martial arts masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2012)

This truly is one of the greatest films I have ever seen in my life. It is very much a masterpiece. It is a highly evocative and deep film. Everything is top-notch. The acting, the lighting, the visuals, the musical score, the choreography, everything is just so wonderful.
The movie is about China before it became a single united land and was a series of warring nations. A nameless warrior comes before the king of the nation Qin having slain his three greatest foes, the assassins known as Sky, Broken Sword and Snow. As he tells his story, however, the king works out that Nameless is lying to get closer to him, and the truth begins to unravel.
This is a film that makes you sympathize with all of the characters. The king of Qin, though at first he may appear to be little more than a tyrant, is eventually revealed as a man who longs for peace, peace that he wishes to achieve through uniting all the nations. You sympathize with the assassins because what they have gone through is harsh. It is understandable that they wish to kill the king of Qin because their nation has suffered because of him.
The score heightens the emotions of the film, and it is a very beautiful and touching score. The visuals are just stunning, and the movie uses locations, set pieces, choreography and colour spectacularly, and the results are a treat for the eyes.
This film is without a doubt a work of art and a masterpiece. Any-who, that's my review, so I must bid you adieu.