When we talk about Napoleon, we will talk about his famous saying "a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier", we will think of his saying that China is a sleeping lion, and we will discuss his various Less wins more classic battle, we will also mention that Waterloo defeat and the rest of his life on the island.
▲ Napoleon arrives in Egypt
Napoleon is a military genius, there is no doubt, but he is not always so good, especially in naval battles, he is a little stretched, and he suffers a lot for this.
The most familiar is the Anglo-French naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars . Since Napoleon became emperor, he has always wanted to invade the British mainland, so as to truly unify the European continent.
But Britain is not so easy to gnaw, and in front of him there is the English Channel that seems to never be crossed.
▲ "Dunkirk" stills
Friends who have watched "Dunkirk" all know that the British and French forces could not defeat Germany during World War II and were forced to the port city of Dunkirk in France. Retreat, cross the English Channel and return home to regroup. Although this great retreat was a failed operation, it preserved Britain's strength and laid an important foundation for subsequent counterattacks.
Back in the Napoleonic period, his original idea was to invade the British mainland through the English Channel, so he trained and recruited many navies to try to compete with the British for maritime supremacy .
However, the British navy is not a vegetarian, especially the Battle of Trafalgar led by the famous British Admiral Nelson in 1805, which completely smashed Napoleon's plan, which led to Napoleon's subsequent strategy for Britain to avoid the navy as much as possible, Attack with the most assured army.
▲The Battle of Trafalgar
Although the victory of the Battle of Trafalgar did not have a fundamental impact on Napoleon, as British historian Wilson said in the "Cambridge Modern History": "The Battle of Trafalgar was the Napoleonic War from 1799 to 1813. It's a decisive battle."
The naval battles in the Napoleonic period were different from those of the contemporary era. The warships used at that time were still sails, which were greatly affected by the weather. Moreover, because the operation was extremely difficult, strategies and tactics were more important, so the ability of captains and crews was also more demanding.
The best writer of naval warfare in the Napoleonic era is Patrick O'Brien. He wrote a series of 20 novels, and this novel is "Fighting in the Furious Sea".
"Fighting on the Furious Sea" takes the history of naval battles during the Napoleonic period as the historical background, and tells the ups and downs of two music fans in the naval battles.
▲ Stills of "Fighting in the Furious Sea"
Peter Weir, who has directed classic movies such as "Dead Poets Society" and "The Truman World", adapted Patrick O'Brien's handed down work to the big screen, which is 2003's "Fight the Sea" .
The film is starring Russell Crowe, the well-known actor who played the leading role in "Gladiator". It is worth mentioning that the film was able to win more than a dozen Oscar awards when "The Lord of the Rings 3" swept away more than a dozen Oscar awards. The two awards for best cinematography and best sound editing are also not easy.
Looking back at "Fighting in the Furious Sea" now, although the story is a little dull, it is about the two warships of the British and French armies playing a game of "cat and mouse". The rhythm of the narrative is relatively slow, but the visual shock is still great .
▲The thrilling scene of "Fighting in the Furious Sea"
The shots of the warships driving in the stormy sea, and the scene of the last two warships "hand-to-hand" fighting each other are too shocking, as if you are a member of the ship, facing the survival law of the survival of the fittest, you can only do your best. Fighting to find a silver lining, you can only face everything like a man, whether it's bleak or final glory.
In fact, thanks to this film's realistic style , can be two boats and naval battle scene looks like a real version of the documentary is indeed not easy to win best cinematography is deserved of.
▲The prototype replica of "Fighting in the Furious Sea"
The film is also very particular about the details. We all know that the sailing warships of that era, it is almost impossible to sink a huge warship with artillery. Just as in the film, the target of the artillery launch is also the mast, stern and other parts of the ship. In the end, it is up to the crew to rush over and fight with the opponent. It is not until the opponent surrenders that the victory is really won, so it is common to take prisoners.
▲The battle scene of "Fighting in the Furious Sea"
The British Navy often refits captured ships, but still retains the ship number as a mockery.
In addition, although the children in the film are underage, they stay on the boat, which may also arouse the curiosity of the audience. In fact, the children on the boat are naval trainees. They have been floating around with the boat since they were young. Live and fight to become a true navy.
The threshold for becoming a navy is also very high. Generally, you have to have a good background, money and status. It is almost impossible for a child from an ordinary family to get on a ship or get a recommendation. Like the child in the film, his father is the captain. friend, so he had a chance to stay on the ship.
▲The only female character in "Fighting in the Furious Sea"
This is a movie with male hormones erupting. Almost all the characters in the film are male, and the female characters have only one frontal shot. There is no love between men and women. Some are just the kind of devotion to the country between the captain and the crew. The kind of wits and courage, the kind of passion.
Maybe in the eyes of many people, this film is a British theme film, as the captain in the film said "this ship is the motherland", but in fact, it is much more than that.
The ship carried a lot of heavy stuff, and some that were too light for life to bear.
▲The captain and doctor of "Fighting in the Furious Sea"
When the captain chooses between the ship and the crew, we see the captain's pain in the human choice, if you save one person, the whole ship will sink. The moment the shot doctor was carried ashore, we knew that the captain had made his choice again, and that was a radiance of humanity at the same time. When the captain and the doctor played the violin and played music, we seemed to get out of the heavy war and get a little light.
▲The ensemble of the captain and doctor of "Fighting in the Furious Sea"
And that's what life looks like at its best.
The reversal at the end of the film where the captain learns that his opponent is escaping with a fake doctor is also really cool, not only does it keep the ending open, but it also elevates the theme.
▲ Captain of "Fighting in the Furious Sea"
The true adversary never dies, and he is still far away, guiding us on and on.
That opponent is the enemy, the goal of life, and the self that is persistent.
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