Hero (2002)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hero |
| Original title | 英雄 (Yīngxióng) |
| Country of production | People's Republic of China |
| original language | Chinese |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | Theatrical version: 95 minutes Director's Cut : 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Zhang Yimou |
| script | Feng Li , Bin Wang |
| production | William Kong , Zhang Yimou |
| music | Tan Dun |
| camera | Christopher Doyle |
| cut | Angie Lam , Vincent Lee , Zhai Ru |
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Hero is a wuxia film that was released in cinemas in the People's Republic of China on October 24, 2002. Directed by Zhang Yimou . The film was presented in the USA by Quentin Tarantino .
action
One day the nameless man appears to the king of Qin and tells him a story about the three assassins Far Sky , Broken Sword and Flying Snow . These are archenemies of the king and have been trying to kill him for a long time.
The film is divided into four differently colored episodes: a red, a blue, a white, and as a sub-episode of the white, a green episode.
Red Episode: Foolish Selfishness
In the first, the "red episode", the nameless one initially tells us that the Flying Snow and the Broken Sword ultimately destroyed each other because of glowing jealousy. The King of Qin observes that while this is a believable story, he realizes that the Nameless One is lying.
Blue episode: idealism to self-destruction
In the second, the "blue episode", the King of Qin explains his point of view: Flying Snow and Broken Sword were actually ready to sacrifice their own lives just to achieve their goal: the annihilation of the King of Qin. Even the nameless one is determined to go to his death for the annihilation of the King of Qin himself. The nameless person reveals himself as caught.
White Episode: All Under Heaven
In the last, the “white episode”, the nameless man revealed the true face of the Broken Sword : He tried to the last to dissuade him, the nameless man, from the plan to assassinate the King of Qin. Broken Sword had explained why he - contrary to all previous representations - did not want to kill the King of Qin under any circumstances (green episode): Through the calligraphy , Broken Sword , a truth became clear to him: Compared to the “ good of all under heaven “The suffering of individuals is no longer relevant. Only the king of Qin as a strong ruler has the power to put an end to the perpetual war. “For the good of all under heaven.” Impressed by the knowledge of human nature of the King of Qin and realizing that the Broken Sword was right, that only the King could ensure peace in all realms, the Nameless One decides to imitate the Broken Sword : He gives him Plan to assassinate the King of Qin. The needs of the individual, as in his case revenge for the murdered parents, must take second place for the common good. He sacrifices his own life to strengthen the king in his power. But not without admonishing him that the dead want peace.
Interpretations
According to the opening credits, the film takes place in the " Warring States Period ". It tells the story of one of the attempted murder of the King of Qin by the "nameless hero". The king ( Ying Zheng ) cherishes the dream of uniting China (all under heaven), which he persecutes with extraordinary severity (a text at the end explains that he succeeded in doing this in 221 BC and that he finally became Qin Shi Huang ( Qin Shihuangdi ) was the first emperor of China to establish the Qin dynasty ).
Against the backdrop of the dictatorial regime in China, Zhang Yimou was accused by critics that his film was pro-totalitarian and even justified the massacre on Tian'anmen Square .
Staging
This was Zhang Yimou's first film in the genre.
The actors' costumes were designed by Emi Wada from Japan , who already worked with Akira Kurosawa in Ran .
Film music
Itzhak Perlman and Kodo contributed to the recording of the film music composed by Tan Dun .
criticism
“A brilliantly crafted hero saga from the time the Chinese empire was founded in the 3rd century BC. Chr., Whose opulent, operatic, photographically intoxicating staging marks a climax of the martial arts genre: a dreamlike orgy of images full of suggestive cinematic ideas, wit and stylizations. The message of the story is controversial insofar as the fable can be read both as a kowtow to the current rulers and as a plea for resistance and self-assertion. "
Awards
- Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film .
- Awarded the Alfred Bauer Prize for Zhang Yimou
- Nomination for the Golden Bear for Zhang Yimou
- Nomination for Best Foreign Independent Film
- Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
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Award in the categories
- Best action choreography for Siu-Tung Ching
- Best Artistic Design for Tingxiao Huo and Zhenzhou Yi
- Best cinematography for Christopher Doyle
- Best costumes / make-up for Emi Wada
- Best music for Tan Dun
- Best sound for Jing Tao
- Best visual effects for Murray Pope, Richard Schlein, Luke O'Byrne and Ellen Poon
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Nomination in the categories
- Best Actress for Maggie Cheung
- Best Director for Zhang Yimou
- Best film editing for Ru Zhai and Angie Lam
- Best Movie Song for Hero by Yiu Ming Wong and Xi Lin
- Best movie
- Best script for Zhang Yimou, Bin Wang and Feng Li
- Best Supporting Actress for Ziyi Zhang
- again in competition (out of competition), due to cancellation of Yi miao zhong (One Second)
The film also received several other awards. Christopher Doyle in particular received further awards for his camera work.
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Hero . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2003 (PDF; test number: 93 348 K).
- ↑ epd film No. 6/2003, joint work of Evangelical Journalism, Frankfurt a. M., p. 34
- ↑ Hero. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ https://www.dw.com/de/zhang-yimou-und-sein-verh%C3%A4ltnis-zur-macht/a-47484560 , accessed on February 21, 2019
Web links
- Hero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Film review (German, illustrated)
- Hero at Metacritic (English)
- Hero atrotten tomatoes(English)
- Comparison of the cut versions theatrical version - Director's Cut by Hero at Schnittberichte.com