(Minor spoilers) Pros: absolutely stunning visuals, costuming, set design, etc. You could probably watch this film on mute with no subtitles and still be pleased. Cons: the plot feels a bit misandrist for my tastes, as well as critical of strong leadership. The Emperor is portrayed as a horrible character and without good reason. I feel like this works best as a kind of art film, something symbolic, rather than as something to be taken literally. Even then it doesn't really teach good values and is very pessimistic. But I gotta say, the aesthetics are absolutely beautiful.