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Subject: propaganda for a new millenium
Date: Sep 25, 2005
It's surprising to me that not many people agree with this article. It should be very obvious to those who have studied ancient Chinese history that the Qin shi huang di depicted in "Hero" is completely false. The Qin emperor was a tyrant if there ever was one, killing hordes of people simply for his own benefit. The message of "Hero" is clearly propagandistic, and meant as an apology for tyrannical maniacs like the Qin emperor. I think that part of the reason many people here in the west do not see this blatant propaganda is that many of us lack knowledge about Chinese history. As said in the article, however, the Chinese viewers of this film know well the story of Qin, and for them it will have the message that "tyrannical rulers" aren't always what they seem--the state knows best. The claim of "Hero" is that people have to sacrifice in order to serve the "greater good of humanity." But no one in the film seems to realize this: who exactly is "humanity," if not the people being massacred and pushed aside to supposedly "serve" it.
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Hero from Emily, Aug 25, 2004
truth from What's American, Sep 7, 2004
thanks from barb, Aug 28, 2004
Awesome from Dan Omlor, Sep 13, 2004
Re: But from skeptikos, Dec 26, 2004
hero from tso t'an, Feb 21, 2005
» propaganda for a new millenium « from sperlicha, Sep 25, 2005
ask from mujahid, Mar 31, 2006
Re: ask from Bubba Hotep, Apr 11, 2006
??? from Kessel, Nov 4, 2007
Bravo from tsering, May 29, 2010
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