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Megan and I watched Hero the other night.

Brian Godawa must have been on crack when he saw it. We both enjoyed the movie. Even without the story, it was just beautiful to watch. The colors (which play a big part, even if I haven’t entirely figured out what that part is…), the scenery, the cinematography… it was all very beautiful.

It was also worth watching for the story. I don’t know why Godawa said there was no story… maybe because he didn’t stick around long enough for it to come together. I don’t know. But there is definitely a story, and one with redemptive themes weaved throughout.

There were two major problems with the movie, in our estimation. The first is a sex scene. Or, as the note on the DVD case put it, sensuality. We saw what was coming, and skipped to the next chapter, so I can’t say what exactly the scene involved. As far as I know it is relatively tame for a ‘sensuality’ scene.

The other problem was near the end of the movie with Snow. I won’t go into it because I don’t want to spoil it.

Remy Wilkins also made an observation that I found to be fascinating and very insightful. So check that out, too.