【電影簡介】

秦朝末年，天下大亂。西楚項羽自立霸王，赤旗劉邦斬蛇起義。亂世英雄，結拜兄弟，為了“先入咸陽，冊封秦王”的游戲生死相搏。妙計張良，奇謀范增，誰棋高一著？水火之仇化為一局劍拔弩張的“鴻門宴”，當所有受邀者前程劇變之時，這才發現這場“鴻門宴”遠未結束。

《鴻門宴》講道劉邦大軍千辛萬苦入得咸陽，劉邦和呂雉進入秦宮之中，兩人都開始對日后稱霸天下起了莫大野心，可惜還有力拔山兮的項羽作為絆腳之石，項羽得知劉邦入了關中，立刻回師咸陽，更在函谷關外守候，更坑秦兵二十萬，一時霸王之強悍，震懾所有人，張良也向劉邦分析，不宜和項羽硬拼，劉邦只得退出咸陽，回師霸上，更知道自己軍力不及于項羽四十萬大軍，劉邦更把在咸陽所得一切，原封不動的送到項羽營中，更說愿讓項羽稱關中王。范增已覺出劉邦必成大器，便命項羽設下“鴻門夜宴”一心誅除劉邦，但此事為項伯知悉，項伯竟顧念和張良故人之情，向劉邦大軍報訊，劉邦知道這鴻門宴是去不得的兇險之地，但張良卻表示不去便只有死路一條，赴會也許能有生機，劉邦無奈只得應約前往。

鴻門宴當日，范增早已布下天羅地網，定要把劉邦人頭留下。劉邦麾下張良與范增對弈五局，拖延時間，等待攜帶楚懷王特赦劉邦命令的韓信趕來搭救。不料張良連輸四局，場面一度十分緊張，項羽的劍刃已經逼近了劉邦的鼻尖，關鍵時刻，韓信飛馬闖入鴻門宴現場，帶來特赦令，解救了劉邦。

【音頻文本】

In the movie "White Vengeance,' director Daniel Lee once again ventures to give an alternative interpretation of an historical event. This time, he is greeted with no less sarcasm than with his previous films.

More than two-thousand years ago after China's first empire collapsed, heroes rose up from among the commoners and reconquered the Middle Kingdom. Among them, Xiang Ji and Liu Bang were the most prominent emperorcandidates. Xiang Ji, the more powerful of the two warlords, had an opportunity to kill Liu Bang during a banquet at Hongmen. But reluctant to do so, he instead committed the first of a series of blunders that led to his defeat.

"White Vengeance" centers on the banquet at Hongmen. But the movie tells quite a different story from historical records, and some of the costumes, weapons and other instruments that are used in the film clearly don't belong to that era.

Of course, these aberrations can't escape the keen eyes of viewers, especially so when the director is known for fabricating history in his movies. As a result, the movie was blasted even before it was shown in cinemas. Some critics just looked at Lee's name and said, "Ah, this guy has no respect for history. Better not let him mislead the viewers." Then they gave the movie a meager rating.

We Chinese are weird, weird people. We always expect something extra out of what we do. And that extra is a big deal. For example, when ancient historians wrote history, they were not content with just recording exactly what had happened, so they embellished it to show off their literary talent. The result is that wenow read these historical records as literature – good literature though – without knowing for sure whatexactly happened.

Another example: When we watch a movie, we not only expect it to be entertaining, but also want it to be educational. If it's a historical film, we want it to reflect history as it was, although there is no way of ascertaining which version is the true one, because the historical records are more literary than realistic.

This unsatisfied expectation for something extra is the reason for all the sarcastic comments that Lee's films usually receive[?]. It is also what keeps some picky viewers from having a good time watching a decent movie. But history aside, "White Vengeance" is presentable. The story is intriguing and provides a thought-provoking analogy to modern events. Furthermore, all the male lead actors breathe life to their characters.

There are two ways to appreciate a decent historical movie: You either sit there relaxed and simply enjoy the action, or if you really care that much about history, make it an opportunity to tell your friends or family the TRUE story. That's educational for someone who cares.

Anyway, "White Vengeance" is a decent movie that entertains. The plot is arresting, and the actors don't disappoint. So for the debates and ideas it has sparked, it deserves a decent six out of ten.

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