All Under Heaven: Chinese Tradition and Globalisation in 'Hero'

Leya Reid examines Zhang Yimou's classic martial-arts blockbuster, analysing how it subverts and Westernises the distinctly Chinese wuxia genre.

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Film as Text, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung, China, Hollywood, history, Qin, colour, good, evil, imperialism, nationalism