It’s truly something special to experience this film on a large screen. It portrays both the decline of an empire and the emergence of new ones—and it does so with striking color and style. With the Empress Dowager’s passing, the young Pu Yi takes his place on China's Dragon Throne, living among concubines and eunuchs within the Forbidden City. He initially believes he has a divinely ordained right to rule, but his p…