When it comes to John Woo, in addition to brotherhood, the four words of violent aesthetics cannot be avoided. This is another level of romance. Churches, doves, two males, gorgeous gunfire and poetic slow motion, John Woo used various personalized elements to create his own violent aesthetics.
The reason why Woo Yusen's films can be regarded as classics, Sister Tiao believes, is not about violence, but about aesthetics. The sensory stimulation brought by bloody violence is only one aspect of it. What really moves people is the poetic and tragic beauty behind the violence. This "Blood Two Heroes" has a sense of heroism that is both romantic and sad. The romance lies in the heroic tenderness and righteousness of the protagonists, and the sadness lies in the irresistible sense of fate of the characters.
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