The destruction of the Pompeii civilization was realized through the fabricated Pompeii love; the shock of "The Last Day of Pompeii" as a disaster epic was weakened. It doesn't make people feel how heart-wrenching the instant subversion of a great civilization is. The hearts of the audience are still entangled in the showdown between the slave gladiator and the high-level villain of the Roman power. Ah? The love that the audience sees is torn by class, by ethics, by social oppression, and by disasters. It is eye contact, friendship, and the climax of hand-to-hand combat; it's not that I fell in love with you so frivolously without any evidence. In the same way, the political class struggle that audiences should see is a spy in a spy, a conspiracy within a conspiracy, and the spark of the confrontation and collision of power and power, not so naked and clear that the pros and cons. In the same way, the epic disaster that the audience will watch is the heartbreak of the collapse of civilization overnight, not so irreplaceable as a supporting scene. It can be seen that the producer used an epic film as a gimmick and a selling point. Such a chaotic and unclear arrangement is really unimpressive after watching it. Only the first two scenes of flesh-and-blood fighting and the last two scenes have a strong sense of delay. Fireball, the special effects also make the audience feel that there is something impressive.
In addition, the film structure is in ancient Rome, and the black slave gladiator Alex, as the male supporting character, bears the most soulful character in the whole film.
The first time he rescued the male protagonist who was attacked, and gave Alex the gladiator's "righteousness" soul;
the second time he showed the male protagonist that although he did not believe in the Romans, he believed in the laws of Rome. Alex's "belief" as a gladiator in Roman times was also a "belief" in Roman times. Compared with our modern society, this spirit is too precious. When the heroine came forward and gave a thumbs up, the entire Pompeii The people gave a thumbs up, and the bowman put down the arrows to be fired. No matter how much power the councilor has, he has no ability to make the people of Pompeii, who believe in the hero, obey his personal will and shamelessly murder the "male protagonist and supporting actor" . Law, faith, democracy, the spirit of ancient Rome, and the worship and respect of heroes are the spirit that the United States has inherited today, right now?
The third time when Alex ran to the escape port, he climbed the high shelf and saw the tsunami coming. He did not forget to remind the people of Pompeii to escape and save a little girl on the way. Although this is the screenwriter's attempt to enrich the storyline of the second half of the disaster film, it is more reasonable to put it on Alex than on the male lead. Alex clearly likes and hates. He plays a hero, taking care of the opponent's wounds and helping the opponent (the male protagonist) to defend against sneak attacks; a person like him can't tolerate the flaws of a villain. If the male protagonist plays the hero who saves the beauty, then Alex plays the hero who saves the world.
For the fourth time, Alex fought the Roman warriors for his brother and himself, until he died, the doomsday came, he struggled to die and shouted at the billowing lava: "i am die a free man", I died as a free body. This gladiator who fought for "freedom" all his life, as long as he wins the last battle, he will be free. The Roman high-level perspective is a plaything, and even the male protagonist is advising him that the gladiator's The final destination is to die in the round arena. Alex did not believe the words of the male protagonist at first, but the lie was finally exposed. But it doesn't matter, it's the high-level Romans who lied, not the laws of Rome or the beliefs identified by Alex. Finally, in his final battle, he died as a free body, and the heroic soul was placed.
You can't help but cry out for such an indomitable gladiator, cry out for the Roman age and spirit he is in, and feel really sad for the collapse of the Pompeii civilization he represents.
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