“Hero” Blu-ray Cover
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Zhang Yimou’s 2002 wuxia film Hero, which stars Jet Li (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate), Tony Leung (Bullet in the Head), Maggie Cheung (Police Story), Chen Daoming (Infernal Affairs 3), Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Donnie Yen (Special ID). The film features fight choreography by the legendary Tony Ching Siu Tung (Duel to the Death).
Hero is a visually stunning martial arts epic where a fearless warrior rises up to defy an empire and unite a nation! With supernatural skill – and no fear – a nameless soldier (Jet Li) embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that massacred his people. Now, to achieve the justice he seeks, he must take on the empire’s most ruthless assassins and reach the enemy he has sworn to defeat! Acclaimed by critics and honored with numerous awards, Hero was nominated for both an Oscar® (2002 Best Foreign Language Film) and Golden Globe!
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Of course, this is the woefully inaccurate plot synopsis from the terrible American trailer that ruined the context of the movie and gave away Nameless’ motive. It was a huge annoyance back then when CTHD had an honest trailer while Miramax refused to do the same and made Hero seem like a generic kung fu film.
If I knew that the American release would change the subtitles so drastically that it altered the plot, I wouldn’t have read them when I saw it in theaters.