My Art Movie Brainstorming

My favourite part of Metropolis is when the building (thing) seemingly becomes a robot or monster and the man is blown away before looking in what seems to be excitement.

My favourite part of Battleship Potemkin is the baby rolling down the stairs.

My favourite part of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is the man is checking the list in the locker/safe.

My Idea: 
It starts off with the man getting out of the car and entering the building. He unlocks the locker/safe and looks at the list of (I think) names. (Flashback) The temperature keeps rising and rising until it hits the "Danger Zone". People look in horror and prepare to escape. The factory then explodes, blasting people away and knocking them back down. People try to get up and retreat. Most are lucky enough to escape. Others though...are not as fortunate. Among the helpless is a baby, stuck in its carriage as it rolls freely down some stairs. People look in disbelief. If anyone is to be saved, it should  be the baby. The carriage hits the bottom. It returns to the man, who then leaves. THE END

"Hero" Is An Art Movie Because...

1. By looking at the explanation of an art movie, please describe at least three ways (three sentences) that you think Hero could be considered, at least in part, an art movie.
The movie "Hero" is a very serious movie with very little, if any, jokes. It doesn't focus on a chronological plot, instead it  goes through sometimes two different versions of the same fight. It can be very confusing and strange, such as the battle on the lake where Nameless and Broken Sword were unrealistically flying over and running on water.

2. How does the director also make this movie for everybody, so that it's not too artistic or alienating for the average viewer? Please explain in at least three sentences.
The director made this film for everyone by keeping it fairly innocent. It wasn't overshadowed by violence and gore, and also didn't have (too many) random scenes that make absolutely no sense like in some other art movies. It follows a main story and although some may got lost, overall it is easy to follow along.

3. Did you like this movie? Why or why not? Please explain in at least four sentences.
I did not enjoy this movie very much. I don't think this should have had an impact but I personally like Japanese production better. Other than that, the fighting scenes were strange and unusual, I know that their actions were likely to exaggerate the fight, but the flying and unnecessary movement took away from this film. It also was slightly confusing, but not too much. I was able to follow along with Nameless' story, then the king's version, and the flashback of Snow and Broken Sword's attempt on the king's life and then finally Nameless' murder.

4. Sequences in the film are 'colour coated', enabling Zhang Yimou to offer his audience ravishing and memorable images which enhances his action sequences. Write three sentences about how Zhang Yimou has used colour to emphasize or enhance aspects of the narrartive.
Select one of these sequences
-the fight in the rain
-the Golden Forest
-the attack on the calligraphy school at Zhao
-the Library
-the combat at the lake
-Broken Sword and Flying Snow's attack on the king

Zhang Yimou used colour coating effectively in the fight in the Golden Forest because the colours popped. The red against the golden yellow easily stood out and was almost too easy to stick inside my mind. Afterwards when Moon was killed, the Golden Forest turned red, as if symbolizing blood and/or her death, that was another moment easy to remember thanks to the colouring.

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