The Last Emperor

Shayne 2022-03-25 09:01:09

The gaze focused on one person reflects the changes and rises and falls of the entire history, the entire country, and even the entire society. In the torrent of history, the ups and downs of individuals are only mere dust, but the ancient Greek tragedy of fate and reincarnation is not. Endowed with the grandeur and lingering flavor of Chinese style. The Chinese culture seen from the perspective of a Westerner is breathtakingly beautiful, yet so sad that it can't help itself. The ending feels like a world away.
I don't know much about Puyi, so I can't say to what extent the movie restores his life. But the most emotional thing is that as a person, he has no control over his life at all, and is always at the mercy of others. Being born in such an era and having such a life is really very emotional, and finally the scene of returning to the Forbidden City , is too bitter.

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  • Demarco 2022-03-21 09:01:55

    Just like what Zunlong said, Puyi was never connected to this world until he died.

  • Lois 2022-03-21 09:01:55

    The oriental films made by westerners have a distinctly different cultural deconstruction. When the Red Guards sang, the warden became the villain, and Puyi went to the Forbidden City to buy tickets, history went round and satirized. As an emperor, he was worshipped by thousands of people, and the Forbidden City was his home; as a prisoner, he was beaten and imprisoned. The personal Puyi was selfish, unwilling, but brave; the emperor's Puyi, in the tide of history, was much more helpless.

The Last Emperor quotes

  • Chen Pao Shen: [as Puyi is heading off to become the Emperor of Manchukuo] If you go you betray your country!

    Emperor Pu Yi: [pause, at a distance] Which country?

  • Emperor Pu Yi: This isn't a school; it's a prison. A real prison.