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	Hero (JAPAN 2007)
		A sequel to the blockbuster 2001 Japanese TV drama and 2006 TV special, Hero is a slam dunk for rabid fans, though the uninitiated may not respond to all the quirky characters or oblique references to past events.
		Hero is a "hard work pays off" movie where the issue is not how to solve the crime, but merely how to do things the right way.
		Hero supposes that these people will hike one hundred extra miles to secure the truth, and does it in such an earnest fashion that the audience can either applaud at the wholesome decency on display or gag at the saccharine silliness of it all.
	www.lovehkfilm.com /panasia/hero_2007.htm (1210 words)

	Hero
		And Hero is likewise about the laying down of the petty conflicts and revolutions of man in favour of a larger, holistic whole.
		The fight sequences are extraordinary in their poetry--this may be the most beautiful film ever made in the digital age--and matched by a spirituality that finds secrets and whispers in the way a man writes a word.
		This is the best mainstream film to come out of mainland China since Hong Kong returned to the bosom of the motherland, because it finds that patiently unravelling thread of hope in the heart of the Chinese that their time beneath the yoke of oppression will end one day.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /screenreviews/hero.htm (561 words)

	cityonfire.com \| Hero
		The films focus seems to be on the relationship between Broken Sword and Flying Sword so Jet has little to work with but he does fine with what he has, that's not a criticism of his acting, just his character.
		Every aspect of this film combines some of the most talented people in the industry, and this proves to be a powerful driving force behind this Epic film.
		The film was beautifully shot, in the epic scale, angles (during intimate scenes and during fight scenes), and use of color.
	www.cityonfire.com /hkfilms/gh/hero.html (2028 words)

	Genrebusters.com - Hero
		Most of the fights in the film don't actually happen - they only occur in the minds of the characters and in the tale being told within the film.
		Hero represents one of those rare and perfect moments when sight and sound become gloriously married.
		I think Hero is a masterpiece of modern cinema, and represents new school martial arts choreography better than any other film.
	www.genrebusters.com /film/top100_hero.htm (872 words)

	Hollywood Gothique: Hero (2004) - Review
		HERO is one of the best films of its kind and one of the most beautiful films ever made.
		This is a film in which every fight is layered beneath falling rain, wind-blown flower petals, or whirling curtains—a colorful feast for the eyes that should appeal even to those who do not appreciate martial arts films in general.
		The film created a small controversy when it was released, based on the accusations by some that it conveyed a pro-communist message.
	www.hollywoodgothique.com /HERO2002.html (618 words)

	Hero (Ying Xiong)
		The original version of this 2002 film has been available on import DVD for some time, but only now are moviegoers able to see the version Miramax is releasing to theaters (uncut at the bequest of Quentin Tarantino, who’s been given a presenter credit for his troubles).
		Set 2000 years ago in pre-unified China, Hero tells the tale of a master swordsman with no name (played by Jet Li) who is summoned to the grand palace of the King of Qin (Chen Daoming) to be rewarded for dispatching three legendary assassins known as Long Sky, Flying Snow, and Broken Sword.
		The film deploys the oft-used flashback technique to illustrate just how “Nameless” succeeded in his task and that’s where the film gets interesting, because in each telling of the tale (the warrior’s version, the King’s interpretation of what he believed happened, and what actually happened) different “realities” are offered up as truth.
	members.dca.net /~dnb/reviews/hero2002.htm (380 words)

	Hero (2002)
		If you watch Hero thinking you're going to see a sweeping epic in the style of Lawrence of Arabia or an action film in the mode of Twin Dragons, you may be disappointed.
		Hero technically qualifies as an epic poem because of its elevated style and its focus on a hero involved in a significant event in a nation's history.
		Still, Hero will be remembered for its haunting and beautiful images of violence-like a volley of arrows that fills the sky and penetrates a calligraphy school, shot from the point of view of the arrows and wounding those who study alongside two of the assassins.
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=137889&buy=closed&PID=10115250&Tab=reviews&CID=18 (772 words)

	Mediajonez.com: FILM - Review: Hero - Ying xiong (2002) Jet Li
		One of the defining decisions in the overall vision of the film was for numerous scenes to have predominant color schemes, a facet that heightens the emotional grip of the picture tremendously.
		Li proves much with Hero, demonstrating his emerging ability to project emotional peaks and valleys not with sword or fist, but with body language and a stone stare that seems to represent both honor and vengeance simultaneously.
		For, even considering minor issues such as these, the film as a whole definitely achieves its intent, which is providing visually sweeping cinematography and character interaction to both frame and fuel the plot twists and impact of the story.
	www.mediajonez.com /film/review-hero0804.html (606 words)

	Flipside Movie Emporium: Hero Movie Review
		Hero is apparently the single most pirated film in history, and it's not hard to see why.
		Hero actually uses it as a key element of its plot structure, which develops through a Rashomon-like series of flashbacks, memories, and shifting perceptions.
		We're never entirely certain who the word "hero" applies to; it would appear to be Nameless, the fulcrum of the plot, but it touches all the other principle characters as well.
	www.flipsidemovies.com /hero.html (915 words)

	Hero (2002): Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi - PopMatters Film Review
		As the film goes on to consider the qualities of and demands on a hero, Nameless appears to bear an impossible burden, at once ethereal and visceral, as he realizes that his decision -- essentially, to kill or be killed -- will change the course of history.
		The film rejects the usual weighing of good against bad "history," or even measuring the individual or collective "accomplishments." The movie is less about history per se than it is about its construction, its justifications, delusions, and deceptions.
		Briefly retitled Jet Li's Hero for its U.S. opening (suggesting the promotional importance of name of the man playing Nameless), it is less concerned with history per se, or even the sort of action typically associated with the star than with the director's usual themes, reshaped to accommodate grand and gorgeous action sequences.
	www.popmatters.com /film/reviews/h/hero-20042.shtml (975 words)

	Hero -2004 (Ying xiong 2002) - A Hollywood Jesus Movie Review
		HERO illustrated by Wing Shing Ma (Storm Riders, Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre), is the graphic novel adaptation of Zhang Yimou's breathtaking 2003 Oscar nominated martial arts movie.
		Hero is one of those near perfect blends of visual and story that film makes possible.
		As the film moves towards it climax, it begins to show us that violence is not the answer.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /hero.htm (1531 words)

	Hero review (2002) - Qwipster's Movie Reviews
		HERO is the first formidable one of these to emerge from China, and while it isn't as good as its predecessor in the genre, there's still quite a bit to admire in the effort.
		HERO is set in pre-Imperial Ancient China, where the king of the Qin section threatens to overtake the other six kingdoms and make them his own.
		Although I found it to be one of the better films of the past year, considering its lofty ambitions, it's still a bit hard not to consider this a bit of a disappointment.
	www.qwipster.net /hero.htm (670 words)

	Hero (Ying xiong) (2002)
		Hero is perhaps the most astonishingly beautiful-looking movie I have ever seen.
		In a way, Hero's plot is almost secondary to the glorious tapestry of the film itself.
		Hero is a bold story, rather simple in narration, and absolutely stunning in execution.
	www.moviepie.com /filmfests/hero.htm (600 words)

	MovieMartyr.com - Hero
		As the film proceeds non-chronologically, launching into flashback after flashback from this starting point, half-truths, rampant speculation, and outright lies are brought to light, and events begin to overwrite one another as the definitive truth is gradually revealed.
		Initially, such control seems excessive, but by the time the end of the film rolls along, and major characters have died time and again, it becomes apparent that Zhang’s restraint is precisely what keeps the film’s tone from veering into the melodramatic.
		If Hero can’t quite attain the emotional heft of CTHD or Wong Kar-Wai’s Ashes of Time, or allow for a monologue as remarkable as Maggie Cheung’s was in the latter film, it’s far from a shallow effort on dramatic grounds.
	www.moviemartyr.com /2002/hero.htm (1367 words)

	"Hero" text version
		These films were called the new mainstream as opposed to the “old mainstream” because the latter were “mainstream” by government design, intended as “educational” or “culturally or politically uplifting.” As the government strongly supported them, the films were guaranteed wide distribution.
		But the film seems to point to him as the "hero" — in the plotline, all his would be "assassins," whom most Chinese believe were the real heroes in history, were killed or resigned themselves to execution.
		The film had a narrative discourse of devaluating human life for the sake of so-called peace and unity; such a theme was equally disturbing to the audience in Hong Kong, who definitely had reasons to worry about dictatorship after 1997.
	www.ejumpcut.org /archive/jc49.2007/Lau-Hero/text.html (7214 words)

	The Standard - Hong Kong's First FREE English Newspaper
		As film budgets have grown, both Chen and Zhang have focused on making commercially viable films that are steeped in special effects and able to attract large audiences both in and outside of China.
		Recent films from both directors have been a far cry from their earlier works which were often banned domestically for failing to meet the political requirements of China's censors, but then went on to win film prizes and critical acclaim abroad.
		Hero reportedly reaped 280 million yuan (HK$269.02 million) in box office receipts worldwide, setting a record as the biggest grossing Chinese-made film and topping the United States' box office for two consecutive weeks, while House of Flying Daggers was last year's top Chinese revenue earner, grossing some 153 million yuan.
	www.thestandard.com.hk /news_detail.asp?we_cat=7&art_id=8202&sid=5970252&con_type=1&d_str=20051220 (1106 words)

	King of the bootlegs - Salon.com
		The belated North American premiere of Zhang Yimou's 2002 film "Hero" this past May was preceded by an inadvertent moment of hilarity.
		Before the film began, it was announced that the American distributor, Miramax, would be using infrared spyglasses to scan the crowd and make sure no one was surreptitiously videotaping the film.
		Eschewing the lavishness that had come to characterize his films, Zhang made two dramas on a small scale (though not emotionally), "The Road Home" and "Not One Less," each worthy of inclusion in the humanist tradition of filmmaking, whose masters are Vittorio de Sica and Satyajit Ray.
	dir.salon.com /story/ent/feature/2004/08/13/yimou (929 words)

	The Nick Schager Film Project: Hero (2002): B+
		Hero (2002): B+ Zhang Yimou’s rise to prominence as a result of the long-delayed Hero (it’s been sitting on a Miramax shelf since 2002) is mildly depressing.
		It’s not that the film is disappointing – in fact, it’s a stunning, visually breathtaking martial arts extravaganza – but that Yimou, a director known for subtle human dramas such as Ju Dou (1990) and Not One Less (1999), has chosen to forsake intimate filmmaking in favor of crafting big-budget action-saturated spectacles.
		Hero is regularly awe-inspiring, but after the director’s upcoming House of Flying Daggers (a similar exercise in elaborate action), I’d be content to see Yimou ditch this martial arts mayhem and return to his humanistic cinematic origins.
	www.nickschager.com /nsfp/2004/09/hero_b.html (347 words)

	Review: Hero (2002)
		Hero is not as mainstream as Crouching Tiger (if the earlier movie could have been considered "mainstream") - it has a languid pace, and, even though there are plenty of martial arts confrontations, it doesn't feel like there's a lot of action.
		Hero's long-delayed release into the North American market is primarily the fault of Miramax Films, who bought the rights, then decided to bury the movie.
		Hero's theme of self-sacrifice being necessary to serve the greater good isn't revolutionary, but it is presented with enough force that we don't dismiss it lightly.
	www.reelviews.net /movies/h/hero.html (768 words)

	Interview with Zhang Yimou
		When you make a film, especially about a tragic story, you'll have to put the characters under a certain pressure from society, and then you'll show that the characters fight their fate and tragedy.
		For instance, in one poem, Li Bai wrote in "O' to the Hero", "Killing one person each ten feet, no trace left for thousands of miles; Now that the Buddha had gone, and God and enlightenment is hidden in depth." He vividly depicted the images of the heros.
		When you go around the world and talk with film workers, that is always a topic that comes up -- how to fight the invasion of Hollywood's commercial films and how to protect their national films.
	www.asiasource.org /arts/zhangyimou.cfm (3731 words)

	Hero (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hero may refer to one of various films.
		Hero (1983 film), a Bollywood film starring Jackie Shroff
		Hero (2002 film), a 2002 Chinese film starring Jet Li Heroes (film) (1977), with Henry Winkler and Sally Field
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hero_(film) (118 words)

	MovieFreak.com - "Hero" DVD Review
		Li narrates a good portion of the film, describing his character's intentions and telling the viewer of the events that preceded the present, such as meetings with other assassins and how they were defeated.
		For this review I chose to watch the film in the English language version, and surprisingly the presentation of the dialogue and mouth movements is quite accurate.
		Hero is a visual epic and the story is mostly interesting, even though the narrative structure is weak.
	www.moviefreak.com /dvd/h/hero.htm (666 words)

	Center for Irish Programs at Boston College: Irish Studies Film Series
		"The film series—with its wide variety of films and related discussion—fosters an appreciation of contemporary Irish culture in an entertaining yet informative way." Many of the films have not been seen in the United States, he notes, and challenge stereotypes often associated with Ireland.
		Feature films were screened on consecutive Sunday evenings between February 24 and March 24 at the West Newton Cinema (located at 1296 Washington Street in West Newton, Mass.); tickets are $8.50.
		She is currently working on contemporary Irish literature, culture and film and has just published Ireland's Others: Gender and Ethnicity in Irish Literature and Popular Culture which will be launched at the event.
	www.bc.edu /bc_org/avp/acavp/irishprog/news/2002/film.html (1387 words)

	Filmtracks: Hero (Tan Dun)
		The 2002 and 2003 albums were commercially released around the world and were only available to Americans as imports.
		The film nominations for an Oscar and Golden Globe in 2002 for the foreign film categories, but was never fully distributed in the West.
		Like the first film, he assembled immense talent for the project, recording with the China Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, the KODO Drummers of Japan, the Ancient Rao Ensemble of the Changsha Museum, soprano You Yan, and guqin (lute) performer Liu Lu, with sessions in China, Japan, and New York.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/hero.html (901 words)

	Hero, 2002, A Review by Phil Calabro
		Hero details a set of flashbacks during the Qin Dynasty from a young nameless minor official of China (Li) who has defeated three of the greatest assassins just to get to meet the emperor of Qin(Chen), who wants to hear his story.
		Their relationship dominates a large portion of the film, but all the more - without them, the different perspectives of the story would be completely skewed, ruining the story.
		Hero is an amazing movie of color and proportion, and definitely one of the year's best.
	home.comcast.net /~cineman87/HERO.html (726 words)

	[KFCC] Hero Review
		The plot of HERO unravels itself in different stories of the same account, in the sense that as each new perspective is told, the truth becomes more evident; even lies add up to the reality and development of the arc.
		HERO is like watching a dream, one that is awash in vivid color and splashed in liquid imagination.
		Not that it has, but being a film fanatic that devours anything and everything these actors do, well, it can be daunting to truly comprehend the expectations the film has set for itself simply by existing.
	www.kfccinema.com /reviews/swordplay/hero_jetli/hero_jetli.html (694 words)

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