The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
Drama · Action · History · 2011
An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag is Part one of the two-part, four-hour Taiwanese edition of the film Warriors of the Rainbow.
Movie details
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
“A man rises up to lead his people in a brave and risky struggle for freedom in this epic-scale historical drama.”
2011 Drama · Action · History 2h 24m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
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TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag is Part one of the two-part, four-hour Taiwanese edition of the film Warriors of the Rainbow.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Wei Te-sheng
Written by
Wei Te-sheng
Nolay Piho
Mona Rudao
Umin Boya
Temu Walis
Masanobu Ando
Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan
Sabu Kawahara
General Yahiko Kamada
Vivian Hsu
Obing Tadao aka Hatsuko Takayama
Irene Luo
Obing Nawi aka Hanako Kawano
Landy Wen
Mahung Mona (Mona's Daughter)
Court is in session
Put Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.