Chow Yun Fat stars as the man we all know today
primarily for the sayings and wisdom passed down through the ages, but there is
much more to the life of the man as this intriguing drama proves. Watching the
philosopher’s early years, spent more on the battlefield than in a meditation
room, are fascinating, albeit a bit slow-paced. Confucius’ transformation from
a man of action to a man of thinking is a bit confusing, or at least not as
dramatically played out as you want it to be. The cast is huge, and it’s a bit
difficult to keep track of who’s who even with the subtitles that are thrown up
on the screen like so many ancient name tags. Still, Chow brings stateliness to
the scenes that make it worth the occasionally frustrating feeling that you’ve
lost the story.
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