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Hero : 4 of 5
4.27.2005 6:07 PM \| Link	I missed this amazing movie in the theater, but I recently read a great interview with the director Xhang Yimou in Giant Robot magazine, so I put this film at the top of my Netflix queue. Hero is the story of a warrior named Nameless and his quest to defeat a king, who will become the first Emperor of China. To gain access to the king, he must "pretend" to kill three deadly assassins who have made many attempts on the king's life, named Sky, Flying Snow, and Broken Sword (I love the names). First Nameless tells his stories to the King, then the King tells what he thinks really happened, and then the "true" stories are told. Everything in the movie is highly stylized, mainly with color. When Nameless tells his story, all costumes and sets are red, and the King's stories are filled with blue. The true stories are filled with white, and other side stories use green and yellow, too. Much of the martial arts scenes include wire work, where the opponents fly and jump in fantastic ways. There are truly amazing images that are unforgettable, such as a battle on the mirror-smooth surface of a lake, and another in a storm of bright golden leaves. Amazingly, there is hardly a drop of blood in the entire film, which seemed so tasteful to me. I could go on and on, but it's enough to say that Hero is one of the best films of this genre ever made. Labels: dvds


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