Breathtaking

Rating: 9/10 (2 October 2004)

Contains spoilers and almost nothing but spoilers ...
I just can't get over the fact that a lot of people seem to think there is no storyline, no plot. Well, open your eyes and mind just a little bit, because there's a huge plot behind it, however small it looks.
This movie poses interesting, disturbing and very poignant questions about leadership, democracy, unity, love and loyalty:

the way Moon is completely loyal to her master Broken Sword

the way Flying Snow is dedicated to her plea of revenge and her willingness to surrender her love for Broken Sword

the way Sky, Broken Sword and Flying Snow are united in their love and faith in Nameless to kill the King of Qin

the way that the King of Qin wants to unite all the peoples of China to have just a single language (at first only Broken Sword sees the greater scheme of things)

the way the King of Qin dominated and oppresses an entire country with good intentions but poor communication

the way Nameless gives up his life for a goal he understands is greater than him and his revenge

Yes, there is so much plot and storyline in this movie that I still have not unraveled it all during the first two viewings of the movie!
And then there's the visuals, which are truly stunning, and as you may have noticed the five colors are also a symbol for at least five different story lines ...
Please take a look again and this time genuinely WATCH IT and TAKE IT IN.