TianXia, an ideal drowned in massacre

Rating: 6/10 (1 July 2003)

The historical legend over love, jealousy, loyalty and plots around the first ruler of China is compressed into this 100mins long and opulently styled motion picture. The stunts defying any law of physics gives it a floating and dynamic pattern. Unfortunately the idealistic message compressed into the two words "TianXia" (under one heaven) is soaked in masses of dead bodies, and thus killing the idealistic spirit. A movie well in line with any mainstream Hollywood production, and definitely not conveying the otherwise profound and convincing art of Chinese movie-making.