say it.) Some movies we say are good because of the age: "It’s amazing to be able to make such a movie in that era." Such as Butterfly Dream, Sunset Boulevard.
But do not fall into this category River Kwai, River Kwai belong to "put even now, very great movie."
Conflicts film structure, large viewfinder, British humor, ethnic, music (said to be "Let the Bullets Fly "Adopted again), as the predecessors said has been perfected, let me talk about the character of the character.
Just as I love "American Beauty", the "iceberg-like" characters attract me the most: the characters and their personalities that can be presented in 100-150 minutes of the film can only be a small part, how to convey the remaining nine points , It depends on the director's ability.
1.
Shears: Shears is one of the most distinctive characters in the film. He pretends to be an officer, and he is timid and afraid of death. However, when he is caught, he can only "sign up bravely" because of parachuting. After a lot of embarrassment, a lot of jokes were made. This is also the easiest to understand and the best role to amuse the audience.
2. The English version of
Joyce
Edison Chen. Master swimmer. Accountant in Montreal, Canada. He came voluntarily by the American Schells to regard Southeast Asia as a hell: his fleet comrades died of various local epidemics-malaria, dysentery, athlete's foot, gangrene, as well as starvation and snake bites. And beyond all this, what makes Joyce fear is just boredom. Even the regular troops can't satisfy his agitated brain: "They don't need me to think."
3.
Warden (Warden)
can clearly see in the last scene that he wears a ring on his little finger, which means "celebrity", and given his age, status and gentlemanly demeanor, he is unlikely to be unmarried for life. Then take the liberty to speculate about his entire life trajectory:
Professor of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, he is serious and rigorous. The middle-aged widowed, he threw himself into the battlefield, fighting for his life: "When Singapore fell, he blew up several bridges behind his palace." "Before the Japanese caught him, he had deployed many detonating devices."
But. , I think the little characters with few scenes and dots of dialogue can best reflect the director's ability to circulate between sizes. And Lean has just completed this impossible task: he has shaped every supporting role and even the dragon's cast into flesh and blood. Small things are hard to do well. The so-called "It is easy to wave the five strings, and it is difficult to watch and return to Hong Kong." This is the truth.
4.
Dr. Clinpton is
thin but moral. When Nicosen and Saito refused to give up and the former was facing life threats, he jumped out of the nursing home and threatened Saito with a rake. Although he suffered a scratch, and finally fainted because of lack of physical strength, he proved his courage and sense of justice.
As an Englishman, he is not as rigid as Rodden or Nicholson. He visited Nicholson as a doctor, bribed the guards, and delivered food. He hopes to reach a compromise.
He loves the sick. One person takes care of so many injuries, and he does it well, which shows that his medical skills are by no means moderate. Nicholson, who has always been harsh, also praised him: "You are a fine doctor, but u have a lot to learn about the army."
However, in his heart, he vaguely feels uneasy, but the identity of the medical staff and the experience of war Lack made him afraid to persuade the chief. Therefore, he maintained a wait-and-see attitude towards the entire construction project. He was unwilling to accompany Nicholson on the bridge to watch the train passing by.
In the end, the corpses were everywhere, and the compatriots smashed each other. He lamented and said: Crazy! crazy!
5.
Colonel Saito
can see three things from his slapped Colonel Nicosen: he didn’t know how to respect people; the Japanese army didn’t respect the tradition of prisoners of war; he was insulted by his officers in this way (not necessarily Slap).
It's not difficult to understand why he was the one who finally gave in: Compared with death to Nicosen, the pressure of the superior was dozens of times on Saito's head. He is not a timid person, he even wants face like that, it is not difficult to understand his secretly suppressed crying.
Recall the information about his life experience given in the movie: Studying at London Institute of Technology, Japan was able to study abroad at that time is definitely the best talent in the country, arrogant, sensitive, strong, and typical high-ranking student;
forced by his father, he wrote for the military. Abandoned art and switched to engineering. These are two very different professions and majors. At least we can speculate that even if he does not study art, he is more likely to engage in humanities and social sciences, and he will never be interested in projects that are thousands of miles away. He bowed his head to his elders and superiors, both at home and at work, and were afraid to go out in sweat; he had
stayed in school and studied engineering. Then he knew the development of British engineering technology, but he didn't want to admit it in the film. As the construction deadline was approaching, he had to hand over command to Colonel Nicholson. The entire process of building the bridge was a process in which his national self-confidence collapsed. Later, the colonel of the Invincible Great Japan Empire only regarded the construction of the bridge as a task.
So when the end of the film bridge was built, Colonel Nicholson admired again and again, but he didn't say a word. Saito's motto is "Be happy at your work." In the past few months, he has not been happy at all. Because at this time the honor of the soldiers and the superiority of the victors are gone, the bridge is only built for impunity.
There is a detail: When the British soldiers celebrated the completion of the bridge, Saito wrote a letter in the house and cut off a bunch of hair. The first time you see this kind of small place, you won't feel it. The second and third time, you feel that the character in the movie is like standing in front of you.
6.
Finally, let me talk about Colonel Nicholson.
After the bridge was built, he, who had always been a tough guy, couldn't help but confide in his heart. I personally like this paragraph very much, so I quote it in full:
"Tomorrow is the 28th year of my service. 28 years of peace and war, I did not spend more than 10 months at home. But this kind of life is also good. I love India. I can’t do it all over again, but sometimes you will suddenly Realizing that you are back to the beginning, you wonder, you ask yourself: What is the meaning of life? What is the difference between this and that? Compared with other professions. But I must admit that I often think so."
"But today Tonight, tonight..."
"Forget it, I'm leaving."
At this time, he had regarded the bridge as an achievement sufficient to settle down. Since then, there will be no regrets in life.
Considering that the Japanese army captured Singapore in February 1942, they were captured later than this time. Judging from the construction time of the bridge from February to May 1943, Colonel Nicholson should have entered the war in 1915, which happened to be the fierce moment of the First World War. There is no doubt that he is a tough guy, and the iron-blooded tenderness and "hundred-foot-toughened and soft-bone" are also the most moving.
Of course, all the above speculations can have a second, third, and even countless possibilities-and this is precisely the charm of this movie.
There are also the old farmers and girls who lead the way. When the girl says "Lovely", my bones are crisp: beautiful, gentle, generous, kind, strong, healthy, and smart. When all these advantages are concentrated on a girl, it is hard not to love her, and it is the kind of pure love.
Although this kind of movie is full of conflicts, for example, when Colonel Nicholson and Joyce fought head-to-head at the end of the movie theater, everyone held their breath and couldn't be nervous anymore. But just like "American Beauty", this kind of breathless conflict and even bloody sacrifices makes you feel that there is no bad person. Everyone is flesh and blood, sentimental and righteous, involuntary, helpless, all It is worthy of sympathy and mercy. This kind of truth, goodness and beauty has imprinted the brilliance and greatness of human nature on the film forever.
Although its shadow is over, there is a lingering feeling for thousands of years.
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