Monday, March 28, 2011
SWORD OPERA
Today's film was Yimou Zhang's
Shi mian mai fu / House of Flying Daggers (2004)
The main point here is to see Takeshi Kaneshiro, mission accomplished.
And, as it turns out, I also got to see a gorgeous martial arts film along with a really compelling romantic story. Really.
The effects and the natural setting are astonishing.
The work of Kanseshiro along with Andy Lau and Ziyi Zhang to complete the eternal triangle. Great.
There is a lot in this film to like and very little to criticize. While bowing to the required fisticuffs of this kind of film, the poetry of motion and the innovation of the setups are breathtaking.
The rivalry between the men, the double dealing between "sides" and the attraction between the three principals, well the two guys for the girl and vv, are very engaging.
What color. What beautiful settings. Great horse action.
The battle in the bamboo forest is breathtaking.
I might even see this again some day.
I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
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