The
Last Supper
(2012/Cinedigm Blu-ray w/DVD)
Picture:
B/C Sound: B/C+ Extras: D Film: C+
Liu
is the Emperor of China, and he is dying, but Liu wasn't born an
Emperor, he started out as a commoner. After a lifetime of battle
and over throwing the Qin Dynasty, he and his men have now replaced
the previous Emperor and his court. Now he fears the very brothers
that help him rise to Emperor, for there can be only one Emperor.
Who is to say, someone won't kill him to become the next Emperor, but
before his comrades in arms can even think of betraying him he'll
kill all of them first in Lu Chuan's The
Last Supper
(2012).
Liu
and Xin were started out as common foot soldiers, but with the
support Xin and through years of battles and bloody victories, Liu
has finally became the Emperor of China and Xin his greatest general.
Their motto was "Emperors are made, not born", in order to
achieve victory they weren't afraid to take hostages, torture, even
betray comrades. With Liu dying on his deathbed, he is paranoid that
his 'men' are waiting around his death like vultures waiting to take
his throne, specially those closest to him.
This
was fictional/historical story of ancient China, it was all
political, had no epic battles and told the story through the view of
flashbacks. Anyone who kills their way to the throne should be
paranoid that someone will eventually do the same to him. Haunted by
karma, an Emperor is a man who has everything... and ironically has
nothing at the same time, because he can't trust anyone and has no
one can trust him either. They say history is written by the
winners, but sometimes they forget to mention those winners are also
bloody tyrants who left no one left to argue against them.
The
1080p 2.35 X 1 digital High Definition image looks solid throughout
if not always a knockout, is big-screen enough. The anamorphically
enhanced DVD version is softer than expected.. The lossless DTS-HD
MA (Master Audio) 5.1 mix has its quiet moments, but is well-recorded
and has its share of soundfield-filling moments, though the lossy
Dolby Digital 5.1 version on the DVD is not as effective. There are
no extras.
-
Ricky Chiang
