'Izimbali zempi', yi Ifilimu yakamuva kaZhang Yimou, abalingisi bakhe abaholwa nguChristian Bale (John Miller), ephelezelwa nguNi Ni (Yu Mo), Shigeo Kobayashi (Kato), Dawei Tong (Li) noPaul Schneider (Tery).
UHeng Liu ubesuselwe enoveli kaGeling Yan, ukubhala iskripthi se-'The Flowers of War 'futhi anikeze impilo kule filimu ethatha imizuzu eyi-140, lapho besiyisa ngonyaka we-1937, edolobheni lase I-Nanjing, uyini phambili okuyinhloko kwempi phakathi kweChina neJapan.
Lapho, UJohn Miller (Christian Bale) ufika esontweni lamaKhatholika elungiselela ukungcwaba umfundisi. Ekufikeni kwakhe, lo mfana waseMelika, ozama ukusizakala ngezidingo zempi, uzithola ephenduka umuntu omdala kuphela phakathi kweqembu labafundi abahlala ecashile esigodlweni. Kungekudala ngemuva kwalokho, izifebe eziningana ezivela endaweni yezifebe eziseduze zizofuna isiphephelo esontweni elifanayo. Lapho uJohn ezithola esesimweni esingadingeki somvikeli wala maqembu amabili ebhekene nokwesabeka kwebutho laseJapan elihlaselayo, uthola incazelo yomhlatshelo nodumo.
Ngokuphikisana okunjalo, ungvele uqonde ukuthi sibhekene nefilimu enhle, hhayi ize, iyona blockbuster ebiza kakhulu emlandweni weChimo cinema, lapho yimo iveza isitayela sakhe sokulandisa nokubukwayo ngendaba ehambayo yokusinda. Idrama ephelele lapho ukunqoba, ukuzinikela, ukuzidela nokwenqatshwa kwesihluku sempi kungumgogodla oyinhloko okuyixhasayo.
Ifilimu ilayishwe izinto eziningi ezimangazayo kanye nama-script amaningi asontekile, ukuthi izithombe zayo zidlula ngokushesha. Yini enye, UBale usayina omunye wemidlalo yakhe emihle kakhulu, ngendima eyindida, emvumela ukuthi akhombise izikhathi zokuqina okukhulu, imizwa nemizwa.
Ngokufingqa, ifilimu enconywe kakhulu okungafanele uyiphuthe, ngoba kungenye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ezedlule ezikrinini zethu ngo-2013. Silindele umbono wakho.
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