Film Review: Philosopher King: Lee Teng-hui's Dialogue
Film Review: Philosopher King: Lee Teng-hui’s Dialogue This bizarre ‘documentary’ featuring a fictitious Lee Teng-hui conversing with a suicidal Japanese schoolgirl presents a grossly biased, Japan-centric view of Taiwanese history that overshadows the former president’s inspiring message By Han Cheung / Staff reporter This reviewer almost walked out of the theater in disgust after Philosopher King: Lee Teng-hui’s Dialogue spent the first 40 minutes glorifying Japanese colonial rule. It’s beyond tacky to use an imaginary late president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) to tell a cynical,...
Source: taipeitimes.com