MARCO POLO

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NEW DVD SEALED (LANGUAGE:SPANISH,ENGLISH,RUN TIME:7 1/2 HOURS,CONTAINS 4 DISCS)

MARCO POLO Review

I watched the original TV broadcasting of this title on NBC in 1982 which was one of the first TV mini series came along. I was then instantly glued to it, and the impact I got has been with me ever since. I was at a college in Boston back then. On a daily basis I, as a student from the far east, was learning different views by people from different cultures - people not only from the US but also from across the world. It was a challenge and mind-expanding experience, especially for a student at my early 20's, to open mind and listen to people from different backgrounds. Thankfully, I learned a lot by doing that, which completely changed my life ever since and has been helping me even today. Marco Polo had been through a sort of the same experience the other way around in a whole another level 700 years ago. I can only imagine, but am pretty sure, his respectful attitude toward different cultures allowed him to survive his long journey and also to enrich the rest of his life. To me, he was an astronaut in the 13th century, encountering all kinds of aliens with different languages and cultures, and later teaching us to have objective and broad views above all.

I think this is one of the best titles on Marco Polo. A portrait of Marco's legendary journey not only from a historical point but rather more from a cynical point of view on narrow minded Venetian authorities and corrupted Christianity back then. Every scene would give you the "medieval painting" impression or the like with a great film scoring by Enrio Morricone. Superb acting by Ken Marshall along with Denholm Elliott (as Marcus Brody in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade") A blind Japanese pottery craftsman talking about a country of gold is played by late Tetsuro Tanba who also played a role - Mr. Tanaka the secret agent in one of the 007 series, "You Only Live Twice". Burt Lancaster, Leonard Nimoy, F. Murray Abraham (in "Amadeus"), David Warner, Ruocheng Ying (in "The Last Emperor") and James Hong (in "Golden Child") also play the key roles.

Regarding the DVD quality, I can tell it is not a copy from VHS. It's simply a copy from the early 80's production but finally in the NTSC format. Like its PAL cousin, though it doesn't capture the entire original broadcasted production, I am glad to own a NTSC copy.

"Take my hand, Marco. Remember, when a Mongol takes you by the hand, some of his spirit passes over to you." said by Kublai Khan still echos in my heart.

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