A Beautiful Film

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2005)

Beautiful, can be the only word used to describe Hero. It was director Zhang Yimou's first attempt at making an martial arts - type action film, and he did one fine job. It has an interesting and authentic story, together with wonderful scenery, music, and of course, action. The fighting is at times, almost like ballet and it's accompanied by soft, calm music. The whole film, is just a joy to look at. The locales are almost surreal, though they are actually places around China. Hero is somewhat similar in ways to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, though personally, i enjoyed the storyline better in Hero. It's a terrific movie, that should not be missed by anyone. It's in my top movies list. 10/10.