Consistency of a True "Hero"

The definition of a hero varies between societies, nations, cultures, and more. This article by Jia-xuan Zhang a professor at New College University, explain the historical definition of the film, along with the analytically view of a "hero". Zhang explain the meaning of colors in the movie, along with why it was used. Zhang explain that it was odd for the director Yimou to do a film about the past, since he normally did films that took place in the 20th century, but it turns out Yimou decided to do this film, to tied together his history of China, that is inhibited in his films. Zhang explain that everyone in the movie is a hero, in different ways. Since the writer is Chinese he is able to understand the movie in a better detail, therefore this paper is a very vivid explanation of the mis-en-scene of the film.