A minor visual flaw - No blood!!

Rating: 9/10 (26 February 2006)

Did anyone notice that Zhang Yimou is so inclined towards making a visually excellent film that he doesn't use blood even when shadow and snow's bodies are pierced by a sword in the end. Minor details though. A brilliantly captured film. Akira Kurosawa used paintings to complete his storyboard. I believe that Zhang Yimou did so too. Every sequence is beautiful. Another Asian film which can boast of stunning visual imagery along with a brilliant storyline is the Bollywood film Black directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.Everyone should check that one out too for world class performances.
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