Mao Zedong 1949 (2019) User Reviews

The lead actors look like the real people

[phd_travel · 6/10 · 31 December 2019]

The lead actors for Mao and Zhou look a lot like them. The production is attractive. The story is of interest for those who want to see the transition of power in China to communism. The negotiations between the KMT and the Communist party to end the war for China in 1949. Assassination attempts ametc provide the excitement. Guess which party is shown in a bad light. There is a laughable heroic battle on the river. A specific period of history for Chinese history buffs.

Very good film about one of China's greatest heroes: Mao Zedong

[Dr_Mark_ODoherty · 10/10 · 30 December 2020]

Very good film about one of China's greatest heroes: Mao Zedong. According to this film, Mao Zedong was a very humble and gentle guy, who emphasized very much with the suffering of the people who supported the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, during China's civil war. So in my opinion, there is also a whiff of propaganda in this historical film - concerning the Communist Party of China, which to this day rules China with an iron fist. Indeed, as this film shows, 'political power grows out of the barrel of a gun' - the exact phrase having been coined by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong himself. So it would seem that today's Communist Party of China still has not evolved beyond that primitive state - namely that true political power does not come out of the barrel of a gun; but rather from civil rights and liberty; such as freedom of speech, freedom of press and freedom of association; being both an individual right and a collective right, guaranteed by all modern and democratic legal systems, especially the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Interesting to note, that in the 1960s Mao Zedong's so-called "Great Leap Forward" in mainland China lead to catastrophic famines and millions of deaths; as well as progress by the PRC towards possible development of nuclear weapons. Thus, Chiang Kai-shek - Mao Zedong's nemesis - saw a crisis-opportunity to launch an attack to reclaim mainland China. To be successful Chiang Kai-shek knew he needed US military assistance; but the U.S. opposed and refused Chiang's suggestions. This is probably the reason why the CPC's revolution - under Mao Zedong - ultimately succeeded; because they had the goodwill of the USA and most western countries during that time. So hopefully the Communist Party of China will maintain the goodwill of the USA and Europe in the future, by making the necessary reforms in China; as stipulated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.