Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung,
Chen Daoming, Zhang Ziyi, and Donnie Yen
Zhang
Yimou directs this martial arts epic which stars Jet Li as an unnamed warrior
who claims to have defeated three would-be assassins of the king of Qin (Chen
Daoming). The nameless warrior is brought
before the king to recount the tale of how he defeated the three warriors: Sky
(Donnie Yen), Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung) and Broken Sword (Tony Leung). Via flashbacks, Nameless vividly describes
each battle with the infamous warrior assassins. The ever paranoid king is skeptical of
Nameless’ tales. As the film unfolds, we
discover that all is not as it appears to be.
True
to director Yimou’s style in the wuxia film genre, Hero is filled with jaw-dropping martial arts sequences, a
spectacular use of color and nature, and courageous, honorable characters.
