I was dragged to this movie on vacation when I was 13 and I really did not like it. (I watched it in Taiwan, and it was rated PG there, so I did not expect so much violence) The props were extravagent, but the plot was basically filled with conspiracies against the royal people, violence, incest, etc. It was a pointless film and did not end happily.
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Curse of the Golden Flower
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Violent, operatic saga of cruelty and revenge.
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for Ages 15–16
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About Curse of the Golden Flower
Parents need to know that kids who liked Hero or House of Flying Daggers will want to see this movie. But while Zhang Yimou directed all of them, this new film is very different -- it's less focused on the martial arts action than on adult themes like betrayal and revenge. Violence includes poisoning, swordfights, knifings, and armies of assassins mustered for combat on palace. There are plenty of bloody results all around.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the tension among the family members. How do jealousy and greed lead to betrayal? Does the film make a judgment about which of the characters is the most guilty, or do they all seem equally culpable? How do parents use their children against one another? How does the movie's grand display -- bright colors, sweeping costumes, dramatic entrances -- suggest opera? If you've seen the director's other movies, how does this one compare? Why do you think it's focused less on action and more on revenge?
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It's a movie! It's a soap opera! It's a hoot!
The story of betrayal among family is not new. This film tells the tale in high soap opera style. It's high camp as well. While kids will go for the CGI arrows and hooks, adults will get quite a few laughs because, just when one thinks it can't get any hammier, it lays it on even thicker. A beautiful film just the same. Not to everyone's taste, obviously, since it came and went with striking swiftness.
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