Hm.. just realised that I have not blogged that often lately. But I do post a lot once I start typing heh.
Watched the Banquet with Vy and Rimbun and co. last Saturday. Having watched Hero, The House of Flying Dagger, and The Banquet, I realise that they are all similar. No.. not the fact that Zhang Zhi Yi starred in all the three movies.
They are all of the same genre. Western's wuxia genre.
Nice Cinematography. Beautiful fight. Basically, artistic. Everything is beautified. Everything is made sophisticated. Everything is pictured to the extreme.
It's more of a drama rather than wuxia.
In their pursuit of artistry and Western's acknowledgement, they have abandoned the simplicity of Eastern's heroic.
I wouldn't say that it's a bad thing. Everyone has their own taste. As for me, I don't watch wuxia only to adore their clothes and buildings and dance cum fight scenes. Fortunately, there is one scene in 'the Banquet' which brought back the feel of good old wuxia. It was when Zhi Yi killed. Oh that icy cold expression and that deadly stab..
It worths my $8.50 nonetheless. If anything, Zhou Xun was charming.
And it's official that my junk food of the year award goes to Carls Jr. =D
Watched the Banquet with Vy and Rimbun and co. last Saturday. Having watched Hero, The House of Flying Dagger, and The Banquet, I realise that they are all similar. No.. not the fact that Zhang Zhi Yi starred in all the three movies.
They are all of the same genre. Western's wuxia genre.
Nice Cinematography. Beautiful fight. Basically, artistic. Everything is beautified. Everything is made sophisticated. Everything is pictured to the extreme.
It's more of a drama rather than wuxia.
In their pursuit of artistry and Western's acknowledgement, they have abandoned the simplicity of Eastern's heroic.
I wouldn't say that it's a bad thing. Everyone has their own taste. As for me, I don't watch wuxia only to adore their clothes and buildings and dance cum fight scenes. Fortunately, there is one scene in 'the Banquet' which brought back the feel of good old wuxia. It was when Zhi Yi killed. Oh that icy cold expression and that deadly stab..
It worths my $8.50 nonetheless. If anything, Zhou Xun was charming.
And it's official that my junk food of the year award goes to Carls Jr. =D
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