He is indeed extraordinary, extraordinary, rare in the world, and his story is quite inspiring. When the country is in crisis, people like him are indeed needed to turn the tide. But in essence, he is a gambler, tyrant, butcher, and political nouveau riche. Everything he does for the country is ultimately just a paving stone to satisfy his own ugly desires. To put it simply, he saved a man who fell into the water, then forced that man into a slavery and squeezed his blood and sweat. It's just that he was very clever, and many people did not see through his deception until death. And his story has been used to deceive generation after generation.
Those ambitious guys in history have similar fate. Alexander was defeated by disease before he conquered the world. Before his bones were cold, his men began to fight for power, and his wife and sons died of unfavorable lives; Caesar wanted to implement dictatorship, but was tied into a hornet's nest; Hitler planned a global strategy, and finally defeated and died, with no bones left. They worked hard for a lifetime, is it just to get such an undesirable result?
But then again, I think that the study of historical figures should not take a radical attitude, but should be rational. There are countless things worth learning about them, whether they succeeded or failed.
Of course, this movie is very well shot and I highly recommend it.
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