Jackie Chan's movies are clever in that they only tell a simple story and a simple ideal at a time. The process of realizing the ideal is always full of comedy conflicts. The audience always agrees gradually in a joyful and tense rhythm, and their hopes are also confirmed. success in the end. This film focuses on the same simplicity and beauty as its intention: the peaceful integration of aliens and the settlement of disputes against war. With the help of a suspenseful story in history, "the ancient Roman legion was living in the Han Empire, building Yanmen Pass or Lijin City", and constructed in the first half of the film. A 15-day utopia of national integration, to be honest, it is too in line with Jackie Chan's characteristics, just like preaching to elementary school students, until all the conspiracies show their minions, and all the contradictions require the advocate of utopia, Huo An, to exchange for himself. own beliefs. The suddenness of the subsequent union can only be said to be a cinematic ideal. On the contrary, the indomitable Roman generals and the little Roman emperors were forced to death, which seemed real and moving. From the perspective of film, this film constructs such a war involving many countries, which is an attempt to internationalize (at least four or five languages are involved in the film). From the era when the film was born, how can it be said that it does not represent the rise of China again. strong desire. From enduring humiliation and seclusion, to arduous struggle and bloodshed to survive, from tireless development and reform, to forging ahead to eliminate malpractices, China is also making a strong voice, actively participating in international affairs, and trying to change the world in a Chinese-style way. The success of Jackie Chan's film is that it fits the voice of the times. "Who is in charge here now? No one is in charge? I'll be in charge!" The war is imminent, and this rhetoric of a leader who is willing to serve the world is more like today's China, eager to stand on the stage of maintaining world peace again. No matter how hard it was, when Jackie Chan was 60 years old, he challenged the theme of multi-ethnicity, challenged the epic scene, challenged the gain and loss of a city and a pool, the old is old, and the heart is full!
The transformation of this film's martial arts style, the lack of epic scenes, and the jerky and cute ideation process also make people feel that it is difficult for Jackie Chan to enter a more open and in-depth level on the basis of himself. At this age, let's take a picture Leap, little chance of success. In the past, I didn't think much about watching movies, but every time Jackie Chan's movies felt "a little bit worse", this time, I felt "a little bit worse". I feel that it is more difficult for Big Brother to reach a new peak.
The shadow is still more attention in the big aspects. Thebes is the eldest son of Crassus, Crassus is the three giants of Rome who are as famous as Julius Caesar. He has never been an emperor, not even a leader. He suppressed the Spartacus uprising. Therefore, there is no big prince or little prince in the movie at all, nor is it said in the movie. The shield array, short blade, and javelin that the Roman Legion was good at showed good tactics. The process of building the city also affirmed the construction ability of Rome. Rome and the Han Dynasty have always had civil exchanges. In the 1964 American film "Cleopatra", there was a Chinese maid who served Cleopatra, and Egypt was already under Roman rule. Some people have verified that the Three Kingdoms Xiliang Ma Chao Legion is good at using the short-blade javelin, similar to Roman tactics, but very different from the Central Plains army. Roman gold coins are often unearthed in Gansu, Qinghai, China.
But there are also many shortcomings in the film: Huo An was exiled to repair the city wall, and he actually wore armor. Armor is a very important war resource. It is a serious crime to hide armor. How dare you wear it?
The use of crossbows by the Romans is also a joke. Crossbows have been used since Chu and became the strongest since Qin. They flowed into Europe in the Middle Ages, and Europeans respectfully called them crossbows. And the Romans hardly used bows and arrows. The most powerful thing for the Romans is close combat!
The Roman army is the best in the world, and the Han people call it Daqin. Descendants often say that if Rome can cross the green hills, I really don't know who is stronger than the big man! In any case, the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, with narrow land and poor people, numerous states and scattered power, are as vulnerable as turkeys. In the movie, the various instruments and the galloping horses are truly spectacular, but unfortunately they do not exist at all. Chen Tang went on an envoy to the Western Regions, and Jiao Zhao borrowed troops to destroy the country, so there is an ancient rhetoric that "those who violate the strong Han will be punished even if they are far away".
Unfortunately, for the Thirty-Six Nations, the threat of Rome does not exist, and I am the Roman in the film, and the threat is real.
The 100,000 Roman army crossed the Dormition and climbed the Green Ridge... This is an impossible task
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