Although the film is known as a blockbuster costume action film, there are not many war scenes. Except for the Nagasaka slope blockade at the beginning of the film and the Sanjiangkou defense battle at the end of the film, it is basically an account of characters. This is a very awkward topic. Except for Zhao Yun played by Hu Jun, which can make the audience feel relaxed, the other generals are completely flat. But this does not prevent the film from becoming a magnificent film, the birthday of a commercial art, and a colorful link between the ancient battlefield and modernity and even postmodernity.
Director John Woo filmed an extraordinary Chibi. Although this extraordinary is not subversive, it does turn the story of "Three Kingdoms" that has always been full of legends into a kind civilian version. The traditional concept of the nation is only the source of the material, not the principle that the entertainment art of film must abide by. The important thing about the film is that it is easy to understand and good-looking. Therefore, in this film, you can see Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu playing humor, you can see the ambiguous love triangle, and the fuse of a war is a woman. In the film, there are relatively large accounts of the original important battles in the story of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". In the war scenes, the most ambitious scenes in the history of Chinese costume movies were achieved, especially the gossip array used to close. The crew has put a lot of thought into the design of the formation, which is both complicated and ingenious. The long-range shots made with special effects are also very visually impactful.
