After watching Lawrence of Arabia, I immediately downloaded this one. After finishing it, I think Lawrence and Ali are in love with each other.
I have seen Tom's "Action Target Hitler" before, and there is a sense of mutual comparison, which is quite interesting. However, these two movies are Hollywood, and still don't have the German flavor (Tang brother really can't tell that he is a German officer if he doesn't say it...). The shortcomings are still quite obvious. First of all, the rhythm is relatively procrastinated, and it will be better if it is shortened to two hours. Second, the character motives are not particularly convincing to me. Why did Colonel Grau pursue justice like that? In the movie, he doesn't seem to hesitate at all, even if there are many difficulties, he has to investigate, and there is not much change from the beginning to the end (if it is his nature, it is not enough to convince me, there is still a deeper motivation behind it. a little). Why did General Tans kill people? Because he's perverted? Because of the war? I feel that the director wants to guide in this direction, but it is still not enough. (Of course, it may also be a translation problem. The translation of the resources I read is too stupid, with a lot of typos and bad reviews). In the end, I feel that the director wants to achieve a lot of effects, including suspense, war, political thriller, and a little pointless (I watched Colonel Grau go to ask people about their case when they staged a coup, and I was worried for them ?? )
There are also many advantages. The soundtrack is good. Needless to say, the acting skills of the two leading actors are good (Peter O'Toole's evolution is really amazing?). One of the more interesting points is the director's comparison between the sacrifice of the war and a murder. A murder case and Colonel Grau's quest for justice. War is not just a larger-scale murder, but the culprit only needs a few years in prison, and can live a comfortable life, and even become a high-ranking person. In the end, General Tans, who was murderous, was not punished for his crimes in the war, but committed suicide for murder. How ironic!
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