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Anna Pybus
However, you can\u2019t compare any other movies in the MonsterVerse to the recent Oscar-winner. These movies have become progressively more and more goofy, and the goofiness has finally reached its peak with the latest installment \u201CGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire.\u201D
The plot of the movie, well from what is comprehensible, is set after the events of \u201CGodzilla vs. Kong,\u201D and finds King Kong traversing his new home in Hollow Earth in search to find other Great Apes like him. In the meantime, Godzilla has been traveling across the globe in search of a new kind of energy. Little do they know, the former rivals will soon have to reluctantly team up to fight a dangerous new foe, the long-armed, orange-furred Great Ape known as the Skar King.
The film also features Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, and Kaylee Hottle reprising their roles from the previous film alongside franchise newcomer Dan Stevens, sporting sunglasses and a Hawaiian shirt. Although, their plot is full of nothing but nonsensical expositional dialogue that it\u2019s hard to even describe what the hell is going on in the movie.
That doesn\u2019t matter too much, because the marquee characters are the only reason anybody would want to see this, and the movie has enough monster action to satisfy those looking for some good old-fashioned mindless dumb fun. The CGI on Godzilla and Kong is almost flawless, especially with the latter.
While he may get second-billing under his reptilian co-star, \u201CThe New Empire\u201D is essentially Kong\u2019s movie. There are long stretches of the film with no humans in sight, just Kong traveling across Hollow Earth with his new best buddy Suko, a childlike ape with a bit of an attitude problem.
These sequences truly stand out, with director Adam Wingard trying to humanize the gargantuan gorilla in ways we haven\u2019t seen before. Within the first 15 minutes, Kong takes a shower under a waterfall, smirks, and deals with an aggravating toothache, and instead of being filled with Hulk-like rage, he just seems annoyed and a little depressed. As goofy as it sounds, and believe me it is, it works. \u201CThe New Empire\u201D did so much more to make me care for Kong than any other film in the MonsterVerse.
Unfortunately, where the movie starts to fall apart is how Godzilla is utilized. While his time on-screen is delightfully silly, his entire sub-plot feels shoe-horned in. The movie attempts to tread too much in under two hours, from whatever the hell the humans are doing to Kong and Suko\u2019s growing friendship, to the Skar King\u2019s reign over the Great Apes.
Yes, the human characters of the MonsterVerse are never there to be the stars of the show, but if we\u2019re supposed to be spending time with them, at least make their storylines somewhat interesting and not deliver dialogue that felt like it was written in a drunken daze. It\u2019s not that any of the actors give poor performances,
Hall and Henry do their best with the material they\u2019re given. But outside of Hottle\u2019s stellar performance as the teenage Jia and Stevens\u2019 over-the-top snark, none of these characters are remotely interesting. The movie feels as if it comes to a screeching halt during these moments and the more they show up, the more boring it becomes.
In fact, these moments become so dull, that even when the monsters start trading punches, the movie has already become so tiresome that it\u2019s hard to even care about any of it. The pacing isn\u2019t doing the movie any favors either, as it switches from feeling quick and entertaining to grating and sluggish.
\u201CGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire\u201D is far from a great movie and it\u2019d even be a stretch to call it a great one, but there\u2019s enough action and goofiness present that fans of the franchise will leave feeling mostly satisfied. Just don\u2019t expect much out of cool CGI and badass-looking monsters.
Hero was first released in China on 24 October 2002. At that time, it was the most expensive project[5] and one of the highest-grossing motion pictures in China.[6] Miramax acquired American market distribution rights, but delayed the release of the film for nearly two years. Quentin Tarantino eventually convinced Miramax to open the film in American theaters on 27 August 2004.[7][8]
The film received positive reviews from critics. It became the first Chinese-language movie to top the American box office, where it stayed for two consecutive weeks, and went on to earn $53.7 million in the United States and $177 million worldwide.[2]
During the Warring States period, Nameless, a Qin prefect, arrives at the Qin capital city to meet the king, who has survived multiple assassination attempts by Long Sky, Flying Snow, and Broken Sword. Implementing tight security, the king forbids visitors from approaching within 100 paces. Nameless asserts he has killed the assassins, displaying their weapons. Impressed, the king permits Nameless to approach within ten paces to share his story.
Nameless recounts killing Sky at a gaming house before meeting Flying Snow and Broken Sword at a calligraphy school in a city besieged by the Qin army. Seeking to learn Sword's skill, he commissions a calligraphy scroll with the character for "Sword" (劍). Nameless learns of Snow and Sword's strained relationship. Upon completing the scroll, Nameless reveals his identity and the truth about Snow and Sky's relationship. He challenges Snow to a duel.
Meanwhile, a heartbroken and furious Sword engages in a tryst with his pupil, Moon. Snow kills Sword in retaliation, and Moon when she seeks vengeance. The following day, Nameless slays an emotionally unstable Snow before the Qin army, seizing her sword.
As the story wraps up, the king doubts Nameless, alleging he orchestrated the duels with the assassins. During the previous attempt, the king saw Sword as honorable, doubting his betrayal of Snow. The king suggests the assassins sacrificed themselves to earn Nameless the king's trust, enabling him to get close and assassinate the king.
In the king's version of the story, Nameless approaches Snow and Sword after staging a battle with Sky. He claims to have mastered a technique to kill anyone within ten paces, including the king. To get close to the king, Nameless needs to present one of their weapons. Snow and Sword argue over who should sacrifice themselves, leading to a brief scuffle where Snow injures Sword. Snow faces Nameless before the Qin army, while Sword, still recovering, watches. Snow is defeated, and Moon later gives Nameless her master's sword, suggesting that the swords of Snow and Sword should remain united even in death.
Nameless admits possessing the special technique the king mentioned but insists the King underestimated Sword. He reveals the technique's dual nature: deadly yet capable of appearing fatal while avoiding vital organs. Nameless used it on Sky, then orchestrated a fake duel with Snow and Sword. Snow agrees, but Sword refuses. Snow accuses Sword of squandering their chance three years prior when he spared the king of Qin during their assault. In anger, she attacks Sword, wounding him with Nameless's aid. The following day, Nameless "kills" Snow before the Qin army.
Later, Sword reveals to Nameless his decision to spare the king, expressing his desire for a unified, peaceful China achievable only through the king's leadership. Sending Nameless to the Qin capital, Sword inscribes "Our Land" (天下) in the sand, urging reconsideration of assassination. Touched by Sword's understanding and the tale, the king overcomes his fear of Nameless. He relinquishes his sword, examines Sword's scroll, and grasps the concept that an ideal warrior should lack the desire to kill. Moved by this wisdom, Nameless abandons his mission, sparing the king.
When Snow discovers that Sword persuaded Nameless to abandon the assassination, she angrily confronts Sword. Sword, refusing to defend himself, hopes Snow will grasp his love for her. However, Snow unintentionally kills Sword. Consumed by grief, Snow commits suicide.
Director Zhang Yimou collaborated with Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle to help realize his plan to divide the film visually into five sections, each dominated by a particular color. Zhang had initially wanted to use different cinematographers and shooting styles, but that proved impractical.[9]
Doyle compared their story to Rashomon, as it has an unreliable narrator and stories within stories. The film tells different version of the story of how an anonymous hero in ancient China overcomes three rivals. The stories are dominated by the colors red, blue, and white. Red represents desire, possessiveness and jealousy. Blue represents reason and friendship. White represents the balance of reason and desire, the ultimate truth.[10] The overall framing story is darker with shades of black, and flashbacks are shown in vibrant greens. The colors were chosen for their aesthetic reasons, not symbolic ones, and the colors orange and pink were not considered as options; Doyle was dismissive of universal theories of color, such as those put forward by Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.[11]
The film was scored by Tan Dun, who also conducted the China Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus for the recording. The composer Chen Yuanlin also collaborated in the project. Itzhak Perlman performs most of the violin solos, with additional solos by Tan Dun himself. The theme song, Hero (英雄), composed by Zhang Yadong and Lin Xi, was sung by Faye Wong. It is unavailable in the American versions of the film DVD and soundtrack album.[12][13] Wind & Sand (風沙) is a song inspired by the film and was sung by Tony Leung. The musical instrument seen and played during the fight in the weiqi courtyard scene is a guqin. The guqin music for that scene was performed by Liu Li.
Hero was first released in China on 24 October 2002. Miramax owned the American-market distribution rights, but delayed the release of the film a total of six times. Import DVDs of the film were sold online and Miramax demanded that the sites cease selling the DVD.[14]
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