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The Emperor and the Assassin


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"The Emperor and the Assassin", a film by Chen Kaige will air on SBS TV at 9:30 pm on Sunday 21 March 2004. If you are in Australia it is a good chance to watch it. I will try to watch it on Sunday and then post some comments.

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Poem about the assassin (probably the most famous assassin in China)

風蕭蕭兮易水寒

壯士一去兮不復還

(史記)

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Yeah! I'm going to watch it.

There is a mini-series on just before that about Japan I'm going to watch too.

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Didn't end up watching it...... :(

Too much study...... :roll:

Posted

very long movie...very historical and a bit boring

oh well, what do you expect from chen kaige :roll:

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what do you expect from chen kaige :roll:

Well you can expect something very dramatic, very colourful, very heavy-handed like 霸王別姬 (Farewell to My Concubine), or something refreshing like his recent 和你在一起 (Together). These are good ones. The older ones like 黃土地 (Yellow Earth) and 大閱兵 (Big Parade) are also good but may not appeal to foreign audience.

I think Chen is not very stable. Like his "Killing Me Softly" is very disappointing.

  • 2 months later...
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Emperor and the Assassin was a little too flashy. Chen Kaige tried to make it look too epic, with many flashy fight scenes that drown the storyline. Although they were nicely filmed, it was tiresome to watch.

I recommend The Great Conqueror's Concubine, also starring Zhang Fengyi and Gong Li. It's less widely known than Emperor and the Assassin, but I find it more enjoyable.

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