Movie Review
So I saw Hero this weekend. It was quite the head trip, so pack your bags so the all of you who read this (both of you) can make the trip with me.
First of all, what the heck is it with Tarantino? Is it written someplace that a story that follows a linear time path offends him to the very core of his being? He absolutly MUST explore random tangeants of time (sometimes more than once) in order to extract the fullest meaning of whatever lesson he's trying to get across! This drives me nuts, because often times I very much prefer one of his alternative universes to the story we end up with. Ug. Oh well, it's his story, he can tell it like he wants too. Still drives me nuts.
Next subject, the kung fu. There's 2 styles of chop saki movies. There's the type that Bruce Lee (one of my heros) went for. It involves no wires, no flying, and no bull shavik. What the human body was truely capable of is what you'd see. Then there's other type, where pigs can fly. It really, really made Bruce mad that that this other form was so much more popular. Of course pigs flying isn't REALLY done to show what the body can do. It's to show an artform that's really very beautiful, but totally ignores the laws of physics and gravity. It's really pretty though. Since Bruce is my hero, that means I'm not allowed to appreciate how pretty the flying pigs are. But if you're into that (and enjoyed Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), these are some of the best looking flying pigs I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot).
Speaking of really pretty, if you've ever want to see a movie that plays with colors till the cows come home, this is it. The contracts and vibrancies are amazing. And you can associate the colors used with the story, the emotions involved, the real vs imaginary, all sorts of stuff. That was probably the second best level that I enjoyed the show on.
The level I enjoyed most was the point the movie was trying to get across. I can't tell you what that is without spoiling the ending for you (and I REALLY didn't like HOW the story decides to drive the point home), but I love the message itself. It's central to all forms of combat, all forms of persuasion, and central to life as well. This is an awsome, wonderful, powerful message I think everyone on the planet should fully taste and explore. This is why it translates so well to so many other aspects of life as well (in the movie for example, music and cartagraphy).
So, my recommendation is IF you can past the story jumping around, and the people flying around (beautifully flying around I might add), it's a great story with a great message that I wish had gone in another direction. Does that sum about everything up? I hope so, 'cus I'm not watching that frustrating piece of junk again until it comes out on video.
First of all, what the heck is it with Tarantino? Is it written someplace that a story that follows a linear time path offends him to the very core of his being? He absolutly MUST explore random tangeants of time (sometimes more than once) in order to extract the fullest meaning of whatever lesson he's trying to get across! This drives me nuts, because often times I very much prefer one of his alternative universes to the story we end up with. Ug. Oh well, it's his story, he can tell it like he wants too. Still drives me nuts.
Next subject, the kung fu. There's 2 styles of chop saki movies. There's the type that Bruce Lee (one of my heros) went for. It involves no wires, no flying, and no bull shavik. What the human body was truely capable of is what you'd see. Then there's other type, where pigs can fly. It really, really made Bruce mad that that this other form was so much more popular. Of course pigs flying isn't REALLY done to show what the body can do. It's to show an artform that's really very beautiful, but totally ignores the laws of physics and gravity. It's really pretty though. Since Bruce is my hero, that means I'm not allowed to appreciate how pretty the flying pigs are. But if you're into that (and enjoyed Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), these are some of the best looking flying pigs I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot).
Speaking of really pretty, if you've ever want to see a movie that plays with colors till the cows come home, this is it. The contracts and vibrancies are amazing. And you can associate the colors used with the story, the emotions involved, the real vs imaginary, all sorts of stuff. That was probably the second best level that I enjoyed the show on.
The level I enjoyed most was the point the movie was trying to get across. I can't tell you what that is without spoiling the ending for you (and I REALLY didn't like HOW the story decides to drive the point home), but I love the message itself. It's central to all forms of combat, all forms of persuasion, and central to life as well. This is an awsome, wonderful, powerful message I think everyone on the planet should fully taste and explore. This is why it translates so well to so many other aspects of life as well (in the movie for example, music and cartagraphy).
So, my recommendation is IF you can past the story jumping around, and the people flying around (beautifully flying around I might add), it's a great story with a great message that I wish had gone in another direction. Does that sum about everything up? I hope so, 'cus I'm not watching that frustrating piece of junk again until it comes out on video.
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