Review of The Flowers of War (2011) by Jorge D — 19 Sep 2012
In a movie full of dramatic situations, one of the biggest challenges is how dose the exploitation of tragic events, as well as performances loaded with drama, so as not to trivialize what should have precisely the function of awareness.
"The Flowers of War" begins with a good dose of drama, while Christian Bale, and the girls out of a brothel, do balance, giving a bit of levity and humor to situations full of violence and despair experienced within convent at times of war. That is where this happy balance reprimand, and filmmaker Zhang Yiamou starts to treat his work as a play overly melodramatic.
The high dosage of convulsive sobs, repeating the slow-motion effect in moments involving blood, and even features that work very well at first, giving the right sacred aura universe portrayed - as the light effect obtained through the stained glass windows of the cathedral - lost by exaggeration - including duration of this war drama.
Believable characters, earn contours too heroic, or victimizers, and all the gear stops working, and what starts causing genuine emotion, ends in a loaded tone of monotony odorless.
4.5/10.0.
This review of The Flowers of War (2011) was written by Jorge D on 19 Sep 2012.
The Flowers of War has generally received positive reviews.
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