Movie Review part 2, CLE, LEIC

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<b>This begins a round of badgering on the part of Laishi to his father to castrate him. There is no talk of going to a cutter; the boy expects his father to do it. The main lines the translator seemed to like are "snip it off." I think this hints at the boy's lack of knowledge as to what all is going to happen to him, should his father give in. Father says ask Mom. He does. Mom then has a fit and throws him out of the house, screaming "Are you nuts?" Bad pun on the part of the translation guy, I think.<p>Eventually, Laishi talks his father into it. There is much to-do about the "chicken bottoms" all through this talk, with the boy promising to rise to a great career and save his family. This is, of course, historically accurate. That was generally the main idea, and after the Father's agreement to the Landlord, Mom is forced to borrow rice for dinner. The children use this dissention between their parents to get Mom out of the picture so that Laishi can be castrated. Somehow, the boy manages to produce some cooked chicken that he got from the trash. This seems to push the Father over the edge as he takes it and eats it. The fight between them over borrowing food finally intensifies to the point where Mom leaves him. She takes the two little sisters in tow to go, but Laishi stays with his Father.<p>This is where the acting and the timing all really get stretched. While on the road, Mom and the girls meet up with a messenger. He has cut off his braided hair, or "Q" as it is spoken verbally. He tells her that the Emporer, obviously Pu Yi, is out and that the rebels have won. No more Emporer. The mother is fascinated by the news, and soon arrives in the village to see the men and boys all having their braids cut for fear of the death penalty. Remember, we're talking turn of the century China here, not modern laws. <p>Several of the old men protest, citing that cutting the braid is paramount to castration. Still, many of them have it done. It is during this scene that Laishi finally talks his Father into castrating him, "Snipping it off while Mom's gone," as he says. The Father returns with a tray containing some things which are historically accurate. However, the knife used in the scenes is a bit LARGE and unbelievable. One could cut the boy's leg off with it, it seems. There are chilis to make a pain-killing mix, herbs and such to stop bleeding, and a feather quill.<p>This is where it becomes a bit hard to take. Obviously, an accurate castration scene with a little boy of Laishi's character would be impossible to film and distribute, even with special effects of 1987. The boy keeps his shirt on, and is sitting on the bed commenting on the various items and asking questions. The Father explains it all, and the boy begins to get scared. Father states that he got instructions and supplies from Grandfather, whom we never see. He would not consent to the Father being castrated as a boy, but obviously times have changed for the worse and he fully endorses Laishi's cutting by supplying the stuff.<p>The boy looks at the knife, and swallows hard. This is fine acting on the part of the boy - probably the only good acting in the whole movie. As he sits there half naked, he asks "How much do you snip off?" The Father replies, "What ever is down there. All of it. You'll look just like your sisters." The boys gulps, groans, and is obviously afraid. However, he encourages his father to hurry up and get on with it.<p>We don't see any preparations made, though. The boy is not stripped, tied down, given any drugs, nor the documented chili mixture to kill pain. The father, which we see in side shots, obviously manipulates the boy's genitals and makes the cut. We zoom to a close up of the boy falling backwards over and over again, screaming. This is GREAT acting on the part of the boy. He really LOOKS like he's in agony. <p>The Father, seeing the blood, then looses his nerve and runs for help. Laishi is screaming in pain, rolling about half naked, and bleeding while his Father runs out of the house. He meets up with his wife and daughters in the village center where the "Q" cutting is still going on. Of course, when she sees the blood, she knows what's up. We then cut back to Laishi, rolling about on the floor, calling out to his Father that it "Isn't all the way off yet!" The boy then picks up the knife, and finishes it off himself. Again, he screams. <p>The timing issue is a bit much to take here, as I mentioned. The Mother is on her way back to the house, having just THEN heard that the Emporer is out. No more eunuchs needed - and moments later, Laishi is castrated - seemingly for nothing. Of course, Mom is the one who has to clean up the mess and save the boy from bleeding to death. <p>The next scene involves the little eunuch regaining consciousness and having to pee. His Mother tells him that he must not move until he heals up, which is 100 nights. She then removes the quill which is keeping his urethral opening from healing shut, and again he screams as he pees. Did I mention that this boy does a great acting job? There is also some chat between the Mother and Father about what to do with "the thing," as the subtitler calls it. They know that in order for Laishi to be a man in the next life, that he must be buried with it. They prepare it by frying it in a special mixture of stuff and placing it in a small package for him to keep with him.<p>About then, a group of boys (Laishi's friends from earlier?) show up with their parents. They have heard the news, and what was a dream to the little boys earlier in the day - and now a harsh reality for Laishi - makes him the object of torment and ridicule. "May we come in and see the grand eunuch, Laishi now?" they laugh. Laishi's parents then decide to pack him off to someone that they know in the city, Sammo Hung's character, who owns a bar/restaraunt/theatre house. <p>At dawn the next morning, the Father departs with a convalescing Laishi strapped to his back to make the trip. The scene fades away as the Father is trying to explain to the new eunuch just WHY he can't go to the Palace and enroll to serve the Emporer. His last question, as we see him as a little boy, is "When do I get to be a eunuch then?"</b>

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<b>This begins a round of badgering on the part of Laishi to his father to castrate him. There is no talk of going to a cutter; the boy expects his father to do it. The main lines the translator seemed to like are "snip it off." I think this hints at the boy's lack of knowledge as to what all is going to happen to him, should his father give in. Father says ask Mom. He does. Mom then has a fit and throws him out of the house, screaming "Are you nuts?" Bad pun on the part of the translation guy, I think.<p>Eventually, Laishi talks his father into it. There is much to-do about the "chicken bottoms" all through this talk, with the boy promising to rise to a great career and save his family. This is, of course, historically accurate. That was generally the main idea, and after the Father's agreement to the Landlord, Mom is forced to borrow rice for dinner. The children use this dissention between their parents to get Mom out of the picture so that Laishi can be castrated. Somehow, the boy manages to produce some cooked chicken that he got from the trash. This seems to push the Father over the edge as he takes it and eats it. The fight between them over borrowing food finally intensifies to the point where Mom leaves him. She takes the two little sisters in tow to go, but Laishi stays with his Father.<p>This is where the acting and the timing all really get stretched. While on the road, Mom and the girls meet up with a messenger. He has cut off his braided hair, or "Q" as it is spoken verbally. He tells her that the Emporer, obviously Pu Yi, is out and that the rebels have won. No more Emporer. The mother is fascinated by the news, and soon arrives in the village to see the men and boys all having their braids cut for fear of the death penalty. Remember, we're talking turn of the century China here, not modern laws. <p>Several of the old men protest, citing that cutting the braid is paramount to castration. Still, many of them have it done. It is during this scene that Laishi finally talks his Father into castrating him, "Snipping it off while Mom's gone," as he says. The Father returns with a tray containing some things which are historically accurate. However, the knife used in the scenes is a bit LARGE and unbelievable. One could cut the boy's leg off with it, it seems. There are chilis to make a pain-killing mix, herbs and such to stop bleeding, and a feather quill.<p>This is where it becomes a bit hard to take. Obviously, an accurate castration scene with a little boy of Laishi's character would be impossible to film and distribute, even with special effects of 1987. The boy keeps his shirt on, and is sitting on the bed commenting on the various items and asking questions. The Father explains it all, and the boy begins to get scared. Father states that he got instructions and supplies from Grandfather, whom we never see. He would not consent to the Father being castrated as a boy, but obviously times have changed for the worse and he fully endorses Laishi's cutting by supplying the stuff.<p>The boy looks at the knife, and swallows hard. This is fine acting on the part of the boy - probably the only good acting in the whole movie. As he sits there half naked, he asks "How much do you snip off?" The Father replies, "What ever is down there. All of it. You'll look just like your sisters." The boys gulps, groans, and is obviously afraid. However, he encourages his father to hurry up and get on with it.<p>We don't see any preparations made, though. The boy is not stripped, tied down, given any drugs, nor the documented chili mixture to kill pain. The father, which we see in side shots, obviously manipulates the boy's genitals and makes the cut. We zoom to a close up of the boy falling backwards over and over again, screaming. This is GREAT acting on the part of the boy. He really LOOKS like he's in agony. <p>The Father, seeing the blood, then looses his nerve and runs for help. Laishi is screaming in pain, rolling about half naked, and bleeding while his Father runs out of the house. He meets up with his wife and daughters in the village center where the "Q" cutting is still going on. Of course, when she sees the blood, she knows what's up. We then cut back to Laishi, rolling about on the floor, calling out to his Father that it "Isn't all the way off yet!" The boy then picks up the knife, and finishes it off himself. Again, he screams. <p>The timing issue is a bit much to take here, as I mentioned. The Mother is on her way back to the house, having just THEN heard that the Emporer is out. No more eunuchs needed - and moments later, Laishi is castrated - seemingly for nothing. Of course, Mom is the one who has to clean up the mess and save the boy from bleeding to death. <p>The next scene involves the little eunuch regaining consciousness and having to pee. His Mother tells him that he must not move until he heals up, which is 100 nights. She then removes the quill which is keeping his urethral opening from healing shut, and again he screams as he pees. Did I mention that this boy does a great acting job? There is also some chat between the Mother and Father about what to do with "the thing," as the subtitler calls it. They know that in order for Laishi to be a man in the next life, that he must be buried with it. They prepare it by frying it in a special mixture of stuff and placing it in a small package for him to keep with him.<p>About then, a group of boys (Laishi's friends from earlier?) show up with their parents. They have heard the news, and what was a dream to the little boys earlier in the day - and now a harsh reality for Laishi - makes him the object of torment and ridicule. "May we come in and see the grand eunuch, Laishi now?" they laugh. Laishi's parents then decide to pack him off to someone that they know in the city, Sammo Hung's character, who owns a bar/restaraunt/theatre house. <p>At dawn the next morning, the Father departs with a convalescing Laishi strapped to his back to make the trip. The scene fades away as the Father is trying to explain to the new eunuch just WHY he can't go to the Palace and enroll to serve the Emporer. His last question, as we see him as a little boy, is "When do I get to be a eunuch then?"</b>

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<b>This begins a round of badgering on the part of Laishi to his father to castrate him. There is no talk of going to a cutter; the boy expects his father to do it. The main lines the translator seemed to like are "snip it off." I think this hints at the boy's lack of knowledge as to what all is going to happen to him, should his father give in. Father says ask Mom. He does. Mom then has a fit and throws him out of the house, screaming "Are you nuts?" Bad pun on the part of the translation guy, I think.<p>Eventually, Laishi talks his father into it. There is much to-do about the "chicken bottoms" all through this talk, with the boy promising to rise to a great career and save his family. This is, of course, historically accurate. That was generally the main idea, and after the Father's agreement to the Landlord, Mom is forced to borrow rice for dinner. The children use this dissention between their parents to get Mom out of the picture so that Laishi can be castrated. Somehow, the boy manages to produce some cooked chicken that he got from the trash. This seems to push the Father over the edge as he takes it and eats it. The fight between them over borrowing food finally intensifies to the point where Mom leaves him. She takes the two little sisters in tow to go, but Laishi stays with his Father.<p>This is where the acting and the timing all really get stretched. While on the road, Mom and the girls meet up with a messenger. He has cut off his braided hair, or "Q" as it is spoken verbally. He tells her that the Emporer, obviously Pu Yi, is out and that the rebels have won. No more Emporer. The mother is fascinated by the news, and soon arrives in the village to see the men and boys all having their braids cut for fear of the death penalty. Remember, we're talking turn of the century China here, not modern laws. <p>Several of the old men protest, citing that cutting the braid is paramount to castration. Still, many of them have it done. It is during this scene that Laishi finally talks his Father into castrating him, "Snipping it off while Mom's gone," as he says. The Father returns with a tray containing some things which are historically accurate. However, the knife used in the scenes is a bit LARGE and unbelievable. One could cut the boy's leg off with it, it seems. There are chilis to make a pain-killing mix, herbs and such to stop bleeding, and a feather quill.<p>This is where it becomes a bit hard to take. Obviously, an accurate castration scene with a little boy of Laishi's character would be impossible to film and distribute, even with special effects of 1987. The boy keeps his shirt on, and is sitting on the bed commenting on the various items and asking questions. The Father explains it all, and the boy begins to get scared. Father states that he got instructions and supplies from Grandfather, whom we never see. He would not consent to the Father being castrated as a boy, but obviously times have changed for the worse and he fully endorses Laishi's cutting by supplying the stuff.<p>The boy looks at the knife, and swallows hard. This is fine acting on the part of the boy - probably the only good acting in the whole movie. As he sits there half naked, he asks "How much do you snip off?" The Father replies, "What ever is down there. All of it. You'll look just like your sisters." The boys gulps, groans, and is obviously afraid. However, he encourages his father to hurry up and get on with it.<p>We don't see any preparations made, though. The boy is not stripped, tied down, given any drugs, nor the documented chili mixture to kill pain. The father, which we see in side shots, obviously manipulates the boy's genitals and makes the cut. We zoom to a close up of the boy falling backwards over and over again, screaming. This is GREAT acting on the part of the boy. He really LOOKS like he's in agony. <p>The Father, seeing the blood, then looses his nerve and runs for help. Laishi is screaming in pain, rolling about half naked, and bleeding while his Father runs out of the house. He meets up with his wife and daughters in the village center where the "Q" cutting is still going on. Of course, when she sees the blood, she knows what's up. We then cut back to Laishi, rolling about on the floor, calling out to his Father that it "Isn't all the way off yet!" The boy then picks up the knife, and finishes it off himself. Again, he screams. <p>The timing issue is a bit much to take here, as I mentioned. The Mother is on her way back to the house, having just THEN heard that the Emporer is out. No more eunuchs needed - and moments later, Laishi is castrated - seemingly for nothing. Of course, Mom is the one who has to clean up the mess and save the boy from bleeding to death. <p>The next scene involves the little eunuch regaining consciousness and having to pee. His Mother tells him that he must not move until he heals up, which is 100 nights. She then removes the quill which is keeping his urethral opening from healing shut, and again he screams as he pees. Did I mention that this boy does a great acting job? There is also some chat between the Mother and Father about what to do with "the thing," as the subtitler calls it. They know that in order for Laishi to be a man in the next life, that he must be buried with it. They prepare it by frying it in a special mixture of stuff and placing it in a small package for him to keep with him.<p>About then, a group of boys (Laishi's friends from earlier?) show up with their parents. They have heard the news, and what was a dream to the little boys earlier in the day - and now a harsh reality for Laishi - makes him the object of torment and ridicule. "May we come in and see the grand eunuch, Laishi now?" they laugh. Laishi's parents then decide to pack him off to someone that they know in the city, Sammo Hung's character, who owns a bar/restaraunt/theatre house. <p>At dawn the next morning, the Father departs with a convalescing Laishi strapped to his back to make the trip. The scene fades away as the Father is trying to explain to the new eunuch just WHY he can't go to the Palace and enroll to serve the Emporer. His last question, as we see him as a little boy, is "When do I get to be a eunuch then?"</b>

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<b>This begins a round of badgering on the part of Laishi to his father to castrate him. There is no talk of going to a cutter; the boy expects his father to do it. The main lines the translator seemed to like are "snip it off." I think this hints at the boy's lack of knowledge as to what all is going to happen to him, should his father give in. Father says ask Mom. He does. Mom then has a fit and throws him out of the house, screaming "Are you nuts?" Bad pun on the part of the translation guy, I think.<p>Eventually, Laishi talks his father into it. There is much to-do about the "chicken bottoms" all through this talk, with the boy promising to rise to a great career and save his family. This is, of course, historically accurate. That was generally the main idea, and after the Father's agreement to the Landlord, Mom is forced to borrow rice for dinner. The children use this dissention between their parents to get Mom out of the picture so that Laishi can be castrated. Somehow, the boy manages to produce some cooked chicken that he got from the trash. This seems to push the Father over the edge as he takes it and eats it. The fight between them over borrowing food finally intensifies to the point where Mom leaves him. She takes the two little sisters in tow to go, but Laishi stays with his Father.<p>This is where the acting and the timing all really get stretched. While on the road, Mom and the girls meet up with a messenger. He has cut off his braided hair, or "Q" as it is spoken verbally. He tells her that the Emporer, obviously Pu Yi, is out and that the rebels have won. No more Emporer. The mother is fascinated by the news, and soon arrives in the village to see the men and boys all having their braids cut for fear of the death penalty. Remember, we're talking turn of the century China here, not modern laws. <p>Several of the old men protest, citing that cutting the braid is paramount to castration. Still, many of them have it done. It is during this scene that Laishi finally talks his Father into castrating him, "Snipping it off while Mom's gone," as he says. The Father returns with a tray containing some things which are historically accurate. However, the knife used in the scenes is a bit LARGE and unbelievable. One could cut the boy's leg off with it, it seems. There are chilis to make a pain-killing mix, herbs and such to stop bleeding, and a feather quill.<p>This is where it becomes a bit hard to take. Obviously, an accurate castration scene with a little boy of Laishi's character would be impossible to film and distribute, even with special effects of 1987. The boy keeps his shirt on, and is sitting on the bed commenting on the various items and asking questions. The Father explains it all, and the boy begins to get scared. Father states that he got instructions and supplies from Grandfather, whom we never see. He would not consent to the Father being castrated as a boy, but obviously times have changed for the worse and he fully endorses Laishi's cutting by supplying the stuff.<p>The boy looks at the knife, and swallows hard. This is fine acting on the part of the boy - probably the only good acting in the whole movie. As he sits there half naked, he asks "How much do you snip off?" The Father replies, "What ever is down there. All of it. You'll look just like your sisters." The boys gulps, groans, and is obviously afraid. However, he encourages his father to hurry up and get on with it.<p>We don't see any preparations made, though. The boy is not stripped, tied down, given any drugs, nor the documented chili mixture to kill pain. The father, which we see in side shots, obviously manipulates the boy's genitals and makes the cut. We zoom to a close up of the boy falling backwards over and over again, screaming. This is GREAT acting on the part of the boy. He really LOOKS like he's in agony. <p>The Father, seeing the blood, then looses his nerve and runs for help. Laishi is screaming in pain, rolling about half naked, and bleeding while his Father runs out of the house. He meets up with his wife and daughters in the village center where the "Q" cutting is still going on. Of course, when she sees the blood, she knows what's up. We then cut back to Laishi, rolling about on the floor, calling out to his Father that it "Isn't all the way off yet!" The boy then picks up the knife, and finishes it off himself. Again, he screams. <p>The timing issue is a bit much to take here, as I mentioned. The Mother is on her way back to the house, having just THEN heard that the Emporer is out. No more eunuchs needed - and moments later, Laishi is castrated - seemingly for nothing. Of course, Mom is the one who has to clean up the mess and save the boy from bleeding to death. <p>The next scene involves the little eunuch regaining consciousness and having to pee. His Mother tells him that he must not move until he heals up, which is 100 nights. She then removes the quill which is keeping his urethral opening from healing shut, and again he screams as he pees. Did I mention that this boy does a great acting job? There is also some chat between the Mother and Father about what to do with "the thing," as the subtitler calls it. They know that in order for Laishi to be a man in the next life, that he must be buried with it. They prepare it by frying it in a special mixture of stuff and placing it in a small package for him to keep with him.<p>About then, a group of boys (Laishi's friends from earlier?) show up with their parents. They have heard the news, and what was a dream to the little boys earlier in the day - and now a harsh reality for Laishi - makes him the object of torment and ridicule. "May we come in and see the grand eunuch, Laishi now?" they laugh. Laishi's parents then decide to pack him off to someone that they know in the city, Sammo Hung's character, who owns a bar/restaraunt/theatre house. <p>At dawn the next morning, the Father departs with a convalescing Laishi strapped to his back to make the trip. The scene fades away as the Father is trying to explain to the new eunuch just WHY he can't go to the Palace and enroll to serve the Emporer. His last question, as we see him as a little boy, is "When do I get to be a eunuch then?"</b>

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<b>This begins a round of badgering on the part of Laishi to his father to castrate him. There is no talk of going to a cutter; the boy expects his father to do it. The main lines the translator seemed to like are "snip it off." I think this hints at the boy's lack of knowledge as to what all is going to happen to him, should his father give in. Father says ask Mom. He does. Mom then has a fit and throws him out of the house, screaming "Are you nuts?" Bad pun on the part of the translation guy, I think.<p>Eventually, Laishi talks his father into it. There is much to-do about the "chicken bottoms" all through this talk, with the boy promising to rise to a great career and save his family. This is, of course, historically accurate. That was generally the main idea, and after the Father's agreement to the Landlord, Mom is forced to borrow rice for dinner. The children use this dissention between their parents to get Mom out of the picture so that Laishi can be castrated. Somehow, the boy manages to produce some cooked chicken that he got from the trash. This seems to push the Father over the edge as he takes it and eats it. The fight between them over borrowing food finally intensifies to the point where Mom leaves him. She takes the two little sisters in tow to go, but Laishi stays with his Father.<p>This is where the acting and the timing all really get stretched. While on the road, Mom and the girls meet up with a messenger. He has cut off his braided hair, or "Q" as it is spoken verbally. He tells her that the Emporer, obviously Pu Yi, is out and that the rebels have won. No more Emporer. The mother is fascinated by the news, and soon arrives in the village to see the men and boys all having their braids cut for fear of the death penalty. Remember, we're talking turn of the century China here, not modern laws. <p>Several of the old men protest, citing that cutting the braid is paramount to castration. Still, many of them have it done. It is during this scene that Laishi finally talks his Father into castrating him, "Snipping it off while Mom's gone," as he says. The Father returns with a tray containing some things which are historically accurate. However, the knife used in the scenes is a bit LARGE and unbelievable. One could cut the boy's leg off with it, it seems. There are chilis to make a pain-killing mix, herbs and such to stop bleeding, and a feather quill.<p>This is where it becomes a bit hard to take. Obviously, an accurate castration scene with a little boy of Laishi's character would be impossible to film and distribute, even with special effects of 1987. The boy keeps his shirt on, and is sitting on the bed commenting on the various items and asking questions. The Father explains it all, and the boy begins to get scared. Father states that he got instructions and supplies from Grandfather, whom we never see. He would not consent to the Father being castrated as a boy, but obviously times have changed for the worse and he fully endorses Laishi's cutting by supplying the stuff.<p>The boy looks at the knife, and swallows hard. This is fine acting on the part of the boy - probably the only good acting in the whole movie. As he sits there half naked, he asks "How much do you snip off?" The Father replies, "What ever is down there. All of it. You'll look just like your sisters." The boys gulps, groans, and is obviously afraid. However, he encourages his father to hurry up and get on with it.<p>We don't see any preparations made, though. The boy is not stripped, tied down, given any drugs, nor the documented chili mixture to kill pain. The father, which we see in side shots, obviously manipulates the boy's genitals and makes the cut. We zoom to a close up of the boy falling backwards over and over again, screaming. This is GREAT acting on the part of the boy. He really LOOKS like he's in agony. <p>The Father, seeing the blood, then looses his nerve and runs for help. Laishi is screaming in pain, rolling about half naked, and bleeding while his Father runs out of the house. He meets up with his wife and daughters in the village center where the "Q" cutting is still going on. Of course, when she sees the blood, she knows what's up. We then cut back to Laishi, rolling about on the floor, calling out to his Father that it "Isn't all the way off yet!" The boy then picks up the knife, and finishes it off himself. Again, he screams. <p>The timing issue is a bit much to take here, as I mentioned. The Mother is on her way back to the house, having just THEN heard that the Emporer is out. No more eunuchs needed - and moments later, Laishi is castrated - seemingly for nothing. Of course, Mom is the one who has to clean up the mess and save the boy from bleeding to death. <p>The next scene involves the little eunuch regaining consciousness and having to pee. His Mother tells him that he must not move until he heals up, which is 100 nights. She then removes the quill which is keeping his urethral opening from healing shut, and again he screams as he pees. Did I mention that this boy does a great acting job? There is also some chat between the Mother and Father about what to do with "the thing," as the subtitler calls it. They know that in order for Laishi to be a man in the next life, that he must be buried with it. They prepare it by frying it in a special mixture of stuff and placing it in a small package for him to keep with him.<p>About then, a group of boys (Laishi's friends from earlier?) show up with their parents. They have heard the news, and what was a dream to the little boys earlier in the day - and now a harsh reality for Laishi - makes him the object of torment and ridicule. "May we come in and see the grand eunuch, Laishi now?" they laugh. Laishi's parents then decide to pack him off to someone that they know in the city, Sammo Hung's character, who owns a bar/restaraunt/theatre house. <p>At dawn the next morning, the Father departs with a convalescing Laishi strapped to his back to make the trip. The scene fades away as the Father is trying to explain to the new eunuch just WHY he can't go to the Palace and enroll to serve the Emporer. His last question, as we see him as a little boy, is "When do I get to be a eunuch then?"</b>

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