bamboo in movies

[wufeng]

I made a few screenshots from movies with bamboo. See it at this link: http://bambusy.info/?bambus-a-kultura:filmy

sample:

[Thuja]

Holy smokes! Nice. That's a great collection. Guess I need to go out and get a few more movies.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/ ... n_chop.jpg" border="0" alt="Zen Chop">
I think this is from A Touch of Zen. Quick topping technique.
And then there's this move that we all can aspire to...
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/ ... forest.jpg" border="0" alt="Ouch!">
From Flying Daggers.

[CadyG]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon may have one of the most dramatic bamboo scenes in cinema history-- the classic battle that takes place on top of the CANOPY of a moso forest!

[Bamboomoon]

How do you get these "screenshots"? I'm guessing you rent the movie, then "pause" it, then take a picture, but that would not seem (to me) to be a way to get a very good picture? Signed, Not Very Technically Inclined ...

[serenityinbamboo]

I agree with Cady! The boo forrests in Crouching tiger were breathtaking, and another reason I wanted timber boo

[wufeng]

to Bamboomoon: I did it without "Pause" . When movie was playing i hit in Power DVD button for stills and made many jpgs. From them i select the better ones for collection.

[Thuja]

Various players have screenshot functions. E.g., the Nero player I think has it.
Here's another movie with bamboo, --or is that rhizomes?
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/ ... iffids.jpg" border="0" alt="attack of the rhizomes!">
My favorite bamboo movie...

[wufeng]

Thuja very nice tip. But it must be very dangerous kind of bamboo. Use very strong barrier for this kind.

[Bamboomoon]

Wufeng: I think you have a very clever idea for a coffee table Bamboo Book. You might call it Bamboo Movies. Being interested in bamboo, I have begun to notice when bamboo is in a scene. There's some "bofo" (Moso?) in Memoirs of a Geisha, for instance. This title is of course , only a clever way to get people to open the book. But that is perhaps as important an aspect as almost any other. You mention that you already have a project going. Good luck on it, whatever it is. I must say, there's a kind of lure in this idea that appeals to me. I wonder what others here, might think of this idea?

[wufeng]

My main interest is in growing bamboo in my garden, but during the winter i can?t do anything outside and i search another aspect of bamboo. It is interesting for me too. Bamboo is very important symbol in chinese culture. You can find it in chinese poetry, paintings, novels, very often in combination with caligraphy. Its very nice to see. Movies are important part of chinese culture too and bamboo forest is very popular, like scenery, in wuxia category. I only want giv a notice about movies with bamboo. Its only for fun.

For example Touch Of Zen (1969) i think is worth to see.

[Cyberous]

What about House of flying daggers? Excellent movie with an extreemly complex story line... lots of twist and turns.
Don
http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/ho ... oster.html

[Thuja]

Nice shots there Cyberous. Definitely some good slice & dice bamboo action in House of Flying Daggers.

Another movie, one that I discovered from a tip from Kentuck (of GW), that has some nice bamboo scenes is The Bridge on the River Kwai. Here're a couple shots...
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/ ... nKwai2.jpg" border="0" alt="in the jungle">
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/ ... OnKwai.jpg" border="0" alt="from the movie River Kwai">

[Thuja]

Just saw Jet Li's Fearless movie. Bamboo plays a mystical role in a couple of scenes.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/ ... bamboo.jpg" border="0" alt="breeze">
When a breeze blows everyone stops to appreciate the magical bamboo sounds (my interpretation).
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/ ... breeze.jpg" border="0" alt="Woo, that sounds great!">
If you're into Wushu, you will love this movie.

[Iowaboo]

Nice terraced hilly country. I wonder what an aerial of similiar locations would present.

[ocimum_nate]

There was a lot of bamboo in 24 season 1, at the compound where Kim and Nina Bauer were being held.