Review

Rating: Null/10 (3 December 2004)

Hero is a visually stunning canvas of energetic movement and dancing colour caught up in an emotionally reminiscent battle of wits between a king and an assassin. Most of the amazingly captured fight scenes may leave you wondering what actually happened, therefore my best advice is to pay attention and note what colours are being worn during each scene. The story is historic and purposely confusing and would set a contemplative mind into much reflection, which in my opinion is the avenue to which the moral makes it's point. Besides the intellectual, the actual "Hero" of this film is the fight scenes themselves and the brilliant use of colour. Now I know the point of the movie I may now go back without my reading glasses (sub-titles) and just sit and watch the amazing martial arts. I would give this one a 7 out of 10.