Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung are really the underrated performances in this movie. They had to portray three very different characters and still manage to make the transitions feel organic. Really remarkable work from both of them.
I loved the use of colors and tone in these flashback sequences. Nameless' original account of betrayals and infighting is dyed in red with everyone speaking very rudely. The Emperor's romantacised idea of what transpired is filled with sombre tones and an abundant with light blue colors. And in this scene, where Nameless reveals the truth, everything is more naturally lit and not embelished with any kind of colors.
I guess that's also why the fight with Sky has no color scheme and is shot rather bleak-looking. Because it is the only thing in Nameless' original account that wasn't a lie (aside from the fact that Sky lost on purpose iirc), and stays the same in every variation of the story.
Which begs a question: in the flashback where Broken Sword fights the Emperor (ruclips.net/video/_fx12_FLtsc/видео.html), what does the green symbolize?
Lackus Shock: I believe using Chinese symbolism of colours, red represents love/passion, white-death... I'm not sure about blue and green. But overall the movie is visually stimulating and epic
@@wolfpackleaderalpha I think the green symbolizes youth, like the leaves of a tree before autumn since the flashback took place when both Broken Sword and Snow were younger and more impulsive.
Quite simply one the best martial arts [wuxia] movies ever. The colours, music and artful fight scenes are so majestic. A beautiful film that has really has not been bettered in this genre.
For those of you who don't understand what's going on Flying Snow(Maggie Cheung) was angry with Broken Sword(Tony Leung) for not killing the emperor(Daoming Chen), when he had the opportunity do so with no guards able to stop him. That's why Nameless(Jet Li) agreed to help her. The one who was was assisting Broken Sword was Moon(Ziyi Zhang). Here are some spoilers If the cast of the movie is wearing red then that's Nameless' madeup story of how Broken Sword, Flying Snow & Sky(Donnie Yen) were all killed. If the cast is wearing blue then that's the emperor's version of the story & yes the emperor knew that Nameless trying to kill him. If the cast is wearing white then that's when Nameless tells the emperor the truth.
Have you seen him in my favorite Ip Man movie? the Grandmaster? He was so suave, and cool. He looks like an Asian Obama Kung fu bad ass in the movies watch it!! 10/10 recommend.
I was more surprised with Maggie though... Got used to seeing her as the clumsy girl friend in Jackie chan movies and to suddenly see her portraying such character was indeed mind blowing
@@DHeartXIn ancient China, this kind of sword was mostly performed in the form of performances, and would be performed at banquets. Actual battles or wars were mainly long-handled weapons.
Beautiful movie. THe music accentuates the action. (I saw this as a younger person and it was beautiful because the hero died in the end. What he sought to bring into reality had purpose but he did follow it to the end.)
@@es-ra07 Because the director was copying the movie Rashōmon, from Akira Kurosawa, with more style, but instead of each character telling their part of the story, each point view is represented by colours, it confusing at first, but when you watch three or four times, you get it.
In the Disney version, Moon (a.k.a. Rey) would have defeated Jet Li, then the other fellow, then gone on and defeated the Emperor, probably his entire army, and concluded with a lecture about the power of feminism, or some such.
أداء جد راقي نتعلم منه الكثير عن بعض ما تزخر به الفكر و السلوك و الحضارة لصينية العريقة ... الاحترام المتبادل و في غيابه يغيب الوجود الإنساني ... للأسف هذا النوع من العلوم قد ضيع أمة الصين من أبناءها جد عضماء كل في مجاله ... أقف ترحما و إحتراما لذاكرتهم القائمة إذا كان ممكن إرفاق هذا الموع من الإنتاج بالترجمة العربية السليمة و التي تحفظ للنص حكمته و وقاره و تبقى كتابة الترجمة لمدة تسمح للمتتبع قراءة ما تتضمن و نشرها يكون من اليمين إلى اليسار بما هي عليه كتابة اللغو العربية الفصيحة ... تحياتي .. و أرجو أن تجدكم برقيتي و أنتم في أطيب خاطر .
With those long white robs and body movements they don’t trip or fall. Then someone with well fitted jeans and top in flat shoes running for her life on a flat surface during a horror movie, trips on air and falls. Am still trying to figure this out😰
Chinese culture, mate. The fighting isn't made to be realistic, it's to make it glamorous. The fighters being so superhuman also serves them as ''Enlightened/tranceded with their mastery of the sword'' sort of a thing.
It's mostly CGI now and it's very unfortunate. But from what i have observed Chinese historical dramas still include realistic fight choreography. But anything Wuxia nowadays uses bad CGI. Brotherhood of Blades 1&2 has good swordplay and Reign of Assassins is also really good.
I wish the Jet vs Donnie Jet used this loose hair. Their fight scene would look better. Notice elegant he looks like here and during the arrow attack in the caligraphy school???
I remember such a movie. I think it was a new movie, but it must have been at least 5 years ago. A princess in a white dress and a man with a light beard were fighting a sword. The woman lost and the man whispered something "sorry" style in her ear. Please help me find that movie
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Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung are really the underrated performances in this movie. They had to portray three very different characters and still manage to make the transitions feel organic. Really remarkable work from both of them.
They were my favorite. Beautiful work.
Lol there's always this dude in the comments
I loved the use of colors and tone in these flashback sequences.
Nameless' original account of betrayals and infighting is dyed in red with everyone speaking very rudely.
The Emperor's romantacised idea of what transpired is filled with sombre tones and an abundant with light blue colors.
And in this scene, where Nameless reveals the truth, everything is more naturally lit and not embelished with any kind of colors.
I guess that's also why the fight with Sky has no color scheme and is shot rather bleak-looking. Because it is the only thing in Nameless' original account that wasn't a lie (aside from the fact that Sky lost on purpose iirc), and stays the same in every variation of the story.
Which begs a question: in the flashback where Broken Sword fights the Emperor (ruclips.net/video/_fx12_FLtsc/видео.html), what does the green symbolize?
Lackus Shock: I believe using Chinese symbolism of colours, red represents love/passion, white-death... I'm not sure about blue and green. But overall the movie is visually stimulating and epic
wolfpackleaderalpha: love? Integrity, sacrifice?
@@wolfpackleaderalpha I think the green symbolizes youth, like the leaves of a tree before autumn since the flashback took place when both Broken Sword and Snow were younger and more impulsive.
Quite simply one the best martial arts [wuxia] movies ever. The colours, music and artful fight scenes are so majestic. A beautiful film that has really has not been bettered in this genre.
Tony Leung, Maggie cheung ,Jet li, Zhang ziyi! What a starcast
and donnie yet as broken spear
OMG Zhang Zi Yi so beautiful in here
she was really something special.
The music is so damn good, it's one of the things I love the most about this awesome movie
What a movie,one of the best ever!From the first minute until the last!
Agree.
Totally agree 💯
Tony Leung is such a great actor. His eyes says it all.
Yeah, he proved that once more in Shang-Chi. He and Michelle Yeoh are the best reason to watch the movie.
@@lindildeev5721 no michelle yeoh in Hero nor Shang Chi
@@M_H_H She played Shang-Chi's aunt and I've never said that she was in Hero.
@@lindildeev5721 okay my bad. I havent watch shang chi yet
For those of you who don't understand what's going on Flying Snow(Maggie Cheung) was angry with Broken Sword(Tony Leung) for not killing the emperor(Daoming Chen), when he had the opportunity do so with no guards able to stop him. That's why Nameless(Jet Li) agreed to help her. The one who was was assisting Broken Sword was Moon(Ziyi Zhang).
Here are some spoilers
If the cast of the movie is wearing red then that's Nameless' madeup story of how Broken Sword, Flying Snow & Sky(Donnie Yen) were all killed.
If the cast is wearing blue then that's the emperor's version of the story & yes the emperor knew that Nameless trying to kill him.
If the cast is wearing white then that's when Nameless tells the emperor the truth.
Thank you for the clarification
What about green?
Never knew that ive seen this movie couple of times and now im revisiting some scenes and then i read your comment 😅
@@maldova I know the scene that you're talking about. That was the scene where Broken Sword was supposed to kill the emperor, but chose not to.
This is one of those movies that I would watch every time it is shown. Anytime, anywhere.
This is the best movie I have ever seen. 10 out of 10.
There is no best movie. But agree, its 20 of 10.
Ziyi Zhang steals this scene!
This is what art looks like .
This is a masterpiece I loved Hong Konger Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, and Tony Leung
Tesla Tesla jet Li is Mainlander thanks
Jet li is from beijing if i remembered correctly :P
I knew Jet Li was from mainland China but he was more of a Hong Konger to me.
They are all Chinese . Hongkong Only a city
This really needs a 4K update! An EPIC movie!
There is just something about Tony Leung I find alluring - loved him in RED CLIFF
Have you seen him in my favorite Ip Man movie? the Grandmaster?
He was so suave, and cool. He looks like an Asian Obama Kung fu bad ass in the movies watch it!! 10/10 recommend.
Peter Cho I did watch it
He was awesome!
Rlllrm it’s yjr Daren that is so breath yslrm
This was the first movie that made me appreciate sound and cinematics. First movie I preferred with subtitles.
Zhang Ziyi is beautiful
She WAS beautiful. Now she is old.
@@lmazufri No way...she's still amazingly beautiful! You're blind.
@@lmazufri You are right. She is old and ugly. This is a evidence :))) - ruclips.net/video/IWuHH8QFq38/видео.html
still my favorite Asian actress.
@@lmazufri only gays struggle with eternal youth, are you?
She can be beautiful even she is 41 years old.
That Maggie Cheung is something else !!!!!
This really was a beautiful film. If you stumble upon this clip the full movie is worth the purchase.
those sad string instrument scores always get me !
I was more surprised with Maggie though... Got used to seeing her as the clumsy girl friend in Jackie chan movies and to suddenly see her portraying such character was indeed mind blowing
She was brilliant in in the mood for love too
@@sukhmandersingh4306 The sun shines everywhere, my friend.
"Moon Stop"
"Before he poke holes in you like Swiss Cheese"
Movie had many sad undertones and a climatic Martyred conclusion... one of the best.
When Nameless and Moon fight, it’s like a dance.
Yep. Not a fight scene, a dance.
If I'm not mistaken martial arts and dancing are both about rhythm
@@DHeartXIn ancient China, this kind of sword was mostly performed in the form of performances, and would be performed at banquets. Actual battles or wars were mainly long-handled weapons.
This movie is truly a masterpiece. Pure art. But can we also take a moment to appreciate Moon’s awesome little move?? 2:00 😁 Always loved that.
How many times must broken sword get stabbed, sheeesh
XD
just one more
He's the uncle Ben of this movie 😜
This is good dancing with sword
I was high when I first saw this. excellent story telling, especially the change in color depending on the perspective of the storyteller
@@kakroom3407 i did not do it on purpose, I smoked a joint and was like hmmm... which movie to watch, then I picked this by chance, lucky me
Nameless...!💪👍👏👏❤
Jet li all time great
Artisticly this is one of the most beautiful movies i have ever seen
The girl playing Moon does a convincing job of giving off a "brat" vibe in all of her expressions; even in her fighting style.
She played the perfect spoiled brat in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon as well
Beautiful movie. THe music accentuates the action. (I saw this as a younger person and it was beautiful because the hero died in the end. What he sought to bring into reality had purpose but he did follow it to the end.)
2:50 when you flick your younger brother in the forehead and he plays it up to get you in trouble.
How i wish these martial artists would live a long life.. now a days movies is not great as it is compared before..misses them..
Pink Ham edxtcces
Md Mosim what did u just say?
True....
Jacky Wu Jing ?
Yep Hong Kong movies nowadays have too much CGI
Jet li fight like a dragon warrior
One of the best fight scenes ever, and a couple are from this movie.
my gosh, this locations for fight, awesome
Amazing trailer, one of the bests!
I love this part
Maggie is an angel
I miss this movie 😎🍿
Me too.
Jet Li forever is Best !!!!
So is zizy shang.
Very nice action, I love it.
LoL 1:49 "you can't hit my leg!" 🤪
What about the sword tit slap at 2:51 LOL
I find 2:14 - 2:49 to be the most well choreographed and enthralling 30 seconds of kung fu in movies
I agree, the cheography, action and tension make it my fave scene.
What a beautiful movie
If you want to understand the plot lines of this movie, pay attention to the colours of the protagonist, each colour represent a point of view.
Wow good point
I was wonder why
@@es-ra07 Because the director was copying the movie Rashōmon, from Akira Kurosawa, with more style, but instead of each character telling their part of the story, each point view is represented by colours, it confusing at first, but when you watch three or four times, you get it.
If there is a multiverse for martial arts this would be it. 3 different dimension in one world.
This film is poetry
That battle was fought with Grace it was so peaceful to watch
2020 anyone? 😅
4 ever 🙏
+1
2024
In the Disney version, Moon (a.k.a. Rey) would have defeated Jet Li, then the other fellow, then gone on and defeated the Emperor, probably his entire army, and concluded with a lecture about the power of feminism, or some such.
Me: Oh that's useful, there's a slot in his sword.
Throw an emerald in it
Nobody make movie like this anymore. :)
Osom
First saw Ziyi Zhang (Moon) in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dagger. That was 20 years ago. Where'd the time go?
This Movie is Profound. There is a thousand meanings to every expression. I call upon the world to watch it and try to find their own Zen.
Nice
These guys reflexes are fast enough to stop raining arrows, but when Jet goes to help. The assistant has the ability to track his movements.
أداء جد راقي نتعلم منه الكثير عن بعض ما تزخر به الفكر و السلوك و الحضارة لصينية العريقة ... الاحترام المتبادل و في غيابه يغيب الوجود الإنساني ... للأسف هذا النوع من العلوم قد ضيع أمة الصين من أبناءها جد عضماء كل في مجاله ... أقف ترحما و إحتراما لذاكرتهم القائمة
إذا كان ممكن إرفاق هذا الموع من الإنتاج بالترجمة العربية السليمة و التي تحفظ للنص حكمته و وقاره و تبقى كتابة الترجمة لمدة تسمح للمتتبع قراءة ما تتضمن و نشرها يكون من اليمين إلى اليسار بما هي عليه كتابة اللغو العربية الفصيحة ... تحياتي .. و أرجو أن تجدكم برقيتي و أنتم في أطيب خاطر .
Interesting tactic of aiming for right next to his right shoulder when his back is turned.
With those long white robs and body movements they don’t trip or fall. Then someone with well fitted jeans and top in flat shoes running for her life on a flat surface during a horror movie, trips on air and falls. Am still trying to figure this out😰
2:53 someone broke my Jenga Tower again ^.^
0:26 .Yes Sir
I'd give anything for a 4k HDR release of this movie.
Jet lee was so "criminal" in this.
100% correct
Sandeep Chavan
Would be nice to train like them
Stuntmen : how many flying cable would you like?
Director : yes
poor Moon, loses every time
She's just a maid
She is sooo beautiful …
❤❤❤❤
1:49 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Pretty movie. Unrealistic fighting. That is art I guess.
Chinese culture, mate. The fighting isn't made to be realistic, it's to make it glamorous. The fighters being so superhuman also serves them as ''Enlightened/tranceded with their mastery of the sword'' sort of a thing.
Wuxia = Fantasy martial arts
This is one of the greatest films ever made
It ain't LotR, but it's damn close
So everytime you want to read a scroll you gotta play Jenga?
They jus don make em like this anymore mae.
It's mostly CGI now and it's very unfortunate. But from what i have observed Chinese historical dramas still include realistic fight choreography. But anything Wuxia nowadays uses bad CGI. Brotherhood of Blades 1&2 has good swordplay and Reign of Assassins is also really good.
Mis you
Tony Leung is more suitable in comedy not action. I can only imagine his voice in cantonese, "po kai la!"
Eeeeeeeeeeee awwwwwwwww
Keep the Sabbath day holy
What metal is that sword made of? Sometimes steady, sometimes bending as if spring loaded.
👍👍👍👍👍
What beautiful is Ziyi Zhang.
03/08/20
Jet like is most Dangerous martial artist
Donnie Yen is definitely more dangerous than li.
2:56 LOLOLOL
Tony Leung can played as Riboku and ZhangZiyi as Kaine
I love you ❤
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Salut! Je vous félicite pour votre travail mais il y a un léger détail comment pourrais-j’ avoir le film hero en complet
Gudd
I wish the Jet vs Donnie Jet used this loose hair. Their fight scene would look better. Notice elegant he looks like here and during the arrow attack in the caligraphy school???
Nice video movie
Love u
Ahsoka trying to kill Mace Windu
I remember such a movie. I think it was a new movie, but it must have been at least 5 years ago. A princess in a white dress and a man with a light beard were fighting a sword. The woman lost and the man whispered something "sorry" style in her ear. Please help me find that movie
《Reign of Assassins 》 Chinese name of the film:《剑雨》 2010
Wait was most of that fight in Nameless's head? I just realized that...
Not even one drop of blood came out after being severely injured with a sword not even a stain was seen on his white clothes, i respect this man