Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

In the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Li Mu Bai and Jen's last fight against each other takes place in a forest of bamboo. In China, bamboo symbolizes righteousness, something that Jen, throughout the movie, could not learn until the end. Li Mu Bai, however, knew plenty more about righteousness than Jen through his experience and many battles. Something that especially signifies Li Mu Bai's dominance over Jen in terms of righteousness is the fact that, even with a pose that looked not as sturdy as it should have been, he was able to stand on the bamboo as if he wasn't being moved when Jen started shaking the bamboo stalk they were on. He remained on the tip of the bamboo with his same position, no matter how much Jen jostled it. As for Jen, her purpose for wanting the sword and running away, as well as how she mocked and insulted her enemies as she fought them, exemplify her lack of righteousness. She strove to learn how to be a warrior, but one important lesson she skipped in her lessons was the true meaning of the path of the warrior, the path of the righteous. Her lack of righteousness made her resolve weak and flimsy, making it easier for Li Mu Bai to knock her off the bamboo and claim his victory.