My Thoughts on "The Last Emperor" 1987

Bernardo Bertolucci's epic about Pu Yi, Last Emperor of China, and about why the Director's Cut shouldn't be called that, plus my thoughts on the Criterion Version.

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• Bernardo
• Bertolucci
• John
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• Peter
• O'Toole
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• 1987
• David
• Bryne
• Ryuichi
• Sakamoto

[BennyJayRuss]

I feel that the symbolism, the art and scenery and the way China and Japan were portrayed truthfully were the things that made this movie great. Acting was good, story was good, but everything else was amazing (:

[whatuswattingat]

@BennyJayRuss One of those rare instances where the film overpowers the actors. O'Toole and John Lone was great, but it was so incredibly visual!

[MultiSocialism]

Like your video!

I think the saddest thing about this movie is the message it tells us.

Although the director is not Chinese himself,he depicted the true picture of China.

At the end of the film,when the little boy turns to Puyi and finds that he has disappeared,it symbolizes that the Chinese dynastic has truly gone.

If you know a bit of Chinese history,the end of the Qing dynasty did not bring much good to the Chinese.(The cultural revolution during the 1960s killed millions of Chinese.)

[whatuswattingat]

@MultiSocialism Thank you for the comment. I thought that your comment on Pu Yi's disappearance nailed it on the head.