Banquet at Night / Ye yan Movie Preview

by kyosing on 2006-08-04 08:32:55

The story of the film "Banquet" is set in ancient China. When contradictions between various parties become increasingly intense, Emperor Li seizes the throne and exiles the crown prince to the frontier. Later, the crown prince is rescued by court ministers and returns to the capital, vowing for revenge. One day, Emperor Li orders a grand banquet for all officials, preparing to ascend the throne the next day. During this night banquet, including Emperor Li, all people with ulterior motives are dressed up, neatly dressed, and smiling as they gather together for this night banquet filled with hidden dangers and infinite possibilities. At that time, the crown prince had an emotional entanglement with Empress Wan, but Qing Nu was the singing girl the crown prince liked. The two gradually developed feelings for each other during their interactions. Empress Wan was very ambitious and she successively killed Emperor Li and Qing Nu. After learning the truth, the crown prince wanted to kill Empress Wan with his own hands to avenge his deep hatred. When the crown prince was about to stab Empress Wan with a sword, he was blocked by Yin Sun and accidentally got his hand pierced by the sword. It turned out the sword was poisoned, and the crown prince died as a result. Empress Wan took the opportunity to stab Yin Sun to death. Just when she was feeling triumphant, she was stabbed through the chest by her attendant. This attendant was a person with even greater ambitions than Empress Wan. She helped Zhang Ziyi buy poison to coat the crown prince's sword. This story filled with desire, conspiracy, and contention ends here.