The places in which the scenes take place are simply beautiful. There is good action, and lots of it. The only setback is that the entire movie is in Japanese and you must read the dialogue. This does not bother most people, but some would rather watch something where they don't have to use their brains. If that is you, you will have a hard time enjoying this movie.
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13. -
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Gorgeous martial arts movie for older kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–14
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What Parents Need to Know
About Hero
Parents need to know that this mature movie is a meditation on the nature of heroism, the purpose of violence, and what it takes to live in peace. So if you go expecting Jackie Chan, your kids will be mystified. Kids younger than 12 are going to find the circular nature of the narrative very confusing since the story is told four different times in four different versions. Also, unlike Crouching Tiger, there's a lot of talking in the movie, which means a lot of subtitles. Unless you want someone tugging on your arm saying "What did he say?" we suggest teens and up age wise. There's one naked tush in the beginning, and a woman has her clothes ripped off in a lovemaking scene but otherwise, the only concern is the swordplay and the occasional blood.
Read our full review by Liz Perle
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why the movie told the same story four different ways and why the nameless hero does what he does in the end. Also, this movie is an excellent springboard to talk about what it took to make the modern nation states we have today.
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- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Beautiful movie
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Beautifully Made
Hero is excellent eye candy, with great colorful visuals and some very well made action scenes. I liked Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Fearless alot better, but this is still a good film.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
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An overrated, artistic, overblown, turd. It's just Oscar bait.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
An extraordinarily beautiful martial arts epic with a great score
"Hero" is much, much better than Crouching Tiger in every possible way. Watch it and you'll see what I mean.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Really Good
Not only was there some cool martial arts stuff, the story was great too
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