Review of 1911 - Revolution (2011) by Dean M — 07 Mar 2013

Interesting Chinese history film of Jackie Chan's 100th movie, more political manifesto than film and this marks the centenary of the Xinhai Revolution when China threw out the Quing dynasty and its famed Last Emperor. Though conceived on a grand scale and stylishly shot, this is an epic talkfest.

For those who are expecting Jackie Chan to create something new with his stunts and comical acts, they will be disappointed. 1911 marks Chan taking a serious role in his movie career by telling the remarkable chapter of the China history, which can be seen as another breakthrough after his role as a Chinese illegal immigrant paving a better life at Japan in Shinjuku Incident. (2009) As the director, he did not create any stunts or scenes of war for the sake of pleasing the audience who are seeing more action from him. War scenes are created to tell the pain people go through in a revolution, just as what was mentioned in the film, 'Revolution is not about death, but rather, paving a better future for the future generation.'.