The best thing about Crouching Tiger, though, is the story of Jen. While Star Wars is a great story about good forces against evil forces, Crouching Tiger is a great story about a personal rebellion that all young people can relate to. Jen rebels against the society that is going to forces her to marry. Who wants to be told whom to love? She rejects being forced into this relationship and runs off. She doesn’t know how to handle her strength, though, and is so independent that she even rejects the chance to be Mu Bai’s student. Under his guidance, Jen cloud have become an even greater warrior. But Jen is too independent, and she unintentionally helps to bring about Mu Bai’s death and her own. Jen’s story shows us that we have a right to determine the course of our lives, but that we also need the guidance of our elders.