Life and death are nothing ordinary

Noemy 2022-01-12 08:01:34

When I was eleven or twelve years old, I watched the Illustrated Film. I was attracted by Burton and Taylor's "Cleopatra" stills. I was eager to watch this movie. In 2006, she accidentally turned over in the film library and immediately watched it with her cousin. At the time, she was still surprised by Burton's acting skills.

In fact, a star is right about your appetite, you know from the beginning. Burton's food is mine, so I can only say that. I especially like watching Burton play a tragic character. His face is really the face of a classical hero.

Later, when I watched his and Taylor documentary, he suddenly appeared on stage photos of Hamlet in 53 years. My heart was instantly hit. I didn't expect him to be so handsome when he was young.

I have always felt that when he played Anthony at the end of the road, it was the time to really show his skills.

After the defeat in the Battle of Acting, he abandoned himself for a while. When Octavian marched on Alexandra, the three armies mutiny overnight, leaving him alone.

When he stood up and saw the dense array of enemy soldiers marching towards him, I think anyone would be frightened and weak. But he wasn't. Instead, he became calm, calm, and noble. It wasn't that I would collapse as I originally expected. When he rushed into the army by himself, he was really majestic and majestic. The suicide scene is also different, acting differently from other versions of Anthony. Not heroic, not passionate, not sensational, not even seeing much pain. He looks very calm and calm, as if doing a very ordinary little thing.

Whether it's extreme despair, the heart is ashamed, or the death is home, when someone expresses these three emotions, they will not act like him. Burton knows how to release and how to close it. This is the tension of drama and requires experience and talent.

When he was preparing to commit suicide, he was also very simple, there was no fierce ideological struggle, and there was no heroism and tragic. Obviously, the preparations had already been made in my heart, so I was very calm.

It's like drinking saliva, just complaining that his arms are not long enough, and if no one helps him, he may fail.

There is no tragic soundtrack, no large amounts of plasma, no memories of killing, no smiles or tears. It was quiet from beginning to end, but it was more heart-rending than any suicide scene. Why did Burton act like this?

Anthony was very angry when he returned to the palace and looked around for the actress. He thought the soldiers' mutiny was due to the order of the actress. However, when the secretary of the queen came out and told him that the queen had committed suicide, he was really fooled, thinking that the queen was dead.

He looked up to the sky and sighed, "Anleni, fate has taken away your only excuse for living in the world, why do you want to survive?"

Afterwards, he returned to his room, took off his armor, and said: "Cleopatra, I am not sad to lose you now, because I will be with you soon. The only thing that brings me The humiliating thing is that a great general like me is not as brave as a woman."

So he was anxious to commit suicide, to catch up with her.

It was like the Battle of Akshin, the Queen ran away, he left the army, and desperately jumped into a small boat to chase her. He will go wherever she goes. He is extremely dependent on her, loving.

He really loved her. When he was dying, he heard that she was not dead at all. Not only was he not angry and resented her deception, but he was also very happy, and he wanted to go to her right away.

When he finally saw her, he didn't want her to die with him. He tried every means to find a way out for her. He would rather go away alone and keep her living in this world.

How similar Burton and Anthony are.

The same grumpy, alcoholic, self-willed, extremely dependent and trusting lover, he believed everything she said. He is willing to put his hard work down, and give all his wealth to her and her children.

For her favor, he did not hesitate to ruin his career. Even if he is scolded by the whole world, he will be with her.

What about the anime queen?

Many people suspect that she lied to Anthony to commit suicide, and in order to negotiate with Octavian, let little Caesar stay in Egypt as the king, to see if her subsequent behavior is indeed the case. It was only when the negotiation failed that she regretted and committed suicide. It is not a martyrdom.

If little Caesar can succeed, she is taken to Rome as a hostage by Octavian, she will not be alive well. She is a woman of extravagance and desirability, and at the same time she is very charming. In Rome, many powerful people would like to sleep with her, and life will not be sad. At that time, women participated in politics a lot, and even if they failed, most of them would be killed.

The queen's sister failed to compete with her for the throne and was taken to Rome by Caesar. The queen tried to kill her repeatedly, but Caesar was not allowed. In order to protect her, she was placed in the temple. Later, the actress approached Anthony and begged Anthony to send someone over to kill her sister.

Anthony's third wife, Fulvia, failed to rebel and had to surrender to Octavian. Octavian did not kill her, but just let her go.

Therefore, the actress chose to deceive Anthony to commit suicide and go to Rome as a hostage herself, which is also in line with the choice of a female politician. She was also trying to seduce Anthony in order to find a backer and to pay less to Rome. She could not love him.

After Anthony fell in love with her, she did everything possible to keep him in Egypt, and then gave birth to three children, waiting for him to die. She and the children sat on him.

Of course the Romans did not agree. How could they sit back and watch the wealthy East return to the Egyptians, and the eastern provinces are all Roman moneybags. Anthony's strategic plan is to take the Eastern Expedition to take Parthia, which is now Iran, to build a great empire spanning east and west, to reproduce the glory of Alexandria, and to unify the known world.

He wanted to establish his capital in Alexandria and never return to Rome. He used to study in Greece when he was about 20 years old. He liked the academic atmosphere of Athens very much, and he has always admired Eastern civilization. The Romans were dirty, savage and vulgar, and he was tired of seeing them.

Anthony was conquered by the actress not because of her beauty, but because of her knowledge and talent. He likes the civilization of the East, and the actress is just good at it.

Smart, knowledgeable and articulate people are more attractive than beautiful skins. This is why Burton is still very attractive after his appearance fades, and all men and women who meet him will be conquered by him.

Language art is too important. He is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and he knows everything you say. His emotional intelligence is extremely high, he is good at observing his words, knowing what you want, and satisfying you. Such a man, do you still care if he is handsome or not?

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Extended Reading
  • Crawford 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    The pomp of the opening ceremony of the Olympics

  • Albert 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    The budget is spent on clothing and scenery, which is exquisite and luxurious. It can be used as a 4-hour epic feature film. The background completely depends on the war and turmoil, but only a very small amount of space is given to show the war scene. There is only one siege and one naval battle, and there is no shocking and fierce power. The grand scene is only in Egypt. The ten-minute ceremonial ceremony when the Queen arrived in Rome. It is closer to Shakespeare's court drama, which mainly focuses on indoor dialogues and focuses on expressing the feelings between the protagonists. This trend is more obvious in the second half, especially when Octavian keeps yelling and screaming, and the performance style is completely dramatic.

Cleopatra quotes

  • Cleopatra: How DARE you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my library! Play conqueror all you want, Mighty Caesar! Rape, murder, pillage thousands, even millions of human beings! But neither you nor any other barbarian has the right to destroy one human thought!

  • Cleopatra: I will not be told where I can go and where I cannot go!