Review of City of Life and Death (2009) by Sitenoise ! — 15 Sep 2009
Maybe the color palette confines itself to a too small range of gray but it is effective. Maybe a few scenes are overly dramatized for effect but I can hardly imagine anything comparing to the real events that transpired.
This isn't a documentary and it's not a perfect film but it is an incredibly moving one. There was a bit of an uproar in China over this film claiming it did not demonize the Japanese enough. A member of the Politburo intervened on behalf of the film to keep it in theaters.
There's that to chew on. I honestly can't separate recommending the film from recommending being aware of this ugly bit of history. You could just read a wikipedia entry on the Rape of Nanjing but you could also just watch Dr.
Phil or Oprah instead of ever going to the movies. It's about like that.
This review of City of Life and Death (2009) was written by Sitenoise ! on 15 Sep 2009.
City of Life and Death has generally received very positive reviews.
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