Hero - Visually Stunning

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I tried to get several friends to go see this movie with me, knowing that it would soon disappear from the local googolplex. No luck. So, I gave up and headed off yesterday to catch it by myself. It used to be that this was my preferred modus operandi, but it seems lately I want the company and the chance to discuss the film afterwards.

Hero is a visually stunning film. The color palette and the cinematography are wonderful. CGI and the "Crouching Tiger" wire effects aside, the film was just amazing from a visual point of view. The locations used were incredible.

The story is about the least compelling part of the whole package, but it still grips nonetheless. I am not one who minds subtitling at all, but I could tell that a few people in the audience (a very spartan few - I can tell it is football season) didn't really like it. Dubbing would have been bad.

Catch this if you can. The themes are worth exploring.