Review of Nanking

Nanking (2007)
6/10
famous faces
20 March 2021
This is a documentary about the infamous massacre during WWII. The subject matter is worthy. It's a lesser known aspect of the war especially in the west. It's still controversial in the east and it's an important fissure in world diplomacy.

The most unusual part of the film are the famous faces reading the actual letters, testimonies, or interviews of the witnesses to the events. It is not the usual operating procedure for a reason. It doesn't work well. The famous faces are distracting and it's hard to remember who they're supposed to represent. Instead of the famous faces, they should use the actual people's pictures or the actual events. The actors are not supposed to be the story. The story is the story.
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