The Quiet American Comments

Berniece 2022-05-05 06:01:01

A metaphor for the old colonists meeting the challenge of the new colonists in the colony. The love story/love triangle/two men competing for a woman once again become a metaphor. The world of Su Sihuang can be seen as a pair: the Americans' offensive and the British's counter-examination. What's interesting is that the Americans' accusations against the British are in their injustice: they can't tell that they are getting married, while the British's objection to the Americans lies in their...
Elmore 2022-05-05 06:01:01

The film was nominated for the 75th Oscar for Best Actor. This film is actually a politically strong film, but it is hidden under the theme of love most of the time, calm but undercurrent, peaceful but murderous. The meaning of the film is actually very profound. Just like different views on love, there are also different opinions on freedom and patriotism, but when sacrifices are needed, don’t let others...
Keanu 2022-05-05 06:01:01

A very interesting story. Compared with the subject matter of Vietnam, it is a bit more novel, and it may be more real to see the other side of Vietnam, but in the end it is also mixed with too much wishful thinking of the...
Devyn 2022-05-05 06:01:01

Empty and weak, whether it is love or...
Aliza 2022-05-05 06:01:01

Although some people regard it as a film with a bit of nostalgia and sentimentality, the political irony in the film is actually...

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The Quiet American reviews

Michael 2022-05-05 06:01:01

The Quiet American

"The Quiet American" is about a murder that took place during the French-Vietnamese War in 1952 and was entangled in the triangular relationship between men and women. The figures involved include a senior British journalist (Michael Caine), an American soldier (Brandon Fraser) and a beautiful...
Jaclyn 2022-05-05 06:01:01

Graham Greene

Graham Greene’s original work. I think the film renders the novel very well. Michael Caine plays Fowler very well. His face is full of vicissitudes and helplessness. The background of the story is the eve of the Vietnam War in the United States. The French are tired from fighting the Viet Cong. The...