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[dchenes]

Wow. I think Hero is the most beautiful movie I've ever seen. And I think I might have to obtain the soundtrack if such a thing exists. Taiko drumming and Itzhak Perlman. I like.

I wish they'd quit with the flying, though. I've seen martial artists do amazing things without it, and the whole "suspended in midair" thing just makes it patently faked. Granted, without the flying, Crouching Tiger would have been a completely different movie, but it bothers me all the same. Saying "impressive, but fake" is annoying.

I also wonder if the text at the end exists in the Chinese version. Somehow I doubt it. It felt like something they tacked on for American audiences so there would be at least a hint of a happy ending.

Despite the minor nitpicks, I very much enjoyed it.

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[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

I didn't think the wire-work in this movie was as good as in CTHD, but it was still beautiful. The wuxia style of flying is so very mythic Chinese, how could they leave it out?

I'm not sure why you think the text at the end might not be in the HK version? (I can ask around, I know folks who saw it - I think it is.)

Hero!

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

The text at the end was there in the HK version. The two versions were similar enough (if not identical) that nothing stuck out to me upon seeing the "American version" versus the HK version I have on DVD. And yes, the soundtrack exists. :)