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The House of Flying Dagger, a film directed by Zhang Yi Mou allows him to go back to his Wuxia style films while adding a twist to of his own to the classic Wuxia general. One of the most obvious thematic and stylistic motifs that are in common with his other films is that there is a love triangle revolving around main characters, in The House of Flying Dagger it is between Mei, Jin, and Liu. While in the movie Hero, it is between another three warriors. Another common stylistic theme that Zhang Yi Mou uses within his film is the use of colors to represent certain emotions/themes. In The House of Flying Dagger, the bright green colors are meant as irony, to emphasize the violence and the bloodiness of the film. While in Hero, the colors are used to represent the different scenes throughout the movie. Another common thematic technique that Zhang Yi Mou uses throughout his films is the long shots to showcase the details in his scenes, surrounding his audience in a mass of scenery, overwhelming the audience.

Classic Zhang Yi Mou Moment One: Color as a symbol Judou: The grey oversaturated colors in certain scenes represents Jodou’s sadness Curse of the Golden flower: The golden color represents different alliance within the kingdom. Hero: Different colors used to represent different acts in the movie. House of Flying Daggers: Bright colors used to emphasize how violent the movie is. The Flower of War: White color is used to represent the school girls innocence.

Classic Zhang Yi Mou Moment Two: Love Triangle Judou: The love relationship between Judou, Yang Jinshan, and Yang Tianqing. Curse of the Golden Flower: The love relationship the Queen, the King, and the Prince. Hero: The love relationship between Long Sky Broken Sword, Flying Snow House of Flying Daggers: The love relationship between Mei, Jin, Liu. The Flower of War: The love relationship (not sexual love) between John Miller, Yu Mo, and Shu (school girl).