a special movie

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2003)

The first time I saw this movie, I thought it had lots of problems. For example, many fighting scenes disobey physical laws due to the wireworks, which renders them unrealistic. Also the theme and plot are a little pretentious, and some fighting scenes do not serve the theme.
However, the strange thing is that even though I think this movie has many problems, I still want to see it again and again. It seems to have some special attractions.
Maybe because it is too beautiful and arty: The mountains, lakes, deserts and ubiquitous winds, the fighting scenes (although sometimes not realistic), the yells during the fighting (borrowed from Peking Opera), some creative SFX and super cool body movements.
In a summary, this movie is recommended for a viewing. See it, and judge it by yourself.