From the first sight of "The Lost City of Z", I decided to give it a try, even if it was cut for 37 minutes, it couldn't stop my enthusiasm. What more pioneering film could be found for us fresh graduates? More like Charlie Hunnam in Pacific Rim, Robert Pattinson in Twilight, Tom Holland in Captain America and Sienna Miller in Skyscraper Lineup, what reason is there to refuse?
Luckily, I was the only one in the entire screening room, and the beauties at the ticket office took care of turning on a small light so that I could record it. The film begins with a deer hunt accompanied by Irish music (I love Irish music, and Irish bagpipes recommend Gift of a Thistle and Down by the Salley Gardens), and the male protagonist Percy undoubtedly won the championship. Then came into view the Cromwell red army uniforms, the salons of nobles, balls and banquets. Percy, who was supposed to be the focus of the salon, missed the banquet due to the decline of the family, and in time at the dance, his wife Nina was also snatched from him as a dance partner by the executives. I can't help but think of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, the Wuyi Lane of the Wang family and the Xie family.
"Wild grass and flowers beside the Suzaku Bridge, the sunset at the entrance of Wuyi Alley is oblique. In the old days, Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people." - Liu Yuxi
Even an enlightened and romantic person like Xie An will be limited by the times and the family to implement the policy of cutting off the land, so socialism is good. Immediately after Percy was assigned to the Royal Geological Society in London to report, in order to restore the fallen family, she resolutely went to the Amazon, which was then known as murder.
We can't imagine what happened to the expedition team. We can only learn about the harsh environment, the expulsion of indigenous people, the lack of food, and most importantly, people's fear of the unknown. I can feel Percy's joy in finding the source of the river, and the shock of discovering ancient china.
In the movie "Braveheart", William Wallace said to the soldiers who were frightened by the British heavy cavalry: "Fight, you may die, escape and you will survive, at least for a while. Many years later, you will die in bed. You would be willing to trade these years of opportunities for a chance, just one, come back here and tell the enemy that they can take our lives, but they will never take our freedom!"
This is the pioneer, this is the only one chance of the pioneer spirit. When Percy received the Pioneer Gold Medal, he deserved it. In my opinion, there are two things about the film that really struck me.
The first thing that struck me the most was Percy's wife, Nina, who supported him from start to finish. A dreamer thinks that it is his destiny to explore the Amazon. Besides spending his whole life to explore, he has to go with his eldest son. How cruel to a mother and a wife. As Nina said, the pain of a woman having a baby trumps any pain a man has experienced in his life. When Percy returned from the expedition, he turned a deaf ear to the cheers of the people. There was only one person in his eyes, and there was only one thing he had to do, and that was to kiss his wife, the mother of the child, without saying anything.
The second point is an attack on human nature. On the second expedition, the expedition joined an aristocratic official who wanted to make a name for himself, and the selflessness of Percy et al was in stark contrast to his selfish ugliness (so ugly that I don't remember his name). When the officer was wounded, Percy gave him the last horse in the group, an Indian guide, and plenty of food, but he said the remainder of the expedition was smeared with crude oil. After the expedition returned, they even complained to the Royal Geological Society that Percy had abandoned the team members, and that the team was dead and alive. The expedition was meaningless and a waste of national resources.
This film collided with Wonder Woman, and the 37 minutes that were cut out must be full of disgust for mainland audiences. It is conceivable that the box office will be completely unfinished. But in the current Chinese environment, the weak real economy is undoubtedly a huge encouragement for today's pioneers. I would like to recommend this film to pay tribute to the pioneers of all walks of life.
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