Chinese Colour Theory and Hero

The film, Hero, directed by Zhang Yimou, is an action film surrounding martial arts in ancient China. It is split up into four main sections of the film, each of which are dominated by a different colour: red, blue, green and white.

In Chinese colour theory and throughout the film, Hero, red represents the element of fire: passion, anger and jealousy; blue portrays a more childish theme; green is generally negative and represents unfaithfulness; and white represents purity.