With the new focus on smart and philosophical history pieces for martial arts films that was occurring at the time, it’s not hard to sift through and see the brilliance of Hero.
The fact that it opens with Jet Li and Donnie Yen doing battle is enough to make most kung fu fans flip, but then throw onto it a more intense and slightly less arrogant version of philosophy and historical context than the ever popular Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and this is just a pure winner. Not to mention the twist ending is a bit of a nice touch.
Fan: Matt Reifschneider
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