The Hero sends the wrong message to its viewers

I am providing a link to an article titled, "Hero, a distortion of history," which is written by Sophia Beach. It was found on the China Digital Times website.
This article discusses the political message depicted in the film. Beach criticizes the film by suggesting that the film displayed a more "politically correct," version of Chinese history. To a certain extent she feels the film is insulting the history of China and claims that it depicts the idea that the emperor was the most heroic of them all; yet, this notion was from the reality of the situation. Beach also quotes The New Republic Review to strengthen her argument.
Here is a quote that sums up the article

Director Zhang provides a revisionist reworking of history that is an insult to the collective intelligence of historians