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1、IntroductionHeroisamovieshotbyChinesefamousdirectorZhangYimaoin2001,whichtellsaspecialstoryof JingKe'sassassinationattemptonthe KingofQin in227BC.Itinterpretsthepoignantloveandhatestory,theswordsfriendshipthatagentlemanisreadytodieforhisbosomfriendsandtheConfucianismbrea
2、dthofviewworld.Therefore,thismovieadvocatesmodernpeacespirit,reexaminesthehistoricalcharactersintheviewofheroism,andexploresdifferenthistoricalvaluebasedontherighteousnessofChineseancienttraditionalhero.Thisfilmcosts30millionUSdollarsanditsinvestmentisthehighestinChinese
3、moviesthatyear.ThisfilmopenedinHongKonginDecember2001,whichgained$15,471,348dollarsinthefirstweek.HK$26,648,345,thefinalgrossmadethismoviebecomeoneofthetopmoviesinHKin2002.Finally,itsboxofficereachedtoRMB0.25billionandbecomesthefirst movie tobreak US$100 millioninChinese
4、history.(WLarson,2008)Itcreatesnumeroushistoricalmiracles.Afteralongdelay,thisfilmwasreleasedinNorthAmericanScreensinAugust2004andittoppedtheNorthAmericanboxoffice,takingUS$18,004,319($8,864perscreen)onitsopeningweekend.Asforforeignlanguagefilm,thefinalUS$53,710,019boxof
5、ficegrossinNorthAmericaregionmadethisfilmbecomeoneofthehighest-grossingmoviesandmartialartsmoviesinboxofficehistoryinNorthAmerica.Itsboxofficereached177milliondollarsgloballyandsuchaboxofficegrosswassubstantialamongthepridescoresofHollywoodblockbuster.ThereisnodoubtthatH
6、eroisthemilestoneofChinesBlockbustersEra,whichhasgreatmeaningforthedevelopmentofthiskindofmartialartsfilmcombinedartsandcommerce.ItcanbeseenthatitisaculturallyspecificandtechnicallysophisticatedfilmthatappealstobothEastandWest.ReasonsofHero’ssuccessFirstofall,Chinesecult
7、urecontianedinthisfilmattractsaudiencedomesticallyandabroad.ItcombinesZhuangzi’sphilosophy:theviewontheswordandtheworld.Inthisfilm,swordisthemaintoolinthisfilm.WuMingespeciallyaskedCanJianforthischaracterinStateofZhao.WuMingsaidthecharacterofswordhas19writingsstyles.Hiss
8、ayingnotonlyrepresentsafewhistoricdetailsbutalsorevealsthemeaningoftheworldbythecalligraphyofsword.Thef
