. France in the 17th century was in the era of Louis 14. It was the era when France was the most splendid and dominated Europe, and it even made people feel very gorgeous. The great emperor Wenzhi Wugong frequently launched wars with foreign countries and ended in victory, cleaning up Spain, Britain, Austria and so on. It was also a very incredible time, and the whole of France was full of doomsday scenes of luxury and indulgence. It is difficult to imagine that a country with such a poor and luxurious ruling class was the world hegemon of that era.
What shone in that era was the military tradition of the nobility formed after France won the Anglo-French War in the Middle Ages. France has the most martial-minded young nobles of that era. What these masters want to do when they are full every day is to pick up swords and spears and mount horses to fight for the glory of the king and the beloved lady, and die on the battlefield. superior.
"Big Nose Lover" is a film under such a background. When it comes to making such fantasy chivalrous films, maybe only the French can do it. Anyway, the biggest impression I got after watching this movie is that the movie is gorgeous like a wonderful drama. Because the film itself is adapted from the famous play "Cyrano de Bergerac" by the French romantic dramatist Edmund Rodan.
Shihano was an active Guard officer, as well as a soulful poet, philosopher, and skilled swordsman. Although he has a crush on his beautiful cousin Roxanne, he is plunged into endless inferiority because of his huge nose that is ridiculed by others. .
He thought that dating with his cousin would make him happy, but in fact he found that the people he loved belonged to him. And the biggest damage to him is that the man only has looks but no talent. Christian pursues Roxanne, but doesn't know how to express it because of his dull mind.
Shihano did a very strange thing, he put his love for Roxanne into writing, and wrote love letters on behalf of his rival. The loveliness in Shihano's poems and the affectionate tone of his sincere confession to Roxanne in the dark of night under Roxanne's box, eventually tied Roxanne and Christian together, and the two decided to marry. But just after the two got engaged, Christian received an order for the troops to fight in Arras.
Despite the small company, starvation and cold, and the danger of death at any time, Roxanne still receives letters signed Christian's name every day. . When Christian saw the power that the love letter gave to Roxanne, he suddenly realized that the person Roxanne really loved was Shihano and not himself, and he asked Shihano to tell Roxanne the truth and leave by himself. But Christian is mortally wounded before Shihanoun uncovers the truth. So Shihano quietly told him that Roxanne still loved him, and Christian died with a smile.
After Christian's death, Roxanne lived in a convent. For 15 years, Shihano visited her every Saturday at three o'clock in the afternoon. No matter how hard it was, his happy spirit always supported Roxanne. On one occasion, Shihano was shot in the head by an enemy, but he hid his wounds and only asked to recite Christian's last letter to her for Roxanne, which was something Roxanne carried with her. Roxanne finally realizes that Shihano is the one she has been in love with for many years, when Shihano recites the letter in the dark with abundant emotion and without hindrance.
But Shihano still had to tell that lie weakly before he died: "No, my dear lover, I don't love you..." The
spirit of chivalry in Europe is just like our understanding of the rivers and lakes. The worship of the noble lady and the belief in religion constitute its main theme. The male protagonist can be said to be a good expression of this romantic chivalry.
Let us look at a story to know how much these nobles worshiped this kind of thing. The most famous romantic story of chivalry according to historical records occurred during a crusade. A young Western European knight befriends a bard on a ship heading east. From the poet's mouth he heard of the beauty and nobility of the Countess of Malta far in the East, and he vowed to dedicate his life to this noble lady. He took the lead, he wrote love letters to the woman he had never masked, and fought for her. In the end he was seriously wounded in the battle. And the countess actually appeared in front of him before he died, and finally he died peacefully in the arms of the countess. After the death of the young knight, the countess entered the convent.
The story is bizarre, but there is a real story recorded in history. After reading this story and looking back at this movie, I have to admit that these romantic stories are indeed very touching, but in our eyes, this kind of morbid love can only be viewed as an appreciation of the past. If If it happened to me, I might just feel stupid.
Finally, let's talk about an off-topic story, which may be about the last major manifestation of chivalry on the earth. After the end of World War I, Germany was defeated. According to the armistice agreement, the German "Ocean" team "all assembled to the British Scapaflow Navy" The base is waiting to be received. According to the treaty, the Allied Powers will get all these German warships. These German naval officers, who were unwilling to let these heavy surface "boats fall into the hands of the enemy," the officers and soldiers of the "Ocean" team, made preparations for the sinking of the ship in advance. 1919 On June 21st, with the code word of "rainbow" from the "team commander", the "Ocean" team "sunk to the bottom of the sea and vanished.
The price in exchange was that the British and the French became angry. All the things were taken back to the country, and the British looted all the equipment of all the German ports in the North Sea. For the last knighthood of these naval officers, those ordinary Germans and the German economy were dealt a fatal blow.
So, although I also I like this kind of romantic chivalry very much, but the things in history are still in the past. Just like Shihano's way of expressing love, it is not beneficial to anyone and has nothing to do with happiness.
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