Rendező:
Yimou ZhangOperatőr:
Xiaoding ZhaoZeneszerző:
Shigeru UmebayashiSzereplők:
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Ziyi Zhang, Dandan Song, Armando Hernández, Jun Guo, Qiang Li, Tengyuan Liu, Cecily Li, Jingchuan DongTartalmak(1)
A hajdan virágzó Tang dinasztiára sanyarú idők járnak. Egymást követik a lázadások, miközben a korrupt kormányt teljesen lefoglalják a szabadcsapatok elleni harcok. Mind közül a legjelentősebb a Repülő Tőrök klánja. Két ifjú parancsnok, Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) és Leo (Andy Lau) azt a feladatot kapja, hogy ejtsék foglyul a klán ismeretlen vezérét. Jin magányos harcosnak adja ki magát, Szél álnéven, és megmenti a börtönből Meit (Ziyi Zhang), a vak forradalmárlányt, majd elnyerve bizalmát, elkíséri a titkos szervezet főhadiszállására. (RTL Klub)
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Zhang Yimou a politikailag hűvös Hős című film után a Tigris és sárkány című film mintájára szerelemre, érzelmekre, intimitásra és poétikára fókuszál. A műve mind képileg, mind zeneileg csodás, érzelmileg lenyűgöző. Ami viszont vitatható, az a párbeszédek színházi jellege, és különösen mind a négy szereplő személyiségének félresikerült koncepciója, amelyben a második cselekményfordulat után már nem tájékozódik az ember. De az összbenyomás, hogy a néző elolvad a film költészetének pompájától, megmarad. Decens filmes kikapcsolódás.
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At first I was scared of this film, but unnecessarily so. Without a doubt, Hollywood fell flat with me because this film showed a whole new, novel visual and technical side that took my breath away throughout the entire runtime. Not only is the film beautiful to watch, but it also features three surprising and unpredictable twists. An impressive experience. 80%.
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This movie is nothing short of a work of art to me. It doesn't matter that there is almost zero story, or that the plot is easily predictable, because the visuals are absolutely perfect. Romance abounds here, but the fight scenes were still the biggest spectacle for me. For example, the one in the bamboo grove is one I won't soon forget. A feast for the eyes with fantastic music. Beautiful colors. 5 stars.
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If Hero possessed the special charm of polygonal storytelling and only a slightly implied but impressive point, then House of Flying Daggers is a linearly-narrated love story with an overly obvious calculated ending that exaggerates the aspect of playing to the viewer's feelings. It is nothing more than a wonderful visual essay in which Zhang, for his desire for absolute beauty, has completely neglected what is beneath it. In Hero, beneath the gloss of colors and brilliant choreography, there was a very interesting story about the beginning of the Chinese state and also about the nature of heroism and tyranny, but in the House of Flying Daggers there is only a very faded love story beneath, which is not even saved by the surprising twist at the 3/4 mark of the film. If Yimou Zhang had paid more attention to the characters the entire time and given them some kind of interior, then perhaps the ending would have been emotional, but this does not go beyond the mere depicted fascination. All I really have left is a feeling of refined aesthetics coupled with the rancid aftertaste of self-purpose, schematicity and emptiness. Yet it is precisely through its visuals that the House of Flying Daggers is one of the films worth seeing – also because, unlike Hero, it is more connected to reality – both the battles and the scenery seem somewhat more from this planet, since CGI and wire-fu have clearly declined, which is not a bad thing at all. The camera and choreography are a triumph. On the other hand, the soundtrack is too conventional in places. The result? Slightly disappointing for me, but also an interesting film.
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Over half of the running time is a standard developing love story, intertwined with more (withered meadow) or less (the Peony Pavilion) fascinating scenes, as well as a jaw-dropping fight – the Bamboo Forest. However, there are shocking twists, floods of emotions, and above all, a brilliant snowy ending. But this game with the audience is definitely not for everyone.
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