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Locke15 wrote:It is an amazing film, the cinematography is remarkable, and the use of colours was breathtaking. This is one of Jet Lee's few good films others include Once Upon A Time in China. It is certainly worth watching.
I thought the use of color - while visually appealing - was just a little much.
For those who haven't seen it, essentially, HERO tells a Rashomon-"3 sides (or more in this case) to every story" -style tale. And each individual thread of the movie is represented by a different color. Red, blue, green ... it's literally color-coded. And then when you get to the "truth," it's white, all the different shades of prior truth combined.
It's sorta clever but ... eh ... I don't know. I found it a bit too precious for its own good, especially with all the endless slow-motion and melodrama.
Still, it's a pretty cool movie in ways, and certainly is richly atmospheric. I do recommend seeing it. I think I liked it better than CTHD.
Once Upon a Time in China is an *excellent* Jet Li movie! My personal favorite. Most of the sequels are reasonably decent, too.
K.