【英语时差8,16】「赤壁：决战天下」：中国史诗战役大结局

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In the sequel, Tony Leung's righteous Zhou Yu and Takeshi Kaneshiro's brilliant Zhuge Liang take their witty³ quips and banter⁴ to a new level. Although some friction⁵ builds up between the two, both actors deliver outstanding portrayals⁶ of the brotherly characters who, despite being fiercely competitive, are also mutually loyal and great admirers of each other.

Taiwan's leading model Chiling Lin portrays⁷ Xiao Qiao, one of ancient China's great beauties and Zhou Yu's devoted⁸ wife who risks her life by secretly going over to enemy lines to dissuade⁹ Cao Cao (who's obsessed¹⁰ with her) from carrying on with the war.

Contrary to what the ending of the first film might lead the audience to believe, "Red Cliff II" does not jump right into battle but takes its time to build up to the much-anticipated war scene. Battleships are burned down quickly and mercilessly. Cao Cao's camp follows its naval¹¹ force's timely end in an inferno¹² that engulfs¹³ its ranks. Not a second is wasted in this glorious finale to the epic story.

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