Week 4 Hero

Monday, we watch the new Chinese movie–Hero. Compared with such Hollywood traditional drama films, heroes can be regarded as maverick. It uses a lot of rare ancient Chinese concepts in previous films. For example, duel with ideas, and some special views in movies. Fencing is not only interlinked with music, but also hidden in words. This shows that the hero in the martial arts, not only the murder weapon, but a kind of art. We are used to the rational science fiction films of Hollywood, and now, when you look at these Chinese concepts, you may find it very mysterious. And “Xuan”, in fact, is China’s unique culture. Some scholars have said that there is one of the biggest differences between Chinese learning and Western Learning — that Western learning should take the emotion out of it and analyze it with pure reason. The first characteristic of Chinese learning is asking where your feelings are. “Hero” is a kind of irrational poetry which is peculiar to china.
Many pictures of heroes show endless poetry. This pure artistic imagination, called “Ganwu” in Chinese, called “Mononoaware” in Japan. Lover gone, yellow leaves slowly falling, sad mood exudes the ultimate beauty.
Some people say, ‘hero’ only picture is beautiful, very empty content, so it is bad. I want to say that we should not judge a poem by the standard of fiction. What’s more, the plot of “hero” is small, but not empty. It is unknown who was killed by Zhao family, childhood living in the Qin, Qin’s family was adopted him. Ten years ago, Nameless knew the truth, he was determined to stab. Nameless, the role of the idea from the history of a person’s thing. Nameless, in order to assassinate the king of Qin, ten years of practicing swordsmanship. In addition to the assassin, the Sky, Fly Snow, is at the expense of life, and help him to stab. The Qin failed. This is because, from the beginning, Nameless won’t to kill the king. In fact, he indomitable, only to die. Nameless cannot to kill the king of Qin, because Broken Sword gave him two words, ‘Our land’.
What do these two words mean? China’s geographical structure and national culture is doomed to one thing, sooner or later will form a unified. The world of things, a long time. Even kill the king of Qin, also there will be other people to do this, a continuous, greater disaster. Since the battle can not stop fighting, it is better to let go and dominate the world. The highest realm of sword, no sword in hand, also heart has no sword, with great mind, all inclusive. This passage tells the root of China for thousands of years. Some people say that this is a song of praise for the dictator. The man who thought so clearly misunderstood Zhang Yimou’s mind. The unknown know can’t kill the king of Qin, this must be Dutch act, then why did he have to see the king? In order to tell the king, you are not invincible. Broken sword into the palace, but did not kill him for the same reason. They’re trying to prove a little – I can kill you, but I’m not going to kill you, not your authority. I am for the people of the world, can stay away from the war. The chivalrous person, the heart of the common people. This is the expression of Zhang Yimou chivalrous concept, is the ancient warrior scholar character. Finally, nameless death in return for the tyrant’s awakening. This is’ hero’.

3 Responses

  1. Joey August 10, 2017 at 12:13 pm | | Reply

    Awesome blog thanks for writing this! Because I am also a Chinese, I can well understand the meaning of mandarin such as our land and hero. In this movie, I think all of the characters are heroes. There are no bad guys or good guys. I am really happy that you talked about the sentences in the movie, “The highest realm of sword, no sword in hand, also heart has no sword”. I totally agree with the idea that fighting and killing is not a good way to solve the problem. On the contrary, peace is everyone’s dream which leads the two main words in the movie “our land”. And that is the reason why I think all of them are heroes as they all dedicated themselves to peace and “our land”.

  2. Fay August 11, 2017 at 11:06 am | | Reply

    Thanks for this blog! The first time I saw this movie was at a very young age, as a child I did not understand what it is talking about, and the only thing I remember is the beautiful senses. Now look it again, I had a better understand of what is it trying to say. The whole film shrouded in a strong Chinese cultural elements, and talking a very Chinese story that can not be understand very well in any other cultural. It gives a very good ideal of what is Xia, the best Xia needs to consider not only for himself but also for poeple on the earth.

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