Warriors are just pawns for politicians

Damaris 2021-12-14 08:01:17

Facing the intrigue and conflict of interests in the company all day, I have different feelings when watching this movie. It is not the actors, not the pictures, or even the plot that attracts me. What really keeps me watching are the political conspiracies and sinister humanity that I have seen before.

When the old man sent Etain to lead the general to fight the Pique, I subconsciously thought it was a conspiracy. Etain is definitely not from Rome, but does the old man know that Etain is a spy? Or the old man didn't know that Etain was a spy, but for the sake of political struggle, knowing that the Ninth Army could not defeat the Piques, he deliberately sent them to death? Don't think I think too much, because I encountered a similar situation at work. There was no project that hoped to succeed at all, but the leader asked for it to be done. Is it true that the leader is so stupid that he doesn't know that the project will undoubtedly die? No, this project is not for the project itself, but for the bigger "cake" behind it. However, this is a mortal thing. It doesn't matter if the project itself dies. Losing morale and credibility is great. Perhaps, in order to win the battle and deliberately lose a certain battle, but those must be blocking battles, and the purpose of the battle is to hold the enemy. Even if the battle fails, as long as the enemy is dragged down, the goal will be achieved, and that is victory. However, some things were obviously for the personal benefit of politicians and sent the soldiers to death. From the perspective of a soldier, what is the purpose of fighting? If you let them know, Fight for nothing, what the soldiers would think. This also caused me to think, what on earth do we work for? Should we fall victim to the struggle between leaders?

Thax gave the black buddy a knife and killed the wolves because he thought that the black buddies might "solve" themselves because of their slow running, and simply "solve" you before you attack me. In many cases, we can't be the black hand of the villain. And more often, we know who the villain is, but because of work, relationship and other reasons, we have to be "family" with it. Just as Dias knows that Thax is not a thing, but we have to ride a horse with him. The experience of dealing with villains has taught us to tolerate, but remember, don’t compromise!

In the end, Dias saw the true nature of the matter, knew that this was just a farce directed by a Roman politician, and wisely chose to live with his beloved in a place far away from the world. This is not the only choice, but it is the most correct choice.

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  • Kailey 2021-12-14 08:01:17

    Killing is like hemp. . . Scratch your head. . . The ending is small and fresh

  • Giles 2022-03-26 09:01:06

    The plot is so fucking old-fashioned

Centurion quotes

  • Centurion Quintus Dias: [narrating] These men are the best I've ever seen. Am I worthy enough to lead them? My father taught me that, in life, duty and honor matter above all things: a man without his word is no better than a beast. I made a promise to a general to get his soldiers home. That is my task. That is my duty.

  • Brick: [finding Bothos injured] They've sworn a blood vengeance against us, and they won't rest until we beg them for death.

    Centurion Quintus Dias: Are you ready to get on your knees and beg?

    Bothos: I'm finished. It's hopeless.

    Centurion Quintus Dias: Hopeless? Hopeless is what they sing songs about, write poems about. Hopeless is the stuff of legend, Bothos, and being a legend will get you laid.