1937 Makore. Chikamu chekutanga chehondo-Chinese Hondo iri kutorwa, guta reNanjing rakabatwa. Varwi veJapan havazivi vanzwire tsitsi (semuenzaniso, kubata chibharo vakadzi vese vanouya munzira). Boka reChina cheChinesegirls rinogona kuviga mumamongi, iri pasi peturu yeWest (zvisinei, munhu wese kuti aite nezvazvo). Pamwe chete nevasikana vari mumamongi anouya kuAmerican (Christian Bale). Mushure mechinguva chidiki, boka reupfambi kubva kuChikamu chepedyo chinotenderera. Chinangwa ndechokusiira neNanjing, asi zvinopera hazvisi zvese.
Pakutanga, iyo firimu yakanzi "12 Nanjing". Chokwadi, kutariswa kwese kwemutungamiriri mune iyi firimu kunotarisa kune vakadzi. Nehurombo, mune zviitiko zvechisimbawo. Vakashanduka zvakanaka. Panguva imwecheteyo, iyo cinema haizo inonakidza kubva pazviri. Perutivi rwangu, mutori venhau veChinese anga akagara muhoro, akawanikwazve pane zvese zvakaitika, achiseka, akadanidzira, akabata maoko ake.
Anodiwa wechiKristu, muhafu yekutanga yefirimu, inotamba (ndine hurombo) iyo yakakwana yekufa. Chokwadi unozvifadza kwazvo (chimwe chinhu chakadai: Gosh! Ndatenda kwete batman zvakare). Kazhinji, zvinogona kuoneka kuti mutambi weprojekiti "anopisa". Zvichidaro, pamusangano-wepamoyo mushure mefirimu, aive mune yakanaka kwazvo mamiriro, akapinduka nemoyo murefu kune mamwe mamiriro ezvinyorwa zveChinese vatori venhau. Usati wabva kuHoro yeBale, anenge maminitsi gumi nemashanu akapa autographs uye mifananidzo yakatorwa nevakawanda vakashinga.
Kune Chinese Actresses kana neZhang Duda firimu yakazova Dutu muCinema. Vasikana vane mufaro vakavaudza kuti vakuvarire bhairi yekutanga ("nyeredzi hombe"). Ini pachangu, ndakacherekedza zvakare kuti vakanaka sei Chinese vatambi vakanaka. Ini ndinofunga kuti Niini, uyo akadzidza Chirungu zvakanaka firimu, pane mikana yese yekuwana tsoka muHollywood
Kana isu tichipfupisa, ndobva ndazvirambidza iyi firimu pamutambo rave imwe yezvakanakisa. Zvinonzwira tsitsi kuti haatore chikamu mumakwikwi. Ini ndakanga ndisinganyatsoziva kuti tenzi weVisual Zhang imou acharatidza kudaro dingindira. Asi zvakazoitika. Zvine hutsinye, zvakanaka kwazvo, zvinonakidza kwazvo. Asi ndichaongorora here? Zvisingaite.