love, sacrifice, and the greater good

Rating: 10/10 (28 March 2003)

Hero (Ying xiong) is by far the greatest movie of 2003. Infact, It's the greatest movie i've seen so far this decade.
First of all....The cinematography in this film is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. The work that must have gone into this film is mind blowing.
First of all...this is NOT a crouching tiger clone. People who say that just haven't seen enough asian cinema. This film deals not only in the ideals of love and betreyal, but in politics in war. I would even go as far as to call this an anti-war film.
Stylistically, the most facinating part about this film is it's referances to Japanese cinema, since it is usually the other way around. The most obvious referance being RAN. It may not be as good as Kurosawa, but it's certainly a valiant effort. Just imagine RAN and CTHD, and you've got Hero. MUST SEE IN THEATER!