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Things I like:
. The new spin on the history of Qin Shih Huang Ti. This is the tyrant who ordered the making of the famous terracotta soldiers & The Great Wall. The film makes him out to be a hard king who is soft inside, and who only did what he did for a higher ideal i.e. peace. But history teaches us that he was a king obsessed with finding an elixir of life so he could be immortal. He was also a great despiser of culture (hence the caligraphy school scene in the film) and ordered the burial of scholars and burning of books. According to him, books corrupted the people's minds.
The actor who portrayed Tsang's version of Emperor Qin deserves accolades as he came across both vicious, sharp and compassionate.
. The melodrama of the martial arts action - this is what martial arts movies are traditionally like. Everything is over the top; however, they are based on legends that tell us the old masters truly could propel themselves in the air thru the manipulation of 'qi'.
. Colours, colours, colours! Obviously red is for the most passionate (and reckless) emotions displayed while the white robes indicate the truth.
In the scene where Maggie Cheung fights Zhang Zi Yi, the leaves are a symbol of death. For autumn was the period that prisoners were executed back then.
. The three movements, where three interpretations of the story are told, represent for me three things. They are all connected by the theme of Love. First, is the 'basest' of loves: the jealous and rash kind. Second, is love for each other. Third, is love for something Higher.
Go watch it.
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. The new spin on the history of Qin Shih Huang Ti. This is the tyrant who ordered the making of the famous terracotta soldiers & The Great Wall. The film makes him out to be a hard king who is soft inside, and who only did what he did for a higher ideal i.e. peace. But history teaches us that he was a king obsessed with finding an elixir of life so he could be immortal. He was also a great despiser of culture (hence the caligraphy school scene in the film) and ordered the burial of scholars and burning of books. According to him, books corrupted the people's minds.
The actor who portrayed Tsang's version of Emperor Qin deserves accolades as he came across both vicious, sharp and compassionate.
. The melodrama of the martial arts action - this is what martial arts movies are traditionally like. Everything is over the top; however, they are based on legends that tell us the old masters truly could propel themselves in the air thru the manipulation of 'qi'.
. Colours, colours, colours! Obviously red is for the most passionate (and reckless) emotions displayed while the white robes indicate the truth.
In the scene where Maggie Cheung fights Zhang Zi Yi, the leaves are a symbol of death. For autumn was the period that prisoners were executed back then.
. The three movements, where three interpretations of the story are told, represent for me three things. They are all connected by the theme of Love. First, is the 'basest' of loves: the jealous and rash kind. Second, is love for each other. Third, is love for something Higher.
Go watch it.
foray