Movie: Jian guo da ye (Chinese) (Eng: The Founding of a Republic (2009) (Eng Sub)

In much of the propaganda that pervades previous characterizations of Chiang and his Nationalist forces, the Chinese Communists have tended to portray the Chinese civil war as one of black v white, good v evil, with victorious communist forces "liberating" the people from an evil regime. These words still appear today when it is advantageous to Chinese interest. But in this film Chiang seems reflective, fair-minded and concerned over excesses in his own regime--a rather positive image.

A historic, or quasi-historic, film about the origins of the current government in China, the movie tends to surprisingly free of anything of cinematic interest. Mao is treated to several revisions, appearing jovial, tolerant, and even permissive of some forms of capitalism, the latter something Mao never actually was in his revolutionary days. Indeed, there is little revolutionary fervor in Mao's dialogue in this film, a fervor which in real life permeated Mao's thinking. This seems deliberate, as these ideas would accord little with the current regime in Beijing. In one scene where Mao is shown in an avuncular, loving role with children, even though in real life Mao abandoned his children to pursue his ambitious revolutionary strategies. The film was made to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party founding of China and brought so many stars including Jackie Chan and Jet li.

Title: Jian guo da ye
Genre:Drama, History
Runtime: 138 Minutes
Release: September 2009

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