Extended Reading
  • Nolan 2022-03-23 09:01:55

    Easterness

    The last emperor, the most Chinese elements and the most Chinese stories, when placed in front of the camera of a Western director, highlights the quirkiness of the Eastern style.

    The dim yellow is the twilight of the capital and the tone of the whole movie. This kind of yellow is especially...

  • Lola 2022-03-26 09:01:05

    Masterpiece

    The timeline at the beginning of the film is locked after the founding of the People's Republic of China, when Puyi, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty abolished the puppet Manchukuo, was taken back to China from the Soviet Union as a war criminal. Frustrated, he planned to kill himself in the...

The Last Emperor quotes

  • The Governor: The Americans believe everyone is born good. You must be judged.

  • Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: Your mouse is escaping!