Hero

IMDB Rating: 8.00, 45432 votes

 Taglines
  • How far would you go to become a hero?
  • Kono kuni wa mada, hontô no hero wo shiranai [Japan] ("This land doesn't know a real hero. Yet.)
  • One man will challenge an empire
  • One man's strength will unite an empire
Storyline
In ancient China, before the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a minor official defeats Qin's three principal enemies, he is summoned to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising victory.
Actors
NamelessJet Li
Broken SwordTony Leung Chiu Wai
Flying SnowMaggie Cheung
MoonZiyi Zhang
King of QinDaoming Chen
SkyDonnie Yen
ScholarLiu Zhong Yuan
Old ServantZheng Tia Yong
Prime MinisterYan Qin
GeneralChang Xiao Yang
CommanderZhang Ya Kun
Head EunuchMa Wen Hua
EunuchJin Ming
PianistXu Kuang Hua
MusicianWang Shou Xin

Posted in: 2002,  Action,  Adventure,  Drama,  High IMDB rating

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4 Comments

  1. lups

    Loved the use of colours

  2. steir

    Beautifully shot, awesome use of color!

  3. James

    Incredibly Beautiful Visual Poem of a Movie
    I have to admit to loving Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and this movie is even better. A film that actually emotionally impacts the audience, making them think instead of sitting there in a dumb stupor. Excellent commentary on the results of assassination, wars, disruptive political climate. An interesting juxtaposition to the "go in and blow them away and leave" mentality that is so prevalent today.

  4. welch5

    High production values for a Hong Kong Kung Fu movie, but…
    I saw this movie 2 years ago in China. At the time, you could not walk anywhere without seeing an ad for this movie. It’s high production values, and relatively well known stars, Jet Li and Zhang Ziyi, make it a good candidate for theatres in the US. I assume this must be what Quentin is thinking.

    There are plenty of good scenes in this movie, but one can only take so much Kung Fu in one sitting. Especially since its the same story told over and over and over again.

    I really thought this was going to turn out to be a good one, but for some reason, I walked away feeling empty.

    Nevertheless, its a movie that I want to own on DVD.

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