If you're used to old-school chop-socky kung fu movies, you're in for a surprise with this film. Perhaps it's just my ignorance or my poor choice of martial arts films, but this movie has awakened me to how movies in China can be made. This film is thoroughly modern.
This move is epic and modernly made. It tells a story based on Chinese history, which is kinda the norm for martial arts movies from China, but on a somewhat grand scale and it works. While there are NOT a lot of fight scenes, there is a lot of story presented through exceptional photography of very beautiful and realistic looking sets/locations.
I highly recommend this movie for fans of martial arts that also want some story that doesn't involve two competing kung fu schools. It honestly reminded my of "The Last Emperor", which totally caught me off guard.
This move is epic and modernly made. It tells a story based on Chinese history, which is kinda the norm for martial arts movies from China, but on a somewhat grand scale and it works. While there are NOT a lot of fight scenes, there is a lot of story presented through exceptional photography of very beautiful and realistic looking sets/locations.
I highly recommend this movie for fans of martial arts that also want some story that doesn't involve two competing kung fu schools. It honestly reminded my of "The Last Emperor", which totally caught me off guard.