Soldiers are not responsible for justice, only for death

Ernest 2022-01-03 08:01:38

It is also the story of the disappearance of the Ninth Legion when the Roman Empire invaded Britain, but last year’s "Centurion" was significantly better than this one in terms of plot, scene, atmosphere, and rhythm. At least in terms of entertainment, the killing , The tension and excitement of chasing is not the first grade at all. It was originally thought that this film made two hostile protagonists make friends. They would think deeply about the justice of the war and question whether the expansion of civilization is more brutal than barbarians. In the end, they turned to the traditional single "big man to fight." The military values ​​of "dead battlefield" do not realize that such salvation of the glory of being a soldier is nothing but self-hypnosis and beautification after being willing to be the brainwashing pawn of the powerful. Although justice is indeed not the responsibility and obligation of warriors, and the protagonist on the surface looks down on the utilitarian, hypocritical, and cruel superstructure, the glory of the family is shining at this moment, which conceals the preciousness of equality and friendship, and also covers the hegemony of the powerful and civilized. The nature of greed.

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  • [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.