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07 September 2019
Great intrigue, great actors, and the sets are terrific - great color!
1 of 1 found this helpful This is a great, high quality Blu-Ray DVD. The colors in the movie are very bright, crisp and clear. I was impressed with the sets in the movie. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed watching it very much. The bonus features are informing, and entertaining. The characters all play well together, and the actors bring them to life. Chow Yun Fat says he isn't that good of an actor, but I find the smallest physical movement, or facial expression from him to convey mountains of meaning in each scene. Words are not needed. He not only plays the Emperor, he IS the Emperor. And Gong Li, as his wife, the Emperor's consort, plays her part well. It's interesting to see what life is really like.
This movie is in Chinese and you have a choice of English subtitles, or having actors speak in English. I find the English subtitles, with the Chinese spoken language to be a better choice of communication. In my opinion, more meaning is conveyed this way.
This is a great movie about palace intrigue, and what happens behind the scenes inside a royal home. Things are not all roses. Or chrysanthemums, in this case. There are plots within plots within plots, everyone is playing on each other, playing games, and not caring who gets hurt in the end. A very good movie, I recommend it highly. Enjoy!