My First Wire-fu

Rating: 7/10 (8 December 2015)

This is the first time I've heard of or seen Wire-fu, I had only seen it parodied and butchered in side jokes in comics before this movie. Now that I've seen it... I'm not sure what to say that I expected.
I have to say, at first watching the choreography with the wires was a bit awkward, even laughable, but I am rather fond of how the wires were used to an advantage. The fight scenes were beautiful to watch, part of the fun was never knowing what turn it would take next. Although... the fight scenes were extremely drawn out, much more than necessary. Although it was pretty to watch and elegant, it became sour after seeing all the wires had to offer and the 'wow' had worn off.
Something I find extremely likable about "Hero", though, is the way the different perspectives and stories were shown and revealed. I know it's meant to be a bit of a mystery as to what was the actual story, but once Nameless acknowledges the story the Emperor brings forth, that kind of removes the mystery factor. The plot twists involved with the changing story lines forces the reader to continually make new connections and form new opinions on the characters throughout the movie, though, which is both a bit confusing and a bit interesting.
The actors, though, were a bit stale. They never seemed to change facial expression, and their actions (beside the fights) were predictable. The only actors who seemed to show emotion were the students who tried to run from the calligraphy school while it was under fire. (a valiant choice to make, such loyal and courageous students to the written word)
The color palettes, on the other hand, were gorgeous. Each bit of scenery, each new location had a different color, a different mood to match the scene in the movie. The orange of the leaves, the sand of the deserts, and darkness of the Emperor's throne room, each so very different and unique. (My favorite color scene one was the fight scene with the orange leaves)
Would I say I like Wire-fu because of "Hero"? No, probably not. I'll stick to animation and CGI, thanks.