The Bitter Tea Of General Yen (1932) :
Brief Review -
An unexpected senseless pre-code war drama by Frank Capra which attempts to redefine loyalty and faith with pathetic use of sexual desire. Thank god this was a box office bomb when released. I would have felt pity on audience's taste if this baffling Intense romance had been a box office hit. I just couldn't find a single reason to call it a 'good film'. This is not the Capra flick I wished for. Some box office flops are actually good and deservingly gets cult following later by the smart viewers and sometimes critics but some flops are often overhyped by the same viewers and critics by the the excuse which i think is completely absurd. That's what i exactly found here. I just don't understand why the hell this film made it to the list of "1001 Movies You Must Watch Before You Die". To be frank, that list sucks big time. About 40% films there are undeservingly placed and whoever has seen almost thousands of classics from world cinema (like me) would agree with it.
A womaniser Chinese warlord abducts an engaged Christian missionary for the unforced sexual desire. The girl who is committed to someone she really loved dreams of kissing General whom she actually hates and later falls in love. What the heck was that? I just couldn't understand the logic here. I mean you are a good girl and has a boyfriend but suddenly you forget all about him and fall in a love with a hateful man? For what? Just because his slave betrayed him? What logic was that to prove philosophy of faith and loyalty? How does that work on the girl when she is the one disloyal at the moment? A big mess in the writing. Rest, it has good performances which makes it watchable but not enough to be recommended. Dear Frank Capra i Love you but sorry, this movie barely made any sense to me. Poor me, Wasted 88 mins for this lame attempt.
RATING - 5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
An unexpected senseless pre-code war drama by Frank Capra which attempts to redefine loyalty and faith with pathetic use of sexual desire. Thank god this was a box office bomb when released. I would have felt pity on audience's taste if this baffling Intense romance had been a box office hit. I just couldn't find a single reason to call it a 'good film'. This is not the Capra flick I wished for. Some box office flops are actually good and deservingly gets cult following later by the smart viewers and sometimes critics but some flops are often overhyped by the same viewers and critics by the the excuse which i think is completely absurd. That's what i exactly found here. I just don't understand why the hell this film made it to the list of "1001 Movies You Must Watch Before You Die". To be frank, that list sucks big time. About 40% films there are undeservingly placed and whoever has seen almost thousands of classics from world cinema (like me) would agree with it.
A womaniser Chinese warlord abducts an engaged Christian missionary for the unforced sexual desire. The girl who is committed to someone she really loved dreams of kissing General whom she actually hates and later falls in love. What the heck was that? I just couldn't understand the logic here. I mean you are a good girl and has a boyfriend but suddenly you forget all about him and fall in a love with a hateful man? For what? Just because his slave betrayed him? What logic was that to prove philosophy of faith and loyalty? How does that work on the girl when she is the one disloyal at the moment? A big mess in the writing. Rest, it has good performances which makes it watchable but not enough to be recommended. Dear Frank Capra i Love you but sorry, this movie barely made any sense to me. Poor me, Wasted 88 mins for this lame attempt.
RATING - 5/10*
By - #samthebestest.