HK Cinema - 1995
Partly in response to Ashes of Time, Tsui Hark
produced one of the most incredible sword fighting films of all time –
The Blade. Borrowing some of Wong Kar-wai’s film techniques – internal
narrative, blurry action, quick edits – Tsui creates a world full that
at first appears normal but is in fact all underpinned by savagery and
despair.
It is a brilliant and at the same time difficult
film to appreciate at first viewing. Tsui Hark truly creates another world
in this film full of incredible images and sounds and almost smells. You
can seemingly taste the dirt and dust in your mouth, feel the fear in the
air.
The editing is brilliant and the screen is always
full of either magical imagery or frenetic action. The fighting scenes
are done in rapid editing fashion that are breathtaking.
