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Most of those 10 minutes are extended fighting scenes, the new dialogue is very minimal, 10-15 new lines max, but one or two scenes add a little to the theatrical version... For example, a few extras lines and shots further profess Snow and Sword's unrelenting love for one another...

"Our Land" seems more potent to me as it gives clarity towards the King's wanting to unify the country/people/language, at least as an English translation... I'm not even sure what "All Under Heaven" implies--(hypothetically speaking) is it some religious subtext, of atheism? or just literally...

I was googling around for the reactions to the translation of "tian xia" as "Our Land", and agree with various previous posters in the thread suggesting "Our Land" was a functional/ideological improvement over "All Under Heaven". During the search, I read several Zhang Yimou interviews...

Actually, HERO doesn't appear to be eligible for any Oscars this year. (Note: rule V.3 which states any Best Foreign Language Award nominee is no longer eligible for other, including non-BFLA, awards in subsequent award seasons) CITY OF GOD was in the opposite (and better?) situation, as it...

Did some research on the 'extended' cut, to confirm Njal's post above: http://www.kfccinema.com/temple/view...light=hero+dvd http://www.kfccinema.com/temple/view...light=hero+dvd http://www.monkeypeaches.com/hero.html (see news for June 25, 2003) Accordingly, those extra 20+ minutes...

China may be run by the CCP (remotely), but daily life wise, capitalism reigns supreme. And AFAIK, the 'complete/director's cut' version, closer to 120mins, has never been revealed yet. The cut version (~98mins) is the only one that has been seen by everyone (and their mothers) on DVD and the...

Not to mention the Rashomon-styled underpinnings of subjective vs. objective narratives and multiple perspectives (in this case, magnificently symbolized and segregated by color--both photography and costumes).