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TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

petejones81 This is the most repulsive, idiotic and absurd documentary I've ever seen. How many people starved to death under Kim-Jong Il, 2 or 3 million? Mao's policies led directly to the starvation of 18 to 48 MILLION! THIS IS NOT FUNNY! Even if you were trying to be funny about Mao the professor's "jokes" mostly take the form of infantile mockery of Chinese accents.This is a fan letter from an idiot who for some reason has a job teaching somewhere. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHERE! Did you know Mao was in favor of democratic elections every 4 years? The professor takes Mao's statement of this totally at face value. Mao was a great democrat! Wow, where did I ever get the impression he wasn't? Maybe his entire history in power. I don't know if I was more offended as a screenwriter, as an MA in Political Science. I think just as a human being. Hitler could only be so lucky to have a hagiographer as sycophantic, dishonest and immoral as the fool that made this.

gring0 The man killed possibly 50 million people; a population the size of Canada in 3 years alone during the Great Leap Forward. Teachers in the city I am writing this, Peking, were tortured and murdered by the thousands amidst 10 years of chaos. But hey! At least they closed down schools and promoted mind-numbing Peking Opera and gave women the freedom to work like slaves like the men. And he let the Dalai Lama escape, after (neglecting to mention that Mao was the one who invaded Tibet and massacred countless numbers). Imagine mocking a humorous documentary about Stalin or Hitler! But because the millions of dead were only little yellow Chinamen, their deaths don't deserve consideration and Americans for whom this was made who know nothing about the history can enjoy the infantile animation and music. www.tracesofevil.blogspot.com

njones75 History is a subject that I found boring as a youngster. Before watching this movie I felt decidedly ignorant of twentieth century Chinese history.I highly recommend Feigon's documentary to anyone who has a desire to learn world history, tempered by an instinctive distaste for its traditional presentation. He livens up a comprehensive account of Mao's political life with various sordid details of his personal life. For example, I enjoyed learning that Chairman Mao did not brush his teeth.In the first viewing, the amount of material covered made me feel somewhat overwhelmed, which is why I want to watch it a second time.

pat-514 China continues to grow as a major "player" in both the world economy and politics. In a very entertaining and provocative way, this film highlights the positive role Mao played in the development of China under his oft-controversial rule as well as how his decisions laid the groundwork for the China we know today. This film features great rare Russian archival footage mixed with interviews and crazy and fun animation. It creates a very lively overall pace to the film. All supported by the jovial, popular Chicago based comedian, Aaron Freeman. Due to the favorable light that the film squarely places Mao in, I also think THE PASSION OF THE MAO will generate heated debate over how history should regard him.