"The Last Emperor" is a Sino-foreign joint venture film. The film won nine awards including Best Picture at the 60th Academy Awards. The high honor reflects the excellence of this film.
As the first film in China allowed to be filmed in the Forbidden City, although it tells the history of China, it was filmed by Italian director Bernardo and invested by a Chinese film studio. It was shot from the perspective of a foreigner. It is very interesting to look at the end of the Qing Dynasty in China. The director shot the film very well. There is no intrigue and intrigue in the palace that we are familiar with. Although there are concubines, the protagonist still lives alone on the high throne. Fu Yi above expresses the feeling of the last generation everywhere.
The last emperor Fu Yi lived in that era. He obtained the throne that was difficult to win with all the bloodshed before, and he seemed to be able to get everything he wanted. However, he lost his life because of it. There is no childishness, no freedom in life, and all kinds of troubles that his special status brought to him when he left the Forbidden City are all vividly shown in the film. The majestic momentum and rich colors cannot hide the gloom in it. Isn’t this the reality of China at that time? Portrait? The country is vast, but it has been tormented by war.
Zun Long, who plays Fu Yi, has a good grasp of the transformation and complexity of the last emperor's character, and uses his superb acting skills to make this character full and vivid; Wu Junmei, who plays Wen Xiu, is also a highlight of the film. From the early days of not darkening the world to the later stage of brave pursuit of love, the transformation from the closed Manchu nobles to free civilians was realized. There are many other outstanding actors, such as Chen Chong, Peter O'Toole, etc. In fact, every role in the film is essential, and each actor's superb acting skills are an important factor in making this film successful.
I can't find any shortcomings or shortcomings in this film. Perhaps the only shortcoming is that it is a Chinese historical film, but the protagonist always speaks English. It perfectly integrates the individual into Chinese history, with Fu Yi as the focus, reflecting the distortion and complexity of human nature in that era. The soundtrack of the film is also just right. The collision of the violin and the guzheng, the collision of the West and the Chinese, is The film itself is also China itself at that time.