Review of Kundun (1997) by Harvey B — 11 Aug 2013

Martin Scorsese's "Kundun" (1997) details the 14th Dalai Lama coming into his own, from being discovered as a young boy and viewed as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama to his decision later in life to move out of India and oppose the Chinese government.

An actor playing former Chinese Chairman Mao appears in here. The various actors in the film playing the Dalai Lama are three, and they are all quite cute, especially, really, the youngest (seriously, he was so cute, I almost cried when I saw him).

Anyway, there is something missing from this film, and I don't know what it is exactly. Something about the arc toward the ending was a little strangely orchestrated. But you know, the film is visually stunning, the characters seem real, and viewers will generally enjoy it.