Last Emperor

Pros: A spectacular film and a riveting story
Cons: none for me

The 1987 movie, The Last Emperor, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, contains the moving history of Pu Yi. It tells of his life and brief reign in the Forbidden City where he was the object of worship by half a million people. It won Oscars for Best ...

Pros: Visually magnificent, filmed on location in China, beautiful costumes and cinematography, intriguing plot premise
Cons: Lacks only exceptional dramatic punch

When you're born on top, there's no place to go but down. The story of Pu Yi, told in The Last Emperor, reminds me a bit of the fate of child protégés or actors who wow the public when they're still children or adolescents. When that ...

Pros: Bertolucci's Direction, Script, Storaro's Cinematography, Look, Sakamoto/Byrne's Score, & Cast.
Cons: None.

***Note: The following is a review of the Director's Cut version of The Last Emperor*** After the 1976 epic film 1900, despite some acclaim, Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci was being hailed as a great, artistic director but ...

Pros: Finely told story, good acting, surprise ending
Cons: It's long and very quiet

This film tells the story of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China. It is a long, quiet, detailed film, that focuses on how Pu Yi was molded to completely not fit in with the times and the needs of China. He is a virtual bank-vault of contradictions. What if ...

Pros: Very detailed, past and present life of Pu Yi.
Cons: Very long and easy to get lost.

The Last Emperor Director‘s Cut
218 Minutes
Rated NR
1987
Artisan

The Last Emperor is an extremely difficult movie to follow. One minute you are seeing the child growing and another you see the man in prison....

Pros: Well filmed, Decent acting
Cons: Pacing (long and feels long), Unempathetic characters, Lack of great DVD bonus features.

A number of significant people in my life - and my partner's life - are Chinophiles, lovers of Chinese art, culture and history. Both my father and mother and my partner's mother have made trips to China within the least five years. In fact, my father ...

Pros: China, 20th century. How they managed to get too much, too soon?
Cons: Western liberal view, no space for Chinese themselves to tell the story

BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI's Last Emperor is a revelatory narrative on the bumpy road of China during the 20th century - from decadent empire to Japanese colony, then Communist state following the liberation and a bloody civil war. When USSR ceased to be ...

Pros: Stunningly beautiful film based on a true story.
Cons: May be too long for some.

The Last Emperor The winner of nine academy awards including best picture (1987), this is a huge beautiful colorful production filmed on location that shows the last gasp of China's royal family before the boxer rebellion and communist revolutions ...

Pros: Rich, dense, intense, utterly human
Cons: Not long enough even at 2 hours 45 minutes

The Last Emperor deals with the human element of power. The focus on the main character is so total that the backdrop of historical developments, some of the more significant in the 20th century, fail to drown out the theme of the movie. The cultural...

Pros: cinematography, sets, costumes, story
Cons: cast, script, direction

"The Last Emperor" won nine Academy Awards in 1988, sweeping every major non-acting category. Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Score, Best Art Decoration (sets), Best Costumes, Best Sound, Best Editing....

Pros: a well told story which envelops the viewer
Cons: very long with a slow plot that will lose the short attention spans.

This movie based on the Hollywood version of the true story of
China's last emperor is a great movie. Great acting wraps you into
the life of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China. The movie shows you
many cultural differences between...

Pros: Costuming, attention to fact and detail.
Cons: very long, but well worth it

This epic movie is an excellent library choice. With careful attention to fact and a little Hollywood glamour hand in hand with breathtaking views of the Imperial City...this film is a long watch but well worth every minute.

I found it sad...

Pros: The scenery.
Cons: The length.

This movie was excellent. It is a bit slow, but worth every minute. The historical context is amazingly well done, if slightly inaccurate. The cinematography is awesome. In fact, it won many Academy Awards (back when Academy Awards meant something), in...