After I watched Hero for a second time, I can make a conclusion, sometimes it takes a life time for us to learn and appreciate of what we have and to live together in peaceful "All Under Heaven".
Broken Sword (Tony Leung) wrote a message in calligraphy. The word he wrote was Sword. But the curves and the strokes of the ink on the paper brought a totally different meaning. When the king finally able to interpret the meaning of the word Sword he understoodd why Broken Sword, an assasin who for ten years has been trying to kill him (the King) changes his mind.
Hero is not only about the fighting and killing, but it goes deeper than that. It's about sacrifice, lcourage,living peaceful and an unfulfilled love. The story goes between present and the past. Two characters, Jet Li (Nameless) and Chen Dao Min (the King) have their versions. They spread their versions through different colors - red, green, blue and yellow. Every move, every step, even a blink of an eye sends a different message to each other. Only a true warriors could understand.
Four skillful warriors (Sky, Nameless, Falling Snow and Broken Sword) joint together in an unspoken language, through their understanding of the warrior codes to kill a king. Nobody understands the king motive, a reason that has driven him for years to unify and rules the world.
One of my favorite scene was when Namelss (Jet Li) and Sky ( Danny Yen) engages in their mind fight. They stood about 30 feet facing each other, eyes closed, but their minds were in a deadly fight. When they opened their eyes, Sky and Nameless moved gracefully toward each other, the tips of their swords cut through the rain drop( I replayed this scene over and over). It was beautiful shot.
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