The amazing story of Puyi, the last Emperor of the Forbidden City in China. It tells of his story of when he was chosen to be Emperor at the age of 5 and how he grew up in the city and was of things outside the walls and then forced to leave when he was in his late 20s. It showed that even though he was no longer in the Forbidden City many people still worshiped him as an Emperor, even though he no longer had any power.
Single handedly raising at $25 Million budget, Bernardo Bertolucci brought the story of The Last Emperor to life. Getting special permission from the Chinese government, Bertolucci was allowed to film inside the real Forbidden City. He was able to use every room and put everything he recorded there into his film. It was well worth it because the shots are spectacular. Columbia was able to take home the top honors of the night beating out: 20th Century Fox's Broadcast News; Paramount's Fatal Attraction; Columbia's own Hope and Glory; and MGM's Moonstruck.
Now when I was telling my dad that I was going to be watching this film he told me that he thought it was an ok movie. He said that the biggest part was trying to figure out how was he the Emperor of anything. Now I know a little big about this history of the Forbidden City but not enough to know why it's so important to have an Emperor there. Other than that my dad thought the film was good. Now, I still don't know why he needed to be the Emperor of anything, they didn't give much history on why it's so important in the film, but this film was so much more than ok. I thought it was one of the most beautiful films that I have ever seen. While the story is not crazy over the top it is wonderfully presented! It keeps you engaged through the whole film and you are constantly being shown the beauty of China. This is a film that you can tell was a true labor of love the whole crew. I will be watching this movie again and probably very soon.
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