I think Zhang Yimou is pronounced like -"Jung Yeemow", and yes Raise the Red Lantern is a great film. You should check out "Red Sorghum" "Ju Dou" and "Too Live" aswell. All star Gong Li and directed by Zhang Yimou.
Well, 1920 is ancient china. its is not modern china, by any stretch of the imagination. The communist party came to power in 1949, 3 decades later, and advocated for women's rights (but it is true when the film came out the party denounced it).
I think the director want people to imagine what a person at that era would feel and act, therefore taking them, even chinese ppl today, to another world and culture. It might be a good social com in china, but bad understanding of china internationally
yeah you butchered the directors name
wufuer1 9 months ago
gong li was amazing
gil166 1 year ago
I really thought this was gonna be on "The Red Lanturn Corps"...that was what i was really looking foward too...*sigh* wasted 4:48 if my life
PebBleishRock 1 year ago
I think Zhang Yimou is pronounced like -"Jung Yeemow", and yes Raise the Red Lantern is a great film. You should check out "Red Sorghum" "Ju Dou" and "Too Live" aswell. All star Gong Li and directed by Zhang Yimou.
GregOBehave 1 year ago
The word 'mistress' used in the film means mistress of the household and not mistress as in 'the other woman'
jolovan 1 year ago
mistress as in madam loser
donnylovesayesha1 1 year ago
Well, 1920 is ancient china. its is not modern china, by any stretch of the imagination. The communist party came to power in 1949, 3 decades later, and advocated for women's rights (but it is true when the film came out the party denounced it).
I think the director want people to imagine what a person at that era would feel and act, therefore taking them, even chinese ppl today, to another world and culture. It might be a good social com in china, but bad understanding of china internationally
koolangeldude1 1 year ago
I love this movie.
Sorry but I thought you introduced yourself as Jack's Colon. I immediately thought you were doing a Fight Club riff.
Great review, by the way.
gdprosper 2 years ago
How do you pronounce him anyway?
imeldaDuke 2 years ago
Well, you did murder the pronunciation of "Zhang Yimou", but that's not important.
I agree that the movie is...well, fantastic. I definitely think more people should see it.
SerafinaLily9 3 years ago