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Originally Posted by Strangelet
really? i'm with you on the movie being kitschy and pretentious. At times I thought the "poetry" of the imagery was gaggingly sweet. But the way hero worked for me is that I got out if it a more conflicted attitude towards power and hegemony. The hero is justified in his cause, as he is justified in the final decision he makes. The whole "our land" was a bit much, I agree, but then the director martyred the resistance very sympathetically, wouldn't you say?
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i don't remember the film too well. i don't recall there being any hint that the hero made the right choice. it might seem obvious to the (Western?) viewer, but the clearest message Hero seemed to communicate was that dissenters from the mother country would be crushed no matter what. if Zhang was trying to be subversive, it sure didn't come across. maybe it was a bad edit of his original film--i can't imagine the Chinese govt allowing such a blockbuster to convey anything like a "conflicted attitude towards power and hegemony".
let me reiterate that i haven't seen COTGF, so i can't really discuss why it's fascist or not fascist.