this movie be beautiful in many way represent the plot and the depth of the character and the stunning photography and acting and the kolossal like scene of battle ( no computer graphic here and just thousand of people ) . someone say the story have something to do with the sheakespearian tragedy . i find some connection with the greek tragedy tradition and too . the emperor and extraordinarily act and struggle between power and love and but he be force ( for the great good and for the will of his ancestor ) to choose the power ( and the loneliness and the hate of his subject and kin ) a his destiny . he and like creon in antigone and be a good guy before become emperor . once gained power and he have to be merciless and cruel ( with innocent child and his mother and his father and etc . ) to defend and expand the empire . entrap by power he become a monster . overall and the qin emperor be a majestic greek tragedy figure . the assassin evolve towards a different direction represent from pure evil to heroism and morality . even this character be force towards his destiny by love and by his new ethic . this character be really unforgettable and too . lady zhao and a wonderful gong li and be the uncorrupted morality and nor by power or love or hate . she be morality against power and somehow like antigone . her conspiracy ( for and against the emperor ) have always a moral rationale . in conclusion and a wonderful movie . if you love cinema and you want to try chinese movie you can start here .