Crouching Tiger probably got the biggest push for a foreign language movie ive seen in my lifetime. Hero & Flying Daggers were also heavily advertised(didn't have that oscar push tho like Tiger did which kept those commercials on the air for like three months). The problem is that after the initial critic hype they disappeared from all the lists.


Cinematography and acting wise the modern wuxia movies have been killing it but they still carry the 'kung fu film' burden...I ultimately think film critics subconsciously can't take it seriously even tho everything that makes a 'great' movie is there.