'The Assassin' movie comes across at first glance as a thriller genre of production because of its martial arts content and fighting scenes, but it is essentially a deeper type of film because it looks at the themes of self discovery and spiritual growth.
The costumes, if we can refer to them as such because of their elaborate appearance and bright colors, are distinctly typical to this type of film and the first to be noticed in terms of movie content.
The scenery is also spectacular and obviously very noticeable too, adding to the joy of watching this production on a wide screen.
The story unfolds as a plot of political intrigue, whereby the life of the present ruler is threatened by a female assassin who tries to kill him time and time again but is foiled both by circumstances and by her internal struggle to determine who she really is.
There are also powerful scenes between the two female protagonists who have very different characters, one being the fighting assassin and the other being the wife and motherly type who is shown as the ruler's partner and supporting force throughout.
The characters are well defined, with the male hero being the protecting intelligent target who escapes death because of the love of a good woman, as well as the conscience and morality of the assassin, who discovers she is not able to kill him because she actually does not want to.
This is at the crux of the story line both in terms of plot and character dynamics, because essentially what the director is telling the audience is that it is not at all a fighting martial arts movie like many before it. It is disguised as such on purpose, as it is actually a film of self discovery, morality and human compassion.
This is a recurring theme lately; ie: the idea that having courage isn't about protecting ones interest at all costs, but is rather about sacrifice, love and the strength of heart to do what is right, both for ones spirit as well as others.
I will end this short piece of writing the way I started it, with a reference to 'Brave Heart'.
The latter is a film about love and sacrifice, as well as about enduring belief that being a 'warrior' be it a man (such as in 'Brave Heart') or a woman (such as in 'The Assassin'), isn't always about fighting others in order to survive, but is in fact about having the courage to stand up for ones beliefs and for whatever and whomever one deems as important in ones life.
The costumes, if we can refer to them as such because of their elaborate appearance and bright colors, are distinctly typical to this type of film and the first to be noticed in terms of movie content.
The scenery is also spectacular and obviously very noticeable too, adding to the joy of watching this production on a wide screen.
The story unfolds as a plot of political intrigue, whereby the life of the present ruler is threatened by a female assassin who tries to kill him time and time again but is foiled both by circumstances and by her internal struggle to determine who she really is.
There are also powerful scenes between the two female protagonists who have very different characters, one being the fighting assassin and the other being the wife and motherly type who is shown as the ruler's partner and supporting force throughout.
The characters are well defined, with the male hero being the protecting intelligent target who escapes death because of the love of a good woman, as well as the conscience and morality of the assassin, who discovers she is not able to kill him because she actually does not want to.
This is at the crux of the story line both in terms of plot and character dynamics, because essentially what the director is telling the audience is that it is not at all a fighting martial arts movie like many before it. It is disguised as such on purpose, as it is actually a film of self discovery, morality and human compassion.
This is a recurring theme lately; ie: the idea that having courage isn't about protecting ones interest at all costs, but is rather about sacrifice, love and the strength of heart to do what is right, both for ones spirit as well as others.
I will end this short piece of writing the way I started it, with a reference to 'Brave Heart'.
The latter is a film about love and sacrifice, as well as about enduring belief that being a 'warrior' be it a man (such as in 'Brave Heart') or a woman (such as in 'The Assassin'), isn't always about fighting others in order to survive, but is in fact about having the courage to stand up for ones beliefs and for whatever and whomever one deems as important in ones life.
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