From The Withered Tree, Flowers of War Bloom (thepoliticker.observer)
Bale and Ni Ni.
In the dark history of human atrocity, one savage, inhuman chapter that is
always missing from the textbooks in courses about the Pacific conflict in
World War II is the Rape of Nanking. Except for the occasional documentary,
this harrowing event has gone largely unexplored by filmmakers, yet it surges
with historic value and the elements of heartbreaking drama. Ask history
majors about what the Japanese did to freedom-loving civilians to alter the
world and all they know is Pearl Harbor, Bataan and the Death March. Now the
great Chinese director Zhang Yimou has made a valiant and compassionate effort
to enlighten the ignorant. _The Flowers of War _is his best film since _Raise
the Red Lantern. _It is emotionally shattering.
In the winter of 1937, after Japan conquered and destroyed Shanghai, Emperor
Hirohito’s cruelty and ruthless thirst for power shifted to Nanking, the
Chinese capital. More than 200,000 people were massacred, including the
Chinese army, and only a handful of ordinary people fought to survive. Their
bravery and heroism have become legendary in China. This is the true story of
an American mortician named John Miller, brilliantly played by Christian Bale,
who …
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