This along with Hong Kong martial arts coordinator Yuan Wo-ping's painstaking choreography really sets the film apart from previous Hong Kong and Taiwan films that feature combat at the expense of content. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon really shows the martial arts genre to glorious effect.
《臥虎藏龍》帶領觀眾遍覽中國美景，從一望無垠的荒漠、雲霧繚繞的山巒、青翠空靈的竹林，到流水飛瀑、庭園廟宇，配上香港武術指導袁和平嘔心瀝血設計的武打招式，使得該片跳脫以往港台武俠片熱鬧有餘、內涵不足的模式，將武俠片的氣勢發揚光大。