Reviews

This film is ok, but I prefer reading the original than watching this bad quality version of the film. The words, as far I am concerned is gabbled too quickly, and the acting is of a poor quality. It seems to me as though characters such as Christy Mahon aren't, in fact, Irish, and after checking I found that the actor playing Christy was born in Islington, London.

It also doesn't stick to John Synge's original (images of the games on the beach), and interestingly all the female characters in the play seem to wear the same dress design. However, this play does underline the main message of the film: the importance of fantasy in the development of the story.

To appreciate this film properly, I would recommend reading the original.

I can't really understand some peoples comments about the last emperor .OF COURSE you are entitled to your opinions ,but I am going to try to change them . The last emperor is unique in several ways .Firstly it opens informs the Western world about an aspect of history which most people know next to nothing about .Of course ,there are some people out there who are not interested in history and would prefer to watch rubbish such as die hard or other action films which are there simply for entertainment .But the last emperor is an intellectual film ,and it is also entertaining and visually spectacular . It is a long film ,but three hours or so is about right to portray years of complicated and fascinating history and also to keep the viewers attention ,although to cover this aspect of Chinese history more comprehensively it would take several more hours . Secondly ,the film is the only western film to date to be allowed to film in the forbidden city ,which is itself a unique fact . And to finish it off ,it has won 9 Oscars which just goes to show how good this film is .I would not recommend this film to people who prefer cheap action films ,but I would heartily recommend it to those who enjoy good quality films about interesting topics of history .