Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Questions of Reliability
About 18 minutes into the second video, I have noticed that the clip seems to have failed utterly in it's goal to " explain the mind-set that led to [the Rape of Nanking]." Instead, it only describes the atrocities of the Japanese, portraying them as mindless, racist killing machines. It does nothing to explain why the Japanese felt pressured to adopt so militaristic a culture. This leaves me wondering: what was the Japanese side of the story? If we cannot trust the clip to give us an unbiased account of the Japanese story, can we trust it to accurately describe the actual atrocities?
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Hi. sorry i couldnt figure out how to post my movie review so here it is:
ReplyDeleteThe movie The Last Emperor chronicles the life of Pu Yi, the last emperor of China in the Qing Dynasty. The movie depicts his entire life starting from right before he gained control over China. This power was quickly lost after the people revolted and created The Republic of China, but Pu Yi still lived in the Forbidden City and was treated like a royal. As he grew older, Pu Yi believed that China needed reform and desired to leave the country. He later becomes a puppet leader of Manchuria and then incarcerated by the Russians. They later release him, with him on their side, showing that anyone is capable of conforming to communist ideals.
This movie, although very informative, had a few flaws. First off, it is very hard to understand, even for someone with a basic knowledge of Chinese history. Next, the movie is a bit too long, leaving viewers antsy as the subject digs far too deep into inconsequential events in the life of Pu Yi. Although the movie has a few flaws, it is very historically accurate and does a nice job of painting China in the early 1900’s.