Hero (2004)

What makes it different from others?

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

I first watched Hero when I was 15 years old. Back then, I was only interested in it because I expected fancy martial arts like all other teenage kids. So obviously, I slept through most parts of the movie and didn't even get the story. Fast forward 15 years later, and I can't believe this movie was made in 2002. The plot, the effects, the actors, amazing. Now I re-watch it after every 2 months or so. Hero is a masterpiece that just gets better as you grow older.

Beautiful to watch, past paced, engaging story, poignant at times. It never came of as overwrought or corny, which is a feat because this type of story could easily come off as melodramatic or campy. The cinematography and martial arts sequences were absolutely stunning. This movie was everything I want a historical action flick to be.

This is my second Chinese movie that I've ever watched even when I have been living in China for 12 years. First of all, I thought that all the Chinese movies weren't as good as American or Korean. Also the first movie that I watched didn't really go well, and it was boring. However, this movie impressed me a lot. I've watched this movie in school for film class. At first, I was not expecting anything because I didn't really like Chinese movie. However, as I watched all the movie, cinematography started to impress me. The story was kind of weird (I guess that's the reason why I couldn't give 10) but the cinematography grabbed my attention and started to make me enjoy the movie more. I think this movie have lots of graphic and lots of unrealistic scenes, but the back ground and cinematography is great. Those two factor saved this movie, without those two, I think this movie was not that great.

it was a great movie after all. although I have seen a lot of Chinese movies but this one of the most well delivered message movie. I loved how they pull on those different colors to indicates all different scenes. it was very fresh and new. they all did a good job of being "ancient" and reveals their own characters in their unique own way. I can see a lot of meanings that the director puts in. I think this movie should be put into a modern scene too, it would be such a good way to show all the Chinese culture in this kind of amazing way. I really liked the movie and I wish I can see some of this kind great movie in the future.