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Creating a magnificently filmed biographical epic of the rise of the great Genghis Khan is a daring adventure in film history. Although the film has the look of success, bringing the Khan to life is only partially realized. Part myth, part history, Genghis Kahn steadily rises to power, making bold battle decisions and faltering rarely. What is missing from this solid film is a core of passion. Too many scenes drag.
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Director Shinichiro Sawai wanted to be circumspect in telling the story of Temujin, who finally unites the Mongols to claim the title Genghis Khan. But in presenting Temujin as a man growing into leadership, Sawai has to evade some truths. The Temujin of this film, played by Takashi Sorimachi, is thoughtful and honorable, almost to a fault, a reputation at odds with the one of history.
Toward the end of the film, Khan tells Kulan, his female soldier, that blood must be spilled to open borders, a seeming contradiction that is sensible to him. Indeed, having a whole world without borders is perhaps a euphemism for total world domination. Another omission from history is that the Khan left his DNA all over Asia and Europe yet none of this is part of the story. In fact, the movie implies that Temujin is faithful to the one wife. It’s little telling points like these that make the film less effective. Having a hero without warts is terribly unrealistic and unreasonable.
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The film is episodic in nature, presenting key moments in Temujin’s life, showing what manner of man he is all along his life’s journey. Unusually kind and considerate toward his women, Temujin, in fact, reveals a major life issue: whether he is truly a child of his father and the great blue wolf or if he is blood issue from a warring tribe, of which one member took his mother to wife for a while.
History repeats itself when his own wife is abducted and recaptured by Temujin, only to discover she is pregnant. Is this baby his or the child of the enemy? When he captures the girl soldier, she insists on death rather than be taken as a spoil of war. Temujin shows his magnaminity by allowing her to become one of his soldiers, then later she invites him to take her as concubine. The director chooses to depict Temujin as an equal rights proponent when history would most likely dispute this.
His loyalty to his childhood friend is the most telling episode of Temujin’s character. The final scene between them is painfully slow, again to reveal the inner turmoil that Temujin feels.
The longest drawn out scene is the naming of Temujin as the great Genghis Khan, a scene that went on and on and on. In contrast, the final scene is the impending attack upon the Great Wall of China and the Jin Dynasty with the suggestion of extending the kingdom to the ends of the Earth and Sea.
Even with the film’s omissions and perhaps slight shifting of truth, “Genghis Kan: To the ends of the Earth and Sea” is a rewarding movie experience. The vistas of Mongolia alone are enough to see this epic film.
Genghis Khan was one of the great military minds of history. He built an empire that spread from China into Europe. His armies fought in modern Hungary and even, if I remember correctly, into Vienna. One of his few failings, in fact, was was attempt to invade Japan. An effort that was foiled by the original kamakaze.
This film tells the life of Genghis back when he was just Temujin. We see him coming of age, meeting his future wife and blood-brother, and learning military tactics. The story leads from there up to his rise to power, eventually becoming Khan and ends with him about to invade China.
Technically the movie is quite good! Filmed on location in Mongolia, you see some of the areas where the battles actually happen. The battles themselves, when you see them in the film, are stunning! I understand there were thousands of extras involved in the film, and you really see them. The only real problem with the battle scenes is that they are rather brief.
The costumes are impressive, and the sets are well done. Love the wheeled yurt. 
Where the movie fails is that it seems rather disjointed at parts. I’m betting there are large parts of the film we aren’t seeing. I don’t know if they are available in a special edition overseas or something, but they are sure aren’t here.
The film gets four stars from me, but the DVD gets exactly zero. Why? First, there’s no extras. At all. Zero. There’s trailers, but I never count those. There’s also a very annoying trailer at the begining of the DVD which you aren’t allowed to skip over. I’m also rather confused as to why Funimation, which apparently specializes in anime, is releasing this DVD here in the States.
Still and all, I liked this movie. I don’t know that I’ll watch it again, but I’m glad to have watched it once.
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