On Love

I just watched "Crouching Tigger, Hidden Dragon". First of all, I have to say that I didn't know a martial arts movie could be so beautiful. But I guess this is much more than a martial arts movie.
Now, if you have a complicated man/woman in your life, you should really watch this. Besides giving you some insight into your complicated lovers' minds, it will probably make your real life character seem quite simple, in comparison. Even though some real life characters exceed in complexity any fiction ones, let's face it...

So we have two couples in this movie, an older and a younger one. The older couple has a complicated man and the young couple has a complicated woman. Or maybe not. I'll get to that one later.
The older couple has been in love for a long time, but none of them has ever assumed it. The woman seems more eager to do it, but, right in the first part of the movie, Li Mu Bai, the man, tells Shu Lien, the woman:

"Shu Lein, there is no eternity to the things we can touch. My master used to say there is nothing we can hold onto in this world. Only by letting go can we finally possess what is real."

So, at this point, I started sensing that this woman was getting herself into real trouble with this man. And I was right. Even though he does not seem so happy about this kind of teaching and says he wants to be with her, you don't see it really happening until the end, when he is about to die. Sorry, too late. Oh, and if you were planning to watch the movie, sorry if I just ruined it by telling the end.
So, as I was saying, it takes Li Mu Bai the rest of the movie to start living his love with Shu Lien. Only at the end, when he is dying, he will tell her:

"I have already wasted my whole life. I wanted to tell you with my last breath... I have always loved you."

I am not sure if "better late than never" applies to this case. Li Mu Bai, you are kind of a pain in the butt.

So after this love story ended really badly, and my romantic optimistic side was really sad, I was still hoping for the younger couple. It all seemed to go well until the end. Then, remembering a story that her lover told her about a young man that jumped from a mountain and not only didn't get hurt but also saw his wish come true, Jen, the woman, asks Lo, her lover, what is his greatest wish, jumps from a mountain, and the film ends. I didn't really get this one, but since I am an optimistic, Jen could kind of fly and Lo's wish was to be with her forever, I will just hope she didn't die. I will be very disappointed if she did.