Hollywood's Waterloo Failure

Raymundo 2022-04-19 09:01:50

This is a movie that is almost impossible to be a bad movie from any point of view, a first-class story blueprint, a first-class Hollywood cast, produced by 20th Century Fox, and the expectations for this movie are the same as the classic comedy "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" ", but "The Allied Treasure Team" has to say that from the perspective of the film's finished film, it is surprising that Hollywood, which is familiar with the theme of World War II, suffered a Waterloo-style failure in this film.


"Allied Treasure Team" is a battle for the treasure film that George Clooney teamed up and directed and starred in Hollywood actors. Treasure, the piecemeal plot has turned what should have been a passionate treasure hunting adventure into a European tour for dads. In fact, the film has a very beautiful beginning. A group of brave old cultural relic workers are not afraid of hardships, respond to the call for military training, and go to Europe to start a journey to defend the heritage of world civilization. After Europe, it became extremely tasteless. The problem with the film is very obvious that it lacks a focus and a reasonable leading role. I wonder if George Clooney is in order to thank many powerful people for their performance, and the players in the film are almost equal. What's even more terrifying is that they are not together, but scattered everywhere, gathering and dispersing from time to time, countless fragmentary fragments and short stories, intertwined with the development of the next three-quarters of the plot, it is true that everyone in the film The actors have interpreted their roles almost perfectly, and there are a few short stories that are also very interesting, but together, the overall film is not only without climax and bland, but also has a feeling of overly bloated running account, which makes it difficult for the audience to understand such a story. The film has a hint of interest, and the director's grasp of the work is almost out of control.



This is a group portrait of American heroism. From this work, it is difficult to see the depth between art and life that the film has repeatedly emphasized. On the contrary, George Clooney's work is full of arrogant and narrow-mindedness. Nationalism and American hegemonic thinking, the film has a very strong subjective thinking, Germans are robbers, Russians are thieves, EU countries are ignorant people who are eager to save their powerless hands, and the United States is to maintain world peace. The messenger, and even the star-spangled flag hanging high at the end of the movie is full of teasing of its Russian friendly forces, showing the victory of American thinking. Although "Allied Treasure Team" is not as blatant as many domestic anti-Japanese dramas, but this kind of in addition to A movie that can make the people of America cheer and applaud is hard to resonate, let alone the depth and value of a Hollywood masterpiece.



A classic WWII movie is either as hilariously humorous as "Escape From the Tiger's Mouth," or as thought-provoking, war-reflecting as "The Destruction of an Empire," and the apparently empty and boring "Allied Treasures" is neither. At the same time, this is a rare and regrettable Hollywood World War II work.

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Extended Reading
  • Jessica 2022-04-01 09:01:04

    It sounds like there are a lot of stories that can be tapped. It's not easy to shoot so much. George Clooney is getting better and better as a teacher.

  • Barrett 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    Sensational dog movie, two stars for the light camera.

The Monuments Men quotes

  • Walter Garfield: I've never killed anyone before.

    Jean Claude Clermont: It's easy.

    Walter Garfield: Have you?

    Jean Claude Clermont: I'm about to.

  • Frank Stokes: I was told that before you were sent here, you ran one of those camps.

    Colonel Wegner: Who told you that?

    Frank Stokes: A little bird.

    Colonel Wegner: You're not Jewish, lieutenant?

    Frank Stokes: No.

    Colonel Wegner: Then you should thank me.

    Frank Stokes: You know, I don't smoke either. My first cigarette.

    [lights cigarette]

    Frank Stokes: But I want to remember this moment. I'm gonna go home soon. Got a nice apartment in New York on the Upper West Side. There's a deli down the street called Sid's. Every morning, I walk there and I get a cup of coffee and a bagel, and I read the newspaper. I think about it every day here. It'll be the first place I go when I get stateside. I'm gonna be sitting there, eating one of Sid Meldman's toasted onion bagels and reading a tiny article in the New York Times, page... 18... that says you, Colonel Wegner, were hanged for your crimes you committed during the war and you were buried in an unmarked grave. And then I'll think about my cigarette... and I'll think about you sitting there with that stupid look on your face. Then I'll finish my coffee, leave the paper for Sid to wrap fish in. I'll never think of you again.