Young and young, love to read French novels, such as Roman Roland, Maupassant, George Sand, Flaubert, Zola and other writers, romantic, beautiful and full of fun. Russian novels are a bit boring to read because of the long names of the characters, but Tolstoy's masterpieces still have to be read, in order to have the vanity of literature and not to be left behind. Old Toweng's "War and Peace" is as vast as a sea, and his thoughts are as solemn as a mountain. Climbing a mountain or crossing the sea, I regard it as a daunting journey. When you have to face it, it’s like a mouse fighting an elephant. Even though it’s going to be poor and falling down, it doesn’t matter, it’s ignorant, and the impression left is fragmentary, and it’s not re-read afterwards. Fortunately, there is a Soviet version of the movie of the same name in 1968. Give a lesson to recover the memories that are full of missing the net.
The 2018 smoke bombs took away all the explosive news, leaving the shadows of black swans and gray rhinos. In the beginning of 2019, the new movie cafeteria opened with "War and Peace", which is very refreshing. Yes, at any time, people only care about food, health, entertainment, technological progress, and making comments on current affairs, inquiring about celebrity gossip and various gossips, just like the noble salons in Moscow, grand banquets and dance parties are full of affection. With joy and laughter, as long as the enemy's shells have not touched her place. But the beautiful life unfolded in the movie is full of dangers. Personal fate, including death, is involuntary. This is the whole life.
It is said that in order to match Toon's masterpiece and be faithful to the original spirit, this Soviet version of "War and Peace" cost a total of 560 million U.S. dollars, making it the most expensive masterpiece in film history. In the absence of computer stunts at that time, the magnificent war scenes of hundreds of thousands of people, as well as Russia’s vast land, grasslands, rivers, forests... and other natural scenery were restored one by one. Be on the scene and immerse yourself in it. Unlike the current 3D blockbusters, putting glasses on your eyes will kidnap your vision. There is no aftertaste except for the picture effects. If it is said that “the eyes are the windows of the soul”, then the eyes (lens) of the former can directly connect to the soul; while the latter has no connotation except for reflecting the landscape. The former is like Natasha's eyes, pure and mysterious. When you look at her intently, you can hear the singing of the lark, see the moonlit lake, and the twinkling hopes and desires.
The greatness of this epic lies in that Toon has the genius of a poet, a legislator of morality and thought, and a living person. Even in the brutal war scenes or the sudden changes in the fate of the characters, the words he told the narration can still be subdued by his deep and affectionate gaze on history and life's destiny.
In "War and Peace", Towon fully demonstrated his writing ability to interweave and unfold the destiny clues of multiple characters. Prince Andrey was given a vivid image like an oil painting, representing the virtues of a typical Russian aristocracy. Tired of the boring life, tried to gain glory and realize personal value by participating in the war, but almost died on the battlefield. At the moment he was shot and lying on his back, he saw the god of death and the emptiness, and suddenly got a soberness like never before; coupled with the death of his wife in dystocia, the huge pain and guilt almost killed his arrogant heart. At the end of the first part of the movie, there is an inner monologue of Andre walking slowly in the countryside. When the birch forest and alder trees are green, spring, love, and happiness are only the dreams of young people, but his heart is already like that old oak tree. But Natasha was youthful and yearned for love. Her enthusiasm awakened the spring like the singing of a lark, and rekindled Andre's heart that died like an old oak tree by the pure love of youth. But Pierre, who has always loved Natasha, hides his heart and plays the role of their matchmaker. Pierre's image is like an ink painting, blurry, but often has unexpected ways of acting. His face of compassion makes people think that he has "taught himself to become a Buddha", but that's not the case. He had done many ridiculous acts, and even tied a gang of policemen and a bear who were interfering with them back to back and threw them into the river. And when the cheating desperado Dolokhov provoked his bottom line, the word "duel" popped out of his mouth without hesitation, and the trembling pistol almost ended the life of this famous Russian dog. , The so-called "silly face, relieved and murderous" is a true portrayal of it. However, every time he makes a shot, he is a kind-hearted "self-defense counterattack", but such a "passive" character always gets the best arrangement for his destiny...At the same time, he suffers from inner suffering. At the end of the second part of the film, in the face of the reason and dignity of Andre, who has been in love, Natasha, who has just begun to love her, can't bear the raging questions of love, and almost missed the seduce of the swinger Anatoly. The love that Andre finally ignited was desperate again...
At this point, another emotional storm is about to swept across, and I had to pause for a while to let the agitated heart calm down a little...
Slow down, and continue the feast in the new movie canteen-"War and Peace".
To be honest, let you watch an eight-hour movie, even if you have an intermission, you will not be tired and sleepy. But the film in front of me, its "high energy" is enough to be exciting and lasting. The grand visual narrative, what we are accustomed to is the fake empty sky of alcohol mixed with water, but it is like a 70 or 80 degree sorghum aging, which will only make you feel energetic after careful consideration. This special "good wine" only appears when the best raw materials meet the best winemaker.
The third and fourth parts of the film have long shots of war scenes. It is also a visual shock. Its rapid and soothing, chaos and order, the rhythm and melody of anxiety and emptiness, are like a fish encountering a storm, and a bird will meet the storm Thousands of words)-always comes from the inner "vision". When I watched "The Wandering Earth" not long ago, my vision was shocked, but my heart couldn't bear the pressure, so I often closed my eyes and pretended to be watching. I am embarrassed to speak out, for fear of being suspected of being a box office fraud.
Director Sergey Bondarchuk (also starring in the role of André, talented and well-dressed makes him forgive him for being a bit old-fashioned in this role), good at using contrast lenses, and sometimes contrasting pictures are juxtaposed on the same screen. , Sometimes appear one after another. If the royal palace is still singing and dancing, Western European troops have crossed the Russian border. A war against human rationality and nature has broken out on Russian soil-Moscow, and the burning of the city is imminent. Prince Andrey, who had just experienced an emotional disaster, had a dead heart. This Great Patriotic War happened to be the only outlet for his emotional will. He declined the well-intentioned arrangement of Commander-in-Chief Kutuzov and chose to carry out the dangerous task of leading troops on the front line. He led the reserve army on standby all the time, and this long standby time just became a "monologue time" for him to think about war, death, life, and life. The film cleverly puts Toweng's thoughts in the novel and slightly disgusting words as the best picture. In the decisive battle of Borodina, Andre was again seriously wounded by a shell from the unfired "rear". Compared with the fierce battlefield, Andre, who was "injured before he was out of the army", was "static": he was lying on a stretcher directly after standing by, and then he was in the ward. The amputated "rival in love" met unexpectedly. With the slow movement of the lens, the inner activities just form the deep flow of the still water under the magnificent war surface, so that the viewer can also resonate with it from the outside to the inside. At the last moment of his life, Andre met Natasha by chance and was accompanied by her to the end, completing the love between them without grudges and without forgiveness. "Yes, death is a kind of awakening." When Andre was resting in the white room, his leaving soul pushed open the door, leaving us with a back image of "tomorrow" as we walked into the dark.
The Patriotic War of Russia made Kutuzov's fame. The Russians turned the humiliation of aggression into a force of revenge. They lifted the statue of the Virgin of Smolensk to the battlefield, making the Great Patriotic War a "holy war". Faith enabled the Russian army to win spiritual victory first, and Napoleon, the "self-spirited" conqueror, met his toughest opponent. Unlike Zhuge Liang's empty city plan, Kutuzov's purpose in abandoning Moscow was to bring down Napoleon's army and let the French eat horse meat. The life and death of the huge Russian Empire is tied to Kutuzov's belt. In the scene of the meeting where he was about to announce this heavy decision, a smiling face of a little girl peeking out of the window appeared in the camera, heralding the final victory of "invincible first". When Kutuzov, who was hiding in the dark, heard the news of the withdrawal of French troops from Moscow, he hid his face with both hands, crying for God to bless Russia. We can't help but be happy for this lovely one-eyed old man, for his "stamina" in "showing weakness", the unyielding belief behind Dazhi Ruoyu, and the super "gambling luck" of winning without fighting. It's finally over, the war! This mankind's most cursed sad drama...
In the second half of the film, Pierre officially debuted as the number one male protagonist. He asked his servant to prepare him a set of peasant clothes and a pistol, and chose to stay in the dead city of Moscow. The purpose turned out to be to assassinate Napoleon, the "great man" he had worshipped infinitely. Unlike André, who has a complicated and contradictory heart, the decision made by Pierre through inner sublimation embodies the fearless spirit of "I will not go to hell, who will go to hell": "Farewell!" He watched Natasha go away. When I said this sentence, it was a sincere farewell before I was ready to sacrifice. However, due to his "compassion" nature, Pierre finally gave up the assassination plan. On the contrary, he was treated as an "arsonist" and pushed to the execution ground because he rescued children in the sea of flames and prevented the insults of the escaped women by the French army. Seeing that many of the fellow prisoners were shot, "Reaper" once again passed by Pierre. At critical moments, he is always pardoned in every case; Toon's meaning is obviously to use Pierre's fortune to let people not forget the "gift" and "gospel."
"Bugs want to eat cabbage, but it is always bugs that die." The simple thought of the captive soldier Karataev taught Pierre a lesson: endure it for a while and endure it for a lifetime. At the end of the film, Pierre, who walked out of the shadow of death while laughing, walked to his beloved Natasha unhindered, and felt the infinite beauty of the "resurrection" life.
Finally, let us take the trouble to listen to the voice of the giant Tolstoy again: "Those thoughts that have a huge impact are often extremely simple. All my thoughts are nothing more than that when those immoral people gather together, they can form If there is a force, then the upright people should do it, the reason is as simple as that."
2019/3/7
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