Tepid (dumb) scenic romance

Calista 2022-08-12 13:03:04

So-so, ugly, and not so ugly.

It's a landscape film, some of which are well shot.

It's a romance, it has nothing to do with Osman, has nothing to do with the lieutenant, and has nothing to do with war. Ottomans, history, and wars are all background boards, which have a weak sense of existence.

There are some bugs in the plot, but it doesn't affect it. Just look at the looks of the male and female protagonists, a relatively plain love story.

So it's not good-looking, not exciting. It's not hard to see, at least it still tells a story clearly. For the movie, unless the symbol, metaphor, structure, etc. can be specially changed, it is better not to do too much work, and to tell the story honestly is more sincere.

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The Ottoman Lieutenant quotes

  • Jude: Eastern Anatolia is a rugged country. Its people are poor but hard-working. For them, modern medicine is a revolutionary concept. That is why the work of the American Mission Hospital in Van is so vitally important. For many peoplue in the region, our hospital offers the only medical care available. People come from hundreds of miles around. And the only reason we are able to provide for them is because of generous donations from open-hearted Christians like yourselves. There are impedements, of course. Eastern Anatolia can be a place of unspeakable violence and transgression. But it is also a place of fierce spirit. And the people who have survived there... When I first came to Van as a newly graduated doctor, my plan was to stay a year, do my service, and then come back to te States and open a properous practice. Well, that was eight years ago. I didn't intend for it to happen, but once I got to know these people and live among them, I knew I would never leave.

  • Lillie: It's like being in God's thoughts.

    Ismail: It appears our time inside God's thoughts has come to an end.