Who's the real hero?

Yimous Zhang's film creates a great balance between art and violence. The author of this article, Luke Buckmaster, speaks about the "narrative that fuses historical fiction with fantasy." This article elaborates on the fact that Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle is one of ther real stars of this film with his luminous compositions. Buckmaster continues to draw attention to Doyle's work by saying,

Doyle’s flair for gob-smacking visuals turns Hero into the year’s most stylistically drawn action film.