In the cadre of Schindler's list...

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 2009)

Absolutely loved this gem of a movieIn the starting you enjoy the grandeur of China's monumental Forbidden citythe innocence of the little last emperorthe movie switches nicely from flashback to presentthanks to the great editingthe symbolic OPEN THE DOOR.shots in the movie were simply amazinggonna stay in memory for a long time.English accent was also carried along nicely by all the actors which is usually the major backdrop of foreign movies.The movie also felt great since I have been reading a lot about Asia especially China and Japanand getting to hear Hirohito's radio speechMao's public demonstrations were sheer words coming to lifeThis was the reason why I could not move from my place after the movie ended which is a rare phenomena with meas I was expecting more of this Can go on writing about this movie but the whole character of the movie can be seen in the shot where the emperor picks up the tennis ballthe way he picks up the ballthat's the moment when it struck the highest quality note a movie can ever hitit shows the frustrationthe youth's love for simple pleasures of lifea human being forced into riddles of life at an early stageyou gotta watch it