House of Flying Daggers
Yimou Zhang may not consider himself as an expert action director, but Hero, his first foray into the wuxia genre was nothing short of spectacular. It was also a beautifully shot film with an effortlessly involving story. The teaser trailers for his next film, House of flying Daggers, seem to suggest that things are about to get better.
House of Flying Daggers is set in the year is 859 AD as China’s once flourishing Tang Dynasty is in decline. Unrest is raging throughout the land, and the corrupt government is locked in battle with rebel armies that are forming in protest. The largest, and most prestigious of these rebel groups is the House of Flying Daggers, which is growing ever more powerful under a mysterious new leader. Two local captains, Leo (Andy Lau Tak Wah) and Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) are ordered to capture the new leader and the two hatch an elaborate plan. Captain Jin will pretend to be a lone warrior called Wind and rescue the beautiful, blind revolutionary Mei (Zhang Ziyi) from prison, earning her trust and escorting her to the secret headquarters of the House of Flying Daggers. The plan works, but to their surprise, Jin and Mei fall deeply in love on their long journey to the House. Danger lurks in the forest surrounding them, and the wind is still, as if sensing the tension in the air. What lies ahead for Jin and Mei, these star-crossed lovers? If this is true love, then why are there plots in their heads, and secrets in their hearts?
So, here are the trailers…
First enjoy the action…
Then wallow in the romance…
Update
The official, full length trailer is now online and it looks both gorgeous and spectacular. This is one film I really do not want to miss!
See for yourself here…
Saturday 27 Nov 2004 | Paul | Action, Drama
I just saw it & on the big screen.I highly recommend this & nothing lesss.. because the viewer will miss the main thing to what this film is aLLL ABOUT–hitting one with all ones ’senses’ !!!
the fight scenes are something to behold–I wondered how & where ZY placed his cameras.. as it’s intimate as well as brutal & distant all aT THE SAME TIME !! it’s like being in the ‘eye’ of a tornado !!! intoxicating !!!
all the criticism on this, are totally uncalled for–as it’s all on screen.
Wuxia films as we know it will never be the same again–as ZY raised the ante here.
this film will be Oscar’s BEST Picture.. gouing by this year’slist outside of Passion of the Christ– nothing even comes close.