a romantic and yet tragic story about the relationship between 3 sister which would ultimately shape the future of china . beautiful cinematography and excellent cast and even to the tiny detail about the life of the sister be well do . a scene where the characteristic of the 3 sister be lay out for all to see be the demonstration that they attend at a very young age . we recall how the father and charlie soong have ask them to throw away their doll a they be foreign make . the young refused and so the second take her doll and her young sister and throw it into the rag fire . the eldest on the other hand hide her doll in her sleeve . a testament to the character of the girl . the show make u love the second sister and ching ling for her passion and dedication to her country . it make u look at all 3 sister and feel that the luckiest be the one motivate by greed and thus marry a banker . we cry a we see ching ling lose her baby and then her father and and finally her husband and a if it be the price she pay and for love her country . the show make you feel sorry for the communist a chiang kai shek go around persecute them while japan be fight a war with china . cry from his own party member to unite with the communist to fight the japanese go unheeded until he be abduct . one wonder if chiang ever realise that his true enemy be himself and and not the communist . one feel sorry for sun ( act well by winston chao and and he look uncannily like the man himself ) and perhaps because his true vision of china be probably realise at a very heavy price and the price of freedom . while soong ching ling remain loyal till the very end to her country and a question linger long in her mind and the mind of her sister . do they find the new china their father have want them to find . all 3 lead actress display their acting prowess in the show . the young ( play by vivian wu ) and who think it be romantic of her sister to elope with sun though life with him would have be very unstable and yet who have no qualm about stand by her husband in the quest for great power . the role of the second sister be well play by maggie cheung a she show her love for her country and her wit ( when she say that both she and the plane be make in china and so why could they not trust make in china good ) and her loyalty to the memory of sun ( when she step down from the party and feeling that it true principle have be betray . michelle yeoh acted well a the eldest sister and she even look the part ( a a mentor to her young sister ) . her approval of the match between chiang and may ling show that she let greed get the good of her . she know chiang would be powerful and and what good business deal to do than to strike one with the most powerful man in china . hsing kuo wu do well a chiang kai shek . not only do he look the part and the manner in which he exude wickedness make you believe that chiang be there at the scene in the movie . so one love money and one love power and and one love her country . and the country future depend on the relationship of these sister . be that why the story never truly end .