Just watched the Chinese film ‘Hero’ which is brilliant even though I don’t normally like action or martial arts movies. The cinematography is stunning and the psychological angle makes it watchable to the end and no I don’t think any person in their right mind could take this as a justification for totalitarian regimes in the modern world. Mia (who watched the first half hour or so) was amazed to see women fighting on equal terms with the men. Another plus was that despite the unremiting violence it is remarkably light on gore. It is fantastical which Mia found hard to accept – she kept pointing out the unrealistic aspects even though far more impossible things happen in the cartoons she loves to watch.
Talking of movies, don’t forget to vote in the poll two posts down from this one on the videos included in the homestead site!