This movie is definitely an all-star luxury lineup today. Ye's fine arts and martial arts guidance, Tan Dun's music blessing, the ethereal "I Return Love with Everything" in the brief, not to mention the joining of big-name stars such as Zhang Ziyi and Ge You, which add a lot of color to the film, showing the great ambition in this film.
Why is it called a banquet? In fact, the so-called banquet is just a bridge in the movie, but it is this banquet that pushes the whole movie to a climax at once. The audience must know the ins and outs of the whole event in order to know the significance of this banquet. The specific reason is that Li Jue, who just ascended the throne, decided to entertain the minister in the magnificent hall, and all the people who went to the banquet had ulterior motives and wanted to use this banquet to achieve their goals. It is not so much a banquet as a dark theater of desire, and it is also a shura hell for people. The relationship between characters is complicated, the political rights that fight with each other are surging, and the fire of revenge is rolling in like a thunderbolt. The competition and struggle of various forces will eventually turn this banquet into a meat grinder of desire, devouring all the people involved, and every eager face is lying.
Therefore, it is commendable that the wonderful interpretation of the actors and the dramatic tension of the plot make this film not mediocre, but appropriately express the essence to the fullest.