Hero

Before China was whole, it was divided up into six different kingdoms. Word had spread that a nameless man had killed three very strong rules of the kingdoms, all of which were enemies of the strongest ruler, Qin. When Qin heard of this news he summoned the nameless man who had killed them all to his palace and is requested to share how it was accomplished. When he had finished telling the story, Qin realized that something was wrong with the story and doesn't believe him. He believes that Nameless has defeated the rulers but only because he is working with the because they want Qin dead. He suspects this from two of them, Flying Snow and Broken Sword, because they attempted to kill him three years ago. Qin also has not let anyone within 100 paces within him since then and now, Nameless is within 10 paces and is worried that he has developed an unblockable move.

The director does an excellent job of using beautiful settings like forests, deserts and a lake surrounded by mountains. He uses bright colors for the scenes and depending on the story, the color scheme changes to fit the mood and who is telling it. They also have Chinese music playing in the background that give it the Chinese culture. The use of martial arts also portrays their culture. Although some of the scenes were obviously unrealistic, they still were realavent to the story line, unlike some other movies with martial arts who just put random fight scenes just to have them. Overall, Hero is a must see for anyone.

Jay Brunson