The film duration of more than three hours and the film traces the ups and downs of the male protagonist for most of his life. The style is like an epic film. It does have a black screen in the middle of the film for intermission, which can be compared with "Seven Samurai". Three minutes of shady. There's not enough time to get up and go to the bathroom with the half-time prompt that flashes by for a few seconds. In addition, compared with several epic films I have seen before, such as "Guling Street", in the four-hour film length, it shows all aspects of the specific life under the torrent of the times, and the level is meticulous. It takes a lot of space to shape a series of characters quite full, and finally there is a terrible amount of information in light and shade. And "Seven Samurai" revolves around the major event of the village bandit war, laying out the causes and consequences in detail, all the characters and plots, and every clue should develop according to the clear event of the village bandit war, so the final decisive battle indeed constitutes the whole The most emotional place
"Barry Lyndon" has neither thick message delivery nor intense plot advancement. The tone of the whole film and the actions of the characters are slow and graceful. The male protagonist was betrayed by his girlfriend, left his hometown in order to escape, and was looted by robbers. In the end, his leg was amputated, and he returned to a bleak and poor life for the rest of his life. No matter how horrific, the male protagonist did not seem to show great anger. And when the male protagonist successfully married a lady and entered the upper class he desired, he did not show much joy. And most of the characters in the film are the same as the male protagonist. They are never overbearing, dressed in dignified manners, speak slowly, and use their accents. No matter what the situation is, they are done in a leisurely and step-by-step manner.
There are two images that impressed me the most. The first is the duel scene depicted several times in the film. In the beautiful environment, the notary carefully prepared firearms for both sides of the duel, and calmly shouted slogans for the two to shoot each other, but the life and death round was as rigorous and light as a shooting competition. People who have known a duel like Pushkin's death can hardly imagine the actual scene and are surprised by the whole act. After reading it, I gradually realized that people will choose to die because of the impulse of reputation and friendship
The second is the performance of a war scene. The British army, dressed in bright red uniforms, lined up neatly and marched forward with the rhythm of the drums, as if it were more like a touring band. When the camera is zoomed out, it gradually becomes apparent that there is a large French army lined up in the distance in front of the British army. The French army shouted and shot in unison, and a row of British sergeants fell to the ground. But each soldier kept walking at the same speed without any hassle, the drum beats as usual, his eyes did not deviate in the slightest, and he did not even shoot back, but proceeded solemnly and in accordance with the order. In fact, the narration: This battle has not been recorded in history. It can be understood that the director euphemistically told the audience that such a romanticized war does not exist. And later I saw that some comments were seriously proposing a tactical rationalization analysis. In any case, when I watched this scene, I thought I should have felt a sense of absurdity and absurdity in it, but I was really shocked by this scene, infected by the momentum of the British army, impressed and admired it.
What Kubrick wanted to present was probably the shaping of the style of the times at a larger level, which naturally includes the spiritual outlook of human beings. Filmed a kind of British style and the noble sentiment of the whole of Europe. Exquisite clothing and beautiful photography are only used as embellishments. Some of these depictions of friendship and the atmosphere of roaming the rivers and lakes remind me of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". But think about it again and think that during the Three Kingdoms period, there were still too many people who were eager for quick success and short-term profits, and there were people who were morally wrong. If you really want to confront each other, it may go back to the Spring and Autumn Period, the era when you can kill three scholars with one peach.
However, this kind of appearance is noble, but in fact, the era of strict ritual and dogmatization, of course, has its drawbacks. He made individuals like the male protagonist to be restricted by rules and regulations, and their personal emotions could not be fully released, and a certain person's vitality and enthusiasm were lost. Even in the opulent and wealthy residences, the characters don't seem to really be able to do anything. It is to do some fixed activities according to the traditional customs of the nobles, and it is lifeless.
The male protagonist's life, whether it is brilliant or declining, is reflected by the times, and every ups and downs is also due to the factors of the times. Can't escape the trend of the times
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