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秦朝末年，天下大乱。西楚项羽自立霸王，赤旗刘邦斩蛇起义。乱世英雄，结拜兄弟，为了“先入咸阳，册封秦王”的游戏生死相搏。妙计张良，奇谋范增，谁棋高一着？水火之仇化为一局剑拔弩张的“鸿门宴”，当所有受邀者前程剧变之时，这才发现这场“鸿门宴”远未结束。

《鸿门宴》讲道刘邦大军千辛万苦入得咸阳，刘邦和吕雉进入秦宫之中，两人都开始对日后称霸天下起了莫大野心，可惜还有力拔山兮的项羽作为绊脚之石，项羽得知刘邦入了关中，立刻回师咸阳，更在函谷关外守候，更坑秦兵二十万，一时霸王之强悍，震慑所有人，张良也向刘邦分析，不宜和项羽硬拼，刘邦只得退出咸阳，回师霸上，更知道自己军力不及于项羽四十万大军，刘邦更把在咸阳所得一切，原封不动的送到项羽营中，更说愿让项羽称关中王。范增已觉出刘邦必成大器，便命项羽设下“鸿门夜宴”一心诛除刘邦，但此事为项伯知悉，项伯竟顾念和张良故人之情，向刘邦大军报讯，刘邦知道这鸿门宴是去不得的凶险之地，但张良却表示不去便只有死路一条，赴会也许能有生机，刘邦无奈只得应约前往。

鸿门宴当日，范增早已布下天罗地网，定要把刘邦人头留下。刘邦麾下张良与范增对弈五局，拖延时间，等待携带楚怀王特赦刘邦命令的韩信赶来搭救。不料张良连输四局，场面一度十分紧张，项羽的剑刃已经逼近了刘邦的鼻尖，关键时刻，韩信飞马闯入鸿门宴现场，带来特赦令，解救了刘邦。

【音频文本】

In the movie "White Vengeance,' director Daniel Lee once again ventures to give an alternative interpretation of an historical event. This time, he is greeted with no less sarcasm than with his previous films.

More than two-thousand years ago after China's first empire collapsed, heroes rose up from among the commoners and reconquered the Middle Kingdom. Among them, Xiang Ji and Liu Bang were the most prominent emperorcandidates. Xiang Ji, the more powerful of the two warlords, had an opportunity to kill Liu Bang during a banquet at Hongmen. But reluctant to do so, he instead committed the first of a series of blunders that led to his defeat.

"White Vengeance" centers on the banquet at Hongmen. But the movie tells quite a different story from historical records, and some of the costumes, weapons and other instruments that are used in the film clearly don't belong to that era.

Of course, these aberrations can't escape the keen eyes of viewers, especially so when the director is known for fabricating history in his movies. As a result, the movie was blasted even before it was shown in cinemas. Some critics just looked at Lee's name and said, "Ah, this guy has no respect for history. Better not let him mislead the viewers." Then they gave the movie a meager rating.

We Chinese are weird, weird people. We always expect something extra out of what we do. And that extra is a big deal. For example, when ancient historians wrote history, they were not content with just recording exactly what had happened, so they embellished it to show off their literary talent. The result is that wenow read these historical records as literature – good literature though – without knowing for sure whatexactly happened.

Another example: When we watch a movie, we not only expect it to be entertaining, but also want it to be educational. If it's a historical film, we want it to reflect history as it was, although there is no way of ascertaining which version is the true one, because the historical records are more literary than realistic.

This unsatisfied expectation for something extra is the reason for all the sarcastic comments that Lee's films usually receive[?]. It is also what keeps some picky viewers from having a good time watching a decent movie. But history aside, "White Vengeance" is presentable. The story is intriguing and provides a thought-provoking analogy to modern events. Furthermore, all the male lead actors breathe life to their characters.

There are two ways to appreciate a decent historical movie: You either sit there relaxed and simply enjoy the action, or if you really care that much about history, make it an opportunity to tell your friends or family the TRUE story. That's educational for someone who cares.

Anyway, "White Vengeance" is a decent movie that entertains. The plot is arresting, and the actors don't disappoint. So for the debates and ideas it has sparked, it deserves a decent six out of ten.

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