the first paragraph.
When he threw the whole bowl and she started her whole dance.. Can anyone really tell if she got the order right? She could have just thrown her shawl thing at any drum for all anyone knows.
Probably why she smirked..
yup
Reminds me of when I occasionally B.S.'ed a class assignment in college. "They'll never know any better. Just be confident and likable. You can still get an A."
I think..........
Rachel Priest meaning?
Zhang ziyi is quite literally poetry in motion...
aaah when i was younger i used to watch it almost 24/7, i had seen it so many times that i no longer needed sub to understand what they said X'D
Same
+kagu darzell me too,
tell me the title of the movie pliz ??
House of Flying Dagger（十面埋伏）
Me too
I just randomly remember seeing this as a child, and here it is.
She must be a gymnastic athlet, her technique is so amazing
Your Mom is she a ballerina? her leaps were amazing, like gymnast in Olympic
Irun Mon traditional chinese dance, it's just as physically demanding as ballet. that's what she is trained in :) this rutine is an example of it
lilacalosa did she use stun performer or he did all that by herself?
Irun Mon some of it, the most demanding parts were done were done from another dancer whose name I can never remember well. I do remember she was trained also on the beijing dance academy (same as ziyi)
She actually is the top actor in China...
That was the most beautiful movie I've ever watched so far. Definitely watching it again sometime.
She finally snapped at that impossible task.
Cano Manuel Gonzaga It's a revolutionary thing. He's part of the army that killed her people. The whole dance was a ruse.
probably because, that very officer already listed in the rebel's list as a target of opportunity, still, that's kind of direct confrontation was too rush though..
I used to watch this with my mother at night on tv
I think I broke the "replay" button.
J-HopeIsMyBias BTS_Infires_Me_ Bultaoreune OMG I saw J-hope and i was like: MUST LIKE THIS COMMENT
army
Army
this scene was a marvel. still some of the prettiest choreography in film.
she is so beautiful, she is one of the east's secret a fascinating beautiful one
she's not beautiful by "eastern"/Chinese standard
fersi she's very beautiful!!
They are all same :-/
@@mauvehawaii how? from what I've learned this is the east Asian beauty standard. but the eyes need to be a bit big and double eyelid.
@@mauvehawaii I think she was during the early 2000s.
To this day and since I grew up watching her work she has been an inspiration to me. As a woman shall dance with grace but have the bite of a serpent.. unwilling to bow down to any man. (Even if he is the damn general) I love this movie to the end. Yes some scenes need work but most movies nowadays are full of cheap storylines and buzzwords... But THIS . . This is ART.
This is a hearing test. It is for meditation. Can you hear everything most people tune out. Then when you are meditating the sound of one hand clapping is very very loud. Yes it tells you where you are in your meditation like an area for special concentration. This test is usual for special hearing people at the right level of mind. Good movie
The soundtrack to this film is easily one of the best soundtracks of all time! And I love how there is so much color in this movie as well
My Favorite Scene Of All! Well Done!
Who’s watching in 2019?
Dance scene from *House of flying Daggers*
Thank you. Excellent .
The precision this womans performance is flawless in this scene absolutely incredible.
Never seen the movie and this is the first time seeing this scene but I can tell you she a bad bitch. slice and dice em!
Siyayabjd I have this movie. My kids, and, I love it....
Ever since I first saw her in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, I am in love with this woman.
I couldn't remember the name so I typed 'lady in movie playing drums with clothes'
what a impressive performance!!!I always feel it's amazing when every time I see!
She Did Great! And Look At Her Skills! Wonderful!
House of Flying Daggers was released in 2004, Arundhati was released in 2009. For those who say "Copy from arundati movie", I just want to say that it's better to confirm if there is any information to support your argument before you conclude.
Bollywood is f**king notorious for borrowing from or even outright plagirising hit movies from other countries, without giving due credit.
her movements are sooo graceful! 😍
CONGRATULATIONS TO DANCER ALL OUR RESPECTS!!!!!
FABULOUS SCENERY & BEAUTIFUL CULTURE.
VERY BEATIFUL WORK.
RESPECT TO YOU ATHENS GREECE
This is the first time I watched this scene while hearing it through headphones and the sound design feels so different, I love it.
Just found this movie (gift from little brother). It is awesome. Great camera shots, dancing, and more ! A must have for Asian Film Lovers, like me !
Director Zhang Yimou at this best...one of the best choreographed scene in movie history
Still one of my favorites even after all this time.
Dance just became a battle scene interesting
This has got to be the most intriguing video ive ever seen
Killer choreography
If the Oscar is not rigged this movie would have won best cinematography. DP Zhao Xiaoding is one of the best in the industry then and now.
This is...impressive. I know she's blind but to be able to discern each individual sound's direction...amazing!
Not humanly possible, yet it's damn enchanting 🌟
The great china. The great Tang Dynasty.
actually its Ming Dynasty
朱捷 It's Tang bruh, The movie said it.
@@xijingpingqusi Ming dynasty clothes are different than Tang one.
This movie just made me sad but i really love how graceful they are.
Absolutement BRILLIANTE/ I Adore her pointe shoes/the beautiful gardent she is wearing...in fact, the Choreography; Styling; Music/...Is Perfection!
more IMPortantly, I heard m'y Beloved Africa in this beautiful piece/ highly skilled ability to "accent"
blows me away!
once more,
Bravo.
*now back to m'y Wretched yet PRETTY existence~~
This is a real masterpiece! I never get tired watching this artwork
what the fuck did i just stumble on! That was so awesome!!!! im too high for this recommendation! lmao
The movie was so beautiful and my favorite part, she did great :)
I forgot how this scene was supposed to be Matrix-ish
Hope everyone in the world could appreciate different genres of beauty and rinse in the pleasure of it. That’s the joy of living
She was supposed to play Mulan but it took ages for it to come to fruition.
This is pure poetry❤
What a beautiful and awesome movie!
Me: I don't have any special talent
Crush: can you show me any kind of talent?
Me:
"do you have some beans??"
The demonstration of this scene made me by the Bose Home Theater, its been 10 years now.
Wow that's cool
Love this movie. Glad I found it again.
probably my favorite movie scene of all time.
This is the scene that keeps me watching this movie.
if i could make a cloth whip around a sword with super persision...... prolly be an assasin :)
she's a keeper
oh Zhang Ziyi.... beautiful and talented!!!! :D Great performance!!!! :D :D :D
The whole movie about what we do in daily life. The love, the talents, almost everything that we did not realize much about
One of my fav movies of all times!
incredibly beautiful scene from one of the best movies around
She's a wonderful actress
I wish there was a love button on TH-cam. True artistry in every sense.
beautiful and amazing
What Beautiful Artistry/Grace,etc.😊👍
this is so beautiful
after seeing the whole movie, this scene holds so much more meaning. i'm noticing things I haven't noticed before.
i love chinesse martial colosal movie, more than just an ordinary movie.. sometimes it based on histores, legends even fairy tales..
Stale Kellogg's Sugar Pops imported from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, by special courier. According to the scene, she is faking blindness, and it is revealed later that she can see. In real life, too, she can see. This movie has many exquisite special effects (CGI) as in this scene, and it is a must-see for any Martial Arts movie fan. It is fantastic, enigmatic, and mesmerizing, and the storyline and subtext are cleverly juxtaposed.
the scene and music are so epic and I'm thinking she jump onto some beans and fall face down
Shes a total artist. Real Beauty, charm, talent, and skills...shes got it all. I wish here more starring in quality movies like this.
Magnificent movie . Fabulous style and culture.
For those who didn’t know, ZHANG YI MOU is also the director of the 2008 Beijing Olympic ceremony, and will direct 2022 Beijing winter Olympic ceremony as well.
The whole drum thing was pretty cool, but I"m calling bullshit on the sword sequence.
it's a movie, babe...
Chinese fantasy or Wu Xia often portray super human's ability but this is being done the same in western only to be backed by scientific approach. The outcome is still the same, there is no real Superman and Spider-Man. So why is it so hard to accept. the East uses a "soft" approach focus more on human while the West uses a "hard" approach leaning more towards technology and hardware advancement.
Really??? You sure????? Duh 🙄? Yes.
Best martial arts movie I've ever watched.