Hero (2002)

Chinese cinema has been always my favorite. The first movie I saw in this area is “Crouching Tiger Hidden dragon”, and I thought it was amazing. After that, I started seeing others, like “The House of flying daggers” and “The Course of the Golden Flower”. But the one I liked the most is “Hero”.

This movie takes place in Ancient China, when this country was separated into seven Kingdoms. A warrior, Nameless, arrives at Qin, to meet his King, who had survived an attempt on his life by the assassins Long Sky, Flying Snow, and Broken Sword. Nameless presents himself with the swords of each of these three warriors who try to hurt the King, and request for a meeting with his Excellency.

This is the topic of the movie; the meeting. Nameless starts telling the story of how he defeats Long Sky, Flying Snow, and Broken Sword. But, in one instance, The King realizes that the warrior may be lying, and then, he narrates how he thinks Nameless acquired the swords. And finally, the warrior relates what really happened.

What I like the most of this movie, is the soundtrack, the scenarios, and the colors the film uses. Each part of the movie counts with a particular color. Red is used when Nameless tell the story; blue is used when the King narrates the story. And white is used for the truth. This colors was perfectly used; in the walls, the clothing, the space, the nature.

The most recent movie I saw was “In the Mood for love”. It is a drama Chinese film, the fist I saw not related to ancient Chine, but in the present. I completely recommend it. The soundtrack, the performances and in particularly the story, is amazing.