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Mise En-Scene Analysis: Hero

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The film that I have chosen to carry out an analysis using mise-en-scène is Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002). Mise-en-scène represents what we see in a shot and what the director stages to be shown on camera (Bordwell & Thompson, 2010). It is greatly used in the green sequence where Broken Sword is seen in his room looking at his calligraphy for years. This sequence ends with Flying Snow leaving the hallway. As this is a story told to Nameless, the director had used green to symbolize the scene. Setting is the element within the frame that depicts a location, time period, colour and prop used. The setting of Hero is within the division era of China. Green represents the love story between Broken Sword and Flying Snow. Green also shows that it is a sequence not known by Nameless as he was absent. The colour also enable the audience to differentiate between different sequences. In this sequence, Broken Sword is seen in his room surrounded by his calligraphy which suggests that he had trained for years in calligraphy. Different swords symbolizes different owner. The white-jade sword represents flying snow as her name contains snow. The sword that is broken represents broken sword as it symbolizes his name. In the palace where Broken Sword fights with the king, we could see that they are surrounded by massive amount of curtains. Furthermore, the green curtains emphasizes the green sequence. The massive curtains symbolize the protection of the king’s life. At the end of their battle

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