Bronwen and I liked this lyrical fantasy action film from Jiang Yimou. It is a long piece about the battle between the forces of the state and the rebels who are expert with daggers and all aspects of martial arts. Beautiful people abound in this classic and it is quite a pleasure to watch until it’s ending simply goes over the top with snow and perpetual conflict between the two guys as they fight over the woman both love. That ending literally had people in the audience giggling. I must admit, I found myself saying “oh come on”. Still, it’s worth if for the first 100 minutes. It runs 2 hours. Great special effects, unlike Crouching Tiger of a couple of years ago. Somehow I feel like I missed a lot with bad subtitles