In fact, from the current point of view, I can understand why the hero's rating was so low back then. The first truly domestic commercial blockbuster was directed by Zhang Yimou, who was recognized as the best director in China at the time. The starring lineup was unprecedentedly luxurious, including Jet Li, Tony Leung, Donnie Yen, Chen Daoming, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi...
In the end, the audience's high expectations were assembled. After the film came out, the record-breaking high box office and the criticism of the most vocal mainstream media at that time brought a high degree of discussion, but also obviously lowered the film's rating.
However, today in 2019, audiences who have been devastated by domestic films and have no confidence will look back at this film. The magnificent and colorful pictures, almost every frame is as delicate as a splash of ink and landscape; obviously carefully designed Moreover, the rhythm of the camera is stable; about the conflict between personal love and hatred and feelings of family and country; and the choice of the theme of nameless sublimation in the end...
It can be said that as the first domestic commercial blockbuster, it has done everything you asked it to do. The plot is refined, the scenes are atmospheric, and it has obvious Chinese characteristics. At first glance, it is a movie made by Chinese people. Let's talk about the point criticized by the experts back then - praising tyrants, this is all the scumbags left by various domestic movies and TV dramas. What is this? Not to mention historical matters, Qin Shihuang did bring a brief period of peace to the Central Plains, which had been chaotic for many years, and set the tone for the later prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
So, from today's point of view, if you want to choose a movie to open the commercial door of Chinese movies, which movie do you think is qualified? Heroes are not necessarily the only right answer, but definitely not a wrong answer!
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