The House of Flying Daggers is one hell of a great movie.. You wouldn't really be able to locate flaws in such an immensely gratifying work of art. The use of colors e.g. was abso-bloody-lutely amazing and I was instantly taken back to the memories of "Hero". For all those movie-devouring-demons this one is the among the best of the feeds (hehehe -- demons!) . And talking about demons I guess everybody would be dazzled by the beuty of Zhang Ziyi.
The story revolves around a very naive police inspector (of course chinese kind) which unknowingly gets trapped by a clan of assassins known by the name of "House of Flying Daggers" and as anybody can easily guess they are highly proficient in using daggers. But because of his strong heart (emotional quotient) he is saved by a game that he loves to play, called love.
This is the best part of the eastern cinema that they are so committed to their mythology etc. that they really make it happen. Not only that, they beat the shit out of a hundred movies of same genre. And where many movies forget that climax has a max in it, the 'House of Flying Daggers' remembered. The final dagger stunt (see below) was really worth watching. Thats why it scores an amazing 9/10.
It is looking to be wonderful movie. The plot of the film is told in a more linear narrative when compared to that of 'Hero', but that is not to say it is any more straightforward.
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