Hero (2002)

Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang

Director: Yimou Zhang

Genre: action, adventure, drama

After two viewings, I am still not sure what to make of this film,
story-wise. I have no problems exalting praise for the cinematography
which, for many people, was the drawing point. It’s what got me to
watch the movie. I had heard it was the most beautiful film ever made.
Well, I wouldn’t go that far, but it IS visually spectacular. It’s even
more appreciated now that I watched one of the documentaries in which I
learned to what great lengths director Yimou Zhang the crew went to, to
make this look so good. It took a lot of patience, waiting for just the
right conditions, such as the smooth, silvery lake which only was calm
two hours a d…