“每一个男导演心里都有武侠梦。”《英雄》正是张艺谋作为男性导演“武侠”情结的圆梦之作。在中国的电影史上武侠片源远流长。上世纪二、三十年代在民族电影的初创阶段，已有武侠神怪色彩的《火烧红莲寺》等影片，其中的“飞剑白光”、“腾若流星”等特技效果吸引了大批如醉 “Every male director has a martial arts heart.” “Heroes” is Zhang Yimou as a male director “martial arts” complex of dreams. In China’s film history, martial arts films have a long history. In the 1920s and 1930s, in the initial stage of the national film, there were some films such as the “Red Lotus Temple” with the mythical colors of the warriors and the special effects such as “White Iron” and “Tengruo Meteor” attracted a great deal of enchantment