Mythic China?

Jet Li, has released two movies in recent years, that are noteworthy as an example of restoring the myth to the man. The most recent was simply called "Fearless". This movie has to do with a martial artist who bested the fighting champions of the world one after another, even though he had been poisoned and was vomiting black stomach bile as he fought. This historical figure, Huo Yuanjia restored a sense of identity and strength to a China that was belittled by the western world, as a fractured weak nation.
His previous movie, "Hero" explained that a single warrior, a man posessed of legendary strength and agility, had worked his way into a position from which he might assassinate the impossibly guarded supposed tyrannical leader of one of early China's warring territories. This single hero came to understand that this leader was actually man of vision who willed to have a united China in order to prevent needless feuding and bloodshed in the future. This leader endeavored to do this by conquering everybody, and much badblood was made in the process. This tyrant went on to build the wall of China and create the seeds of the superpower which still exists even to this day. The hero unfortunately had to give his life to do this.
Both well recommended flics.