This movie is honestly my absolute favorite. I have loved it ever since I saw it as young kid. It’s magical, and heartbreaking. Sure it’s long but it needs to be for you to truly understand Puyi’s story. It’s not really a movie so much as a journey into another time, a place hard for us in the 21st century to understand existed and actually not all that long ago. Epic and beautiful are the best words I can use to describe it.