Look at the handsome guy and see the scenery~

Elbert 2022-01-03 08:01:38

Knowing that the director of "The Next Three Days" was originally Paul Haggis, I have basically decided to see the two uncles Liam Neeson and Russell Crowe. I didn't know that I accidentally saw a poster of The Eagle on the bus stop across the street on the commute-it turns out that this film not only has Channing Tatum, but also Jamie Bell! (This is true love! You can see it clearly across the wide road ╮(╯_╰)╭)

I go, stunner×2, let people live? ! Decisively abandon the siblings! So the people who worked overtime until 7:40 9:20 P.M. sat in the theater with vigor... The

conclusion is: you can see that the movie ticket of 35 yuan/piece is worth the fare (60 yuan/piece... …Not sure).

The Chinese translation of "The Lost Trail: The Ninth Eagle Group" is too terrible in Hollywood, and the poster is an ancient Roman warrior with excessive PS, forcing me to have the consciousness of watching another "300 Jin Pork Selling Cheap" before I dare to enter. field. So how many audiences it has to miss? ToT, but

it is actually a small and medium cost of the British team, and the shooting is still very particular (of course, don't position others as the expected value of the grand epic blockbuster of "Lord of the Rings").



First of all, the photography is so beautiful that there are no magnificent scenes of aerial photography, special effects, or long shots-but-in the first place, war is primitive and rude. Accompanied by the sound of bagpipes, a red leaf that slipped quietly when the two armies confronted each other, and the appearance of water droplets splashing under the horses' hoofs-such fighting scenes are still quite rare.

Many of the pictures can be cut down to directly participate in the photography exhibition. It is almost suspected that the photographers from the BBC documentary or Discovery channel are invited to take the shots. But it is not the beauty of the "Scottish scenery promo film". After watching it, I don't want to ride the wasteland, but feel that this beauty can only be left in this movie.

After the ending subtitles came out, I realized that the original director was Kevin of "The Last Dictatorship". Sure enough, everyone's hometown is a magical land that does not belong to the world. To the north of Hadrian’s Wall, at the end of the world, there is nowhere to combine the beauty of nature with cruelty.



Although the plot is ordinary, the most important thing is the careful handling of the details, the characters are still full and the feelings are delicate. The natural and smooth plot development is difficult for many Hollywood blockbusters, but The Eagle is basically qualified. Marcus is handsome and proud, one-man army, but not facial heroism, his stubbornness, his powerlessness, his imperfect side, Channig is all perfect.

But it must be strongly condemned: what about good nude scenes? ? I stared from start to finish, you only took it off for less than 3 seconds! Don't bring such cheating, right? Channing Tatum, you lose my nymphomaniac girl's heart, eloquently!



There is another gimmick in this film, that is, there are no female characters at all! No bloody love scenes! There are a lot of pure men’s movies, such as "Arrows Under the City", "Private Ryan" and so on, but the problem is that this film is too delicate and not passionate, and the original novel is female. It is inevitable to be tender and romantic, that is, the emotional line must have Yes-Marcus and Esca's bromance are too!

During their journey in Scotland, there were not many lines and close-ups, but the filming was very long and romantic (not the kind of romance you want to be crooked). Sure enough, the best choice to increase the relationship is to travel on your own, huh.

It’s all because of the excellent selection of the actors: the height difference is the golden ratio, the personalities are very complementary, and the looks are too good-looking. The two acted in a tacit understanding and left side by side at the end (actually, Jamie does not reach Channing’s shoulders ==) completely Is it "first to procure the certificate or to set up the banquet first?" "You decide~" Then he looked at each other and smiled, striding forward to the happiness of returning to the countryside for the rest of his life.

I swear to the lamp that I will never exaggerate! Even in the behind-the-scenes interview, Jamie Bell said "Are we making Brokeback Eagle?", and the director replied "Yes, It's a bromance!"



To say that a particularly big shortcoming is that the rhythm is not enough, and the plot before Marcus's injury was too protracted ( The climax of the film is gradually pushed up after Marcus and Esca met, so the front is regarded as a prologue), leaving no more words for the two protagonists to get along and understand.

So I didn't make it clear why Esca would love a Roman who has the deepest feud with all his heart and perseverance?

As he said because of the life-saving grace? not necessarily. Esca in the arena did not cherish this life much.

Sure enough, it boils down to the power of love at first sight-of course, I don't mean the moment Esca was rescued by Marcus, but he pressed Marcus for surgery and looked directly at him from a close range. He looked at his suppressed painful and distorted face. This is Marcus, not a Roman.

The long journey is difficult and dangerous. The two people find themselves in each other, so they are disgusted, suspicious, half-hearted, and sympathetic, regardless of race, hatred, and gender. They want to be together.

The ending is clichéd, but love is nothing more than that.

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The Eagle quotes

  • [last lines]

    Esca: So what now?

    Marcus Aquila: You decide.

  • Marcus Aquila: [about Esca to Placidus and other elevated Romans] He's not a slave. And he knows more about honor and freedom than you ever will.