Hong He Gu

Rating:
Summary: Poorly acted, directed, Chinese propaganda
Review: Good: Tibetan scenery
Bad: pretty much everything else. Acting is over the top or just plain bad. Cinematography and direction (awkward splicing, visible sound booms, etc.) make me question the time frame they had to film and produce this one. Above all it is a barely hidden vehicle for the Chinese government's reaction against their Tibetan policies and history.
Avoid unless you want to see an artifact of how the Chinese government uses the arts to promote the "official line."

Rating:
Summary: Poorly acted, directed, Chinese propaganda
Review: This is probably one of the most melodramatic and badly acted films ever. Here is an example of how an otherwise good story can be totally destroyed by poor direction, poor acting, poor editing, poor visual effects, and overall poor quality. This is really too bad because I think this is a story that should be told to the masses about the subjugation of one ethnic minority culture by another self-proclaimed civilized culture in the name of "freeing" them of their traditions. If the story being told were not so horribly true I would say this movie is pracically laughable it's so bad. If you want to see a good movie about the Tibetan people/culture I highly recommend "Himalaya", but please don't waste your time on this movie. I can't even sell my copy because my conscience won't allow me to... the best I can do is donate to the library.

Rating:
Summary: 2 stars for historical content ONLY!!!
Review: This is probably one of the most melodramatic and badly acted films ever. Here is an example of how an otherwise good story can be totally destroyed by poor direction, poor acting, poor editing, poor visual effects, and overall poor quality. This is really too bad because I think this is a story that should be told to the masses about the subjugation of one ethnic minority culture by another self-proclaimed civilized culture in the name of "freeing" them of their traditions. If the story being told were not so horribly true I would say this movie is pracically laughable it's so bad. If you want to see a good movie about the Tibetan people/culture I highly recommend "Himalaya", but please don't waste your time on this movie. I can't even sell my copy because my conscience won't allow me to... the best I can do is donate to the library.