DVD Review: THE LOST BLADESMAN Wields A Dull Cinematic Gamble
For those that might not be versed in the Three Kingdoms history, Guan Yu served under Liu Bei until he was captured by Wei General, Cao Cao. By using Guan Yu’s strict adherence to his own personal ideals of righteousness, Cao Cao was able to have him slay Yan Liang at the Battle of Boma. Despite knowing that Guan Yu plans to leave his service to return to Liu Bei, Cao Cao admires him because of his strong sense of honor. Though he lets Guan Yu go, Cao Cao’s generals refuse to let him go back to his lord so easily and this makes up the plot of the film. Directed by Felix Chong and Alan Mak, this was supposed to be an epic retelling of a hero’s journey back while facing insurmountable odds, but it fell flat to where it wanted to be.
