Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- flamboyant
- tragic
- arthouse movie night
- chinese cinema exploration
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Flowers Competition pageant becomes a lavish public arena where elite status, beauty, and influence are performed.
The pageant's prestige and comic theatricality gradually give way to a chain of fatal consequences.
Wanyan Ying's claimed victory directly triggers the events that transform the principals' fates.
The elite Shanghai competition is staged as a grand, stylized spectacle rather than restrained historical realism.
Films like Gone with the Bullets, and why
The Great Gatsby
stylized period satire, charismatic schemers, and exuberant social spectacle
Raise the Red Lantern
1920s decadence, tragic ambition, and visually lavish ensemble drama
The Emperor and the Assassin
Chinese historical melodrama filtered through flamboyant comedy and political allegory
Movie Details
- Director
- Jiang Wen
- Release Date
- 2014-12-18
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (77)
Cast
- Jiang Wen
- Shu Qi
- Ge You
- Zhou Yun
- Wang Zhiwen
- Wen Zhang
- Na Ying
- Niu Ben
- Thomas Fiquet
- Hung Huang
Common questions
- What is Gone with the Bullets about?
- In 1920s Shanghai, a glamorous beauty pageant becomes the volatile center of ambition, spectacle, and tragic fallout.
- What is Gone with the Bullets like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gone with the Bullets as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Gone with the Bullets violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Gone with the Bullets as moderate.
- Which films are like Gone with the Bullets?
- Films with a similar feel include The Great Gatsby, Raise the Red Lantern, and The Emperor and the Assassin.
- How long is Gone with the Bullets?
- Gone with the Bullets runs 140 minutes.
