First of all: I didn't see 'Hero' yet, so I can not compare.
The story is above all a love story. The setting is the empire China of 859AD, during the Tang Dynasty. The empire is in decline: the emperor is incompetent, and the government is corrupt. 'House of Flying Daggers' is a rebel-group, which operates underground.
There is love growing between two people who should be rivals, a bit like Romeo and Juliet. But there are more obstacles to their love: murder plans, jealous men, lies, The story is full with surprising changes in plot, so telling more of the story might ruin it for you. To some the story might be too romantic, but there are other things to enjoy in this movie. To those who expect a battle -movie: don't. There are quite some fights, but they certainly do not dominate in the film.
Sometimes I heard the public in the movie theater chuckle, but I think they where not used to seeing Chinese martial arts: apparently, some warriors develop a muscle that makes them able to fly. Sometimeswe have to believe in fairy-tales, to see the beauty of something. My advice: believe.
Visually, this is a very startling movie: almost every shot is composed in the most perfect way. Fights are like dances, landscapes like paintings, even the actors are beautiful. If you need a reason to see this movie, this is it. It is eye-candy.
The music is very much in harmony with the rest of the movie: it only adds more beauty.
The story is above all a love story. The setting is the empire China of 859AD, during the Tang Dynasty. The empire is in decline: the emperor is incompetent, and the government is corrupt. 'House of Flying Daggers' is a rebel-group, which operates underground.
There is love growing between two people who should be rivals, a bit like Romeo and Juliet. But there are more obstacles to their love: murder plans, jealous men, lies, The story is full with surprising changes in plot, so telling more of the story might ruin it for you. To some the story might be too romantic, but there are other things to enjoy in this movie. To those who expect a battle -movie: don't. There are quite some fights, but they certainly do not dominate in the film.
Sometimes I heard the public in the movie theater chuckle, but I think they where not used to seeing Chinese martial arts: apparently, some warriors develop a muscle that makes them able to fly. Sometimeswe have to believe in fairy-tales, to see the beauty of something. My advice: believe.
Visually, this is a very startling movie: almost every shot is composed in the most perfect way. Fights are like dances, landscapes like paintings, even the actors are beautiful. If you need a reason to see this movie, this is it. It is eye-candy.
The music is very much in harmony with the rest of the movie: it only adds more beauty.