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Tarō IwashiroActeurs·trices:
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Vicki Zhao, Chiling Lin, Jun Hu, Shidō Nakamura, Jia Song, Kou Shixun, Chun Sun (plus)Résumés(1)
En 208 après J.-C., l'empereur Han Xiandi règne sur la Chine pourtant divisée en trois royaumes rivaux. L'ambitieux Premier ministre Cao Cao rêve de s'installer sur le trône d'un empire unifié, et se sert de Han Xiandi pour mener une guerre sans merci contre Shu, le royaume du sud-ouest dirigé par l'oncle de l'empereur, Liu Bei. Liu Bei dépêche Zhuge Liang, son conseiller militaire, comme émissaire au royaume de Wu pour tenter de convaincre le roi Sun Quan d'unir ses forces aux siennes. A Wu, Zhuge Liang rencontre le vice-roi Zhou Yu. Très vite, les deux hommes deviennent amis et concluent un pacte d'alliance. (Potemkine Films)
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It still seemed hasty, balky and empty, until I learned from promo materials that Woo was editing an "action version" for Western audiences. Most of the runtime of the "western cut" consists of all kinds of fierce fights, done with complete perfectionism (what else would one expect from Woo?). When it's not a war, we get tea esotericism, which only feels unique a few times, and it certainly doesn't radiate as much inner strength as Zhang's best moments. In the action version, the natures of the characters have been lost, and the viewer is successful when he or she learns to recognize the individual protagonists in the crazy battles; it is almost impossible to penetrate inside them... only Kaneshiro's Chinese Odysseus completely conquered me. Overall, The Battle of Red Cliff reminds me of The Two Towers without The Fellowship of the Ring preceding it. Good fun, effective directing, but also no soul or a great story. I have no doubt that all this may be included in the uncut version. Unfortunately, the European cut was, more of as battle epic.
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Too bad I didn't find out until after watching it that I had seen the edited version, but it was still a treat. John Woo serves up a historical epic with all that goes with it and it is definitely a cult film. The action sequences and technical aspects may not pull off as much as they did in 2009, but the planning strategy and the acting thankfully make up for it. I had fun. 80%.
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