If this is to be an examination of real history, the major problem with this movie is obvious in the first 15 minutes.
"Was the Emperor responsible for Japanese war crimes?" This question is not investigated in this movie.
The 10 day limit to investigate the Emperor was odd and never explained. The statute of limitations to charge someone suspected of stealing $100 worth of canned tuna is at least 52 weeks in every state in the USA. Investigating 5 years of war crimes deserves a more investigation.
The most bland WWII TV documentaries have revealed that the Emperor was directly responsible for Japanese war crimes. He was an active player in the Japanese leadership. Throughout war council meetings, he led by asking questions. Rapes, torture, cleansing regions, he gave direction by asking questions such as, "What benefit is there in punishing our soldiers who take comfort in foreign women?"
Servants and junior military officers accompanying top Japanese generals at war council meetings confirm the Emperor's participation and leadership style at these meetings.
Instead of asking "was the Emperor responsible for Japanese war crimes," the movie explores other issues and pretends that initiating aggressive force is morally equal to the use of defensive force.
With the crazy 10 day time limit, instead of putting how WWII started on the examination table with some key leaders long dead, the more reasonable idea would be to examine the most recent policy shift increasing Japanese war crimes together with the Japanese war council meeting that took place just before the shift that were attended by the Emperor.
Orders to conduct mass civilian executions, trace back the most recent ones up the command chain and see if it took place just after a war council meeting attended by the Emperor.
There was a lot of feeble leadership that took place with Japanese surrender. The true story might be interesting to people beyond historians. In any case, the movie EMPEROR fails to be interesting even with most of it being made up by Hollywood writers.
"Was the Emperor responsible for Japanese war crimes?" This question is not investigated in this movie.
The 10 day limit to investigate the Emperor was odd and never explained. The statute of limitations to charge someone suspected of stealing $100 worth of canned tuna is at least 52 weeks in every state in the USA. Investigating 5 years of war crimes deserves a more investigation.
The most bland WWII TV documentaries have revealed that the Emperor was directly responsible for Japanese war crimes. He was an active player in the Japanese leadership. Throughout war council meetings, he led by asking questions. Rapes, torture, cleansing regions, he gave direction by asking questions such as, "What benefit is there in punishing our soldiers who take comfort in foreign women?"
Servants and junior military officers accompanying top Japanese generals at war council meetings confirm the Emperor's participation and leadership style at these meetings.
Instead of asking "was the Emperor responsible for Japanese war crimes," the movie explores other issues and pretends that initiating aggressive force is morally equal to the use of defensive force.
With the crazy 10 day time limit, instead of putting how WWII started on the examination table with some key leaders long dead, the more reasonable idea would be to examine the most recent policy shift increasing Japanese war crimes together with the Japanese war council meeting that took place just before the shift that were attended by the Emperor.
Orders to conduct mass civilian executions, trace back the most recent ones up the command chain and see if it took place just after a war council meeting attended by the Emperor.
There was a lot of feeble leadership that took place with Japanese surrender. The true story might be interesting to people beyond historians. In any case, the movie EMPEROR fails to be interesting even with most of it being made up by Hollywood writers.