After watching Spartacus, I left this film in my favorites. I thought I had time to watch it, but it dragged on for several years, and the Spring Festival was on the spot. Although the castrated version viewed from Tencent, it basically does not affect the plot.
The first impressive thing in the film is Octavian's opinion on Caesar's loss of the eagle flag after he was rescued by two soldiers. In front of it, the ramblings of Anthony sending people to search for the eagle flag and Pompeii's scatter about the loss of the eagle flag are laid out. Impression, Octavian said directly: the eagle flag is Caesar's deception, to paralyze Pompeii's views, and suddenly highlighted the political knowledge of this handsome young man. Several subsequent analyses of the situation by Octavian showed his political acumen. The details of the interrogation of the centurion's wife's lover showed Octavian's viciousness and ruthlessness.
The second most impressive scene in the film is actually the discussion in the Senate. A person expresses his views impassionedly. The elders below either agree or disagree, and there are people who specifically call for silence. Crying for silence. Very novel. As early as thousands of years ago, Rome left such a tradition of collective discussion, collective voting, and daring to question the consuls. It is indeed the origin of human social governance and modern civilization. Although the subsequent manipulation of the Senate from Antony and Caesar, the coercion proposal shows that this parliamentary politics can also be raped, but it is left in such a form after all. In addition, the elders in the parliament, despite being coerced into speaking some unintended words, can see from their hearts and words that the elders consider themselves equal to the consuls and tribunes in terms of personality, and can criticize them outright and face to face. be opposed to. Few people consider themselves a slave at heart.
Many people say that press officers are cute, but I see the tradition of information disclosure in ancient Rome. No matter who wins or loses, who lives or dies, it can be read publicly on everyone. In fact, most people in the play can have different beliefs, different force values, and different birth positions of powerful and common people, but most of them are open-minded, or they respect open-mindedness. Although there are also conspiracies, power struggles, mutual use, and cheating of various characters, even if they are hidden from others, they are only hidden from some specific people, and most of them can be shared with friends and comrades in arms.
Rome in the film seems to be a strictly hierarchical society, with nobles, commoners and slaves, but Polo seems to be born with an idea of equality and doesn't care much about differences in hierarchy; while the centurion is a person who believes in traditional morality, relying on the old. Morality restrains himself everywhere, such as swearing that crossing that river is a civil war or a violation of the law, so he gave up martial arts and started business, but it didn't work; he was a bodyguard, but he couldn't kill people; in the end, he still worked for Anthony. Caesar actually paid great attention to his rank. For example, he reminded Anthony many times not to question his authority in public, but he did not kill Anthony, and he appreciated Anthony's talent.
The impression of the film is that after Pompeii's defeat, several elders parted ways. Two people, Cetus and Baturus, were about to surrender to Caesar, but Pompeii was not angry and sent someone to The two people were cut off, and they actually bid farewell to them. Of course, the two of them didn't make a sneak attack in the middle of the night. They directly chopped Pompeii or escorted them to Caesar's camp. It really seemed that the Romans were bright and magnanimous. There are a few people ready to set off for Africa, too. Explain your thoughts openly and frankly, and then take your people away.
Of course, Caesar was also a conspirator who used religion to deceive the people, but he bribed the bishop to ensure that the religion was in the form of his own will; Caesar also engaged in bribery and elected Anthony as the tribune; so in that feudal society, the essence of At the top, the top is using religion, parliament and other forms to maintain their own rule; while the centurions and inexplicable people at the bottom are believing in this kind of fooled religion and making sacrifices.
In short, this film not only saw political power struggles and intrigues, but also saw the role of modern politics and religion in social governance. It not only reflects the struggle between the nobility and the upper class, but also reflects the life beliefs of the soldiers and the common people at the bottom. The film's shooting pattern is relatively atmospheric, the plot is relatively delicate, and every detail can withstand scrutiny and return. It is a good film.
It is also worth mentioning that the title is more distinctive. The murals on the wall, including simple figure paintings and animal heads, are constantly moving and intersecting with real people, which seems to have the ancient superstition and worship but barbaric and naked charm. . So every time I watch the title, I can't bear to fast-forward.
Of course, I have to scold at the end. The castrated version deletes the ancient Roman view of sex, but it shows the petty nature of modern social managers.
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