House of Flying Daggers - ReviewI would like to lay the blame of this squarely at the feet of Mr Ben Dreyer, our high school art teacher. I clearly remember him teaching us about composition and the beauty of a picture in its own right. What makes a beautiful work of art.
House of Flying Daggers is a cinematic artwork. I don't mean as in film being a form of art, I mean that if this were a painting or a sculpture it wouldn't look out of place in a museum. I found the film to be filled with sumptuous colours, incredibly beautiful landscapes. Impossibly bright colours. Such beautiful people clad in exquisite fabrics. And do not get me started on the martial arts choreography.
The plot is simple: a soldier is told to follow and befriend a blind girl who is apparently a member of the rebellious House of Flying Daggers, in order to assassinate their leader. The soldier and the girl fall for each other.
It's a boy meets girl film with martial arts in it.
The Chinese name of the film translates to Attack from All Sides, and this is by far more fitting. The film isn't about the House of Flying Daggers - it's about the lovers. They are in many ways, attacked from all sides.
It's worth watching purely for its visual quality. The storyline is predictable and without a doubt been done before. However, it really is worth seeing just for the quality of cinematic photography and the martial arts sequences.
Have a look at the trailer here.
I have this film on DVD but haven't watched it yet. Hero was v beautiful but slight, too. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteNo problem, *. I decided to forgo the the ratings on this one because I was being very subjective. Visually it is breathtaking, but there really isn't much depth in the story line.
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