In Cleopatra, however, I saw the ambitions and aspirations of being the ruler of a country, of being a woman bent on power. Although she tumbled down in front of Julius Caesar, she fearlessly reprimanded him for not distinguishing between host and guest on her territory; although she relied on his strength to seize the throne, she still asked him to kneel for herself at the canonization ceremony. And Caesar, the hero we saw, still accepted with a smile in the face of such a "willful" request. That smile is not only the tolerance of the coquettish woman, but also the respect of a hero cherishing a hero.
She claimed to be the goddess of Esther, and she said, "Don't confuse my identity with the so-called protector of your Roman generals." When he was cowardly, she traded her body for his bloodline, and she said that she would let Caesar inherited Alexander the Great's dream of "completing his conquest and unifying the world." What a grand dream, even Caesar, who had fought for many years, was terrified by it. So Cleopatra used a woman's greatest trump card to bring Caesar a son, a descendant of his mantle.
Cleopatra is extremely smart, and although her deep V-neck dress is a bit too much in the film, Elizabeth's acting is enough to get the character out of her big-brained image. The weapon of a woman is the body, and in Egypt thousands of years ago, the Queen has accepted this fact without any hesitation. In the age of cold weapons, women couldn't fight with men on the battlefield, so let them get drunk under her pomegranate skirt and turn men into their servants in the aroma of the bathroom.
So, when Caesar was stabbed to death and Cleopatra took Anthony again, she told him that she had fallen in love with him since she saw him when she was twelve years old, and I think this is really a woman who will do anything with all those who are willing to fight for power. Just like any man who goes to bed with a woman. But maybe it's Elizabeth and Burton's fake drama, and the two's romance looks even warmer and more moving than C and Caesar's. Seeing Anthony who was not motivated, Cleopatra, although resentful, fell into love after Anthony said, "All I think and see now is you", "Love should be like this". After all, Hollywood cannot escape the romantic love scenes in the classic narrative. Cleopatra's political tactics are disrupted by a large number of provocative lines, and the mood is often incoherent. This is also the main reason for the one-star deduction. Elizabeth was too thorough in the emotional drama, but it was somewhat out of tune with Cleopatra's superb political tactics.
However, Elizabeth is indeed too beautiful, with exaggerated eye makeup, deep V Chinese clothes, condescending look and charming gestures. I don't know how the real Cleopatra is, but women, even if you are strong and obsessed with power, maintenance is one of the most indispensable homework in life. So after watching "Cleopatra", I suddenly had the plan to have a face mask a day ╮(╯▽╰)╭
Finally, I want to say that I am grateful for the rise of the American TV industry, which allowed the film industry to spend such a huge amount of money under the pressure of crisis. This epic masterpiece that lasted 4 hours. Not sure why the box office fiasco, but it proves that Hollywood is at the forefront of the world even when it comes to extras.
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