By looking at the explanation from above about what makes an art movie, I have come up with three ways for how I think that the movie 'Hero' is considered and art movie. These three ways are:
a) The middle of the story starts the movie off and the beginning starts in the middle of the movie (the beginning of the story turns into a flashback, so, then it the beginning and the middle of the story could switch spots in the movie).
b) The directer focuses on the emotions of the actors and the art of the story (colours, martial art, and so on), instead of focusing on the story line.
c)The movie in general was extremely confusing. (Most art movie are confusing.)
2)How does the director also make this movie for everyone, so that it's not too artistic or alienating for the average viewer? Please explain in at least three sentences.
The director makes this movie less artistic or alienating for the average viewer, so everyone could somewhat enjoy it. He did this by:
a) Having the average love triangle that almost everyone loves to see in movies. Which makes it somewhat of a romance movie.
b) Having a lot of fighting (martial arts, and having swords). Which made it somewhat action/thriller movie.
c) He put this moving into a foreign language, with most people enjoy while others don't.
3)Did you like this movie? Why or why not? Please explain in at least four sentences.
No, I did not really like this moving. The reason for this, is because I was unable to understand what was happening in it. For example, I was unable to keep up with all the subtitles so, I don't now what they said most of the time. Another example is, I found it really weird how the director made the actors fly through the air with they were fighting. In conclusion, I did not enjoy this move as much as others did.
4)Sequences in the film are 'colour coded', enabling Zhang Yimou to offer his audience ravishing and memorable images which enhance his action sequences. Write three sentences about how Zhang Yimou has used colour to emphasize or enhance aspects of the narrative.
Select one of these sequences.
- the fight in the rain
- the golden forest
- the attack on the calligraphy school at Zhao
- the library
- the combat at the lake
- Broken Sword and Flying Snow's attack on the King
I pick the Golden Forest.
In the scene of the golden forest the director Zhang Yimou uses very clever colour techniques to emphasize and enhance aspects of the narrative. An example of him being very clever while using colours is when he used a pale-ish yellow to enhance the red clothing that Flying Snow and Broken Sword's assistant Moon wore during their battle. The pale yellow colour that Zhang Yimou uses makes the red colour pop out. Also, when he changes the colour of the trees from a pale yellow puts suspense into the scene making you wonder what is going to happen: Is Moon going to die right there or is she going to attack Flying Snow again and kill her to avenge her Master Broken Sword? In conclusion, in the scene of the golden forest the director Zhang Yimou uses clever colour techniques to emphasize and enhance aspects of the narrative.
