one of the best films ever made .An all time classic

Rating: 10/10 (30 October 2001)

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 .