"The film begins with Confucius as an old man, thinking back. Then we see him in his early 50s, being promoted from Mayor to Minister for Law in his home state of Lu. He is confronted with ethical issues after saving a slave-boy who was due to be buried alive with his former master who has just died. There is a lot of complex politics and war, ending with Confucius being rejected and becoming a wandering scholar. After many hardships and losses, he is invited back as an old man. We see him finally preparing the Spring and Autumn Annals, expecting that this book will determine his future influence."I'm a fan of Chow Yun-Fat since I first saw him in one of his first American films (Bulletproof Monk). He is a great actor, he proves it in this film as Confucius. If you want to know about Confucius I would suggest watching this film. It is quite interesting and never dull. The director did a great job but might have been better to see the much earlier life of Confucius and not just what happened to him in the later stages of his life.
There is no other actor that really stands out, that could be because the film is about Confucius and you can definitely tell he's the main focus point through the while film.
3/5
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