What an epic. Never seen a martial arts film like it. Imagine Wong Kar Wai's languid tracking shots, beautiful set, sad 'love story' and the action choreography of Crouching Tiger / House of Flying Daggers set against the backdrop of the Japanese-Sino War, the film spans over 20 years.
Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Cheng, everyone is flawless. Cinematography, editing, sound design, faultless.
Do yourselves a favor and watch the original cut in Chinese, 130 mins vs the 108 min cut in American cinemas.
It's not an easy film to follow but so worth it. So beautiful and so sad. Wouldn't even mind if there is a longer 3hr version. Seen it twice already.
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