![]() ![]() What makes The Great Wall so distinct is not the bizarre, lizard-like monsters it hurls at the titular structure, nor the reimagination of The Wall itself as a kind of giant, 12th century Swiss army knife of creature-killing contraptions. So while it was surprising in 2016 to find Zhang making The Great Wall – a $150 million, Hollywood co-produced blockbuster starring Matt Damon – anyone aware of his work could at least be reassured that it would look like no other blockbuster out there. Whether intimate dramas like 1987’s Red Sorghum and 1991’s Raise the Red Lantern, or spectacular wuxia epics like 2002’s Hero and 2004’s House of Flying Daggers, Zhang’s films are guaranteed to impress with their exquisite production and costume design, and in particular their meticulous and effective use of colour. ![]() Beijing-based director Zhang Yimou has long been considered a visual genius. ![]()
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