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This film tells the story of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China. It is a long, quiet, detailed film, that focuses on how Pu Yi was molded to completely not fit in with the times and the needs of China. He is a virtual bank-vault of contradictions. What...
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This film tells the story of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China. It is a long, quiet, detailed film, that focuses on how Pu Yi was molded to completely not fit in with the times and the needs of China. He is a virtual bank-vault of contradictions. What if you are the Emperor of a country that no longer wants an emperor? What if you are raised being repeatedly told that you can have anything you want, but you are also a prisoner in your own home and not even allowed to be with your family? What if you are worshipped and doted upon a household of servants, who are actually parasites living off their royal duties? What if you are told you are being given a full education, but are never allowed to interact with other children, taught how to ride a bike, or allowed to see what is beyond the walls around you? John Lone plays Pu Yi, and he manages to be both spoiled and pitiable, intelligent but ignorant, adept and inept, and admirable and occasionally loathsome. In short, he portrays exactly... See less 
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