Movie Review Flashcards
Eventually, Tao chooses one man over the other, a decision that fractures the trio and sends the narrative spiraling in different directions.
山河故人
critically-lauded
享有盛誉的
clocks in at
片长
The story is told in flashback from his stay in prison.
末代皇帝
lack dramatic pull
缺乏戏剧的张力
The tumultuous political history of China from that point on defined Puyi’s life.
末代皇帝
The director also elbows in a theme of sexual discovery, beginning with Puyi’s fixation on his wet nurse and ending with him as a teenager romping around under the sheets with a giggling empress and secondary consort.
elbow in 塞进，这里指设计了一个
romp around 嬉闹
lose his marble
行为市场
The movie was made with the blessing of the Chinese government, which gave him permission to film in the Forbidden City, so you would probably not expect a searing full-frontal critique of Chinese political history.
full-frontal critique/attack 正面的批评
a ridicule for salvation-mongering Christian missionaries.
–mongering 散播…的
scare-mongering 危言耸听的
salvation-mongering散播救赎观念的
It may have been inhibited by the enormousness of its subject, and even by the apparently enthusiastic support of China
主题太过宏大
props
道具
Eastern Pearl doesn’t inspire the director to make her seem to be anything more than an out-take from an earlier Bertolucci film.
no more than= just
outtake 花絮，删减片段
并没有给导演更多的灵感，而只是让她看上去像是之前电影中删减的一个角色而已。
rattles off his lines with speed
台词说得很快
rattle off 快速地说
register a certain ineffable sadness
表达某种不可名状的哀伤
