Hero: Lighting and Setting

The Setting took place in ancient China, about 200 years ago. The lighting of the movie was dark, to the inside of the emperor's temple and the sparring place, but mostly beautifully colorful, from the blood red tree pedals, to the lime green silk curtains, to the blue lake and purple/green mountains. Other places of worthy mention being inside Broken Sword's room, where he makes love to some other girl underneath bright purple silk. There weren't really any hand-held shots, almost every shot with a dolly.