Any great politician should first, even if he is not a great writer, he should be an outstanding language user, not to mention Winston Churchill, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953, he may be the West The politician who knows how to use language most in the political history of the modern century.
In 1953, 13 years have passed since the critical moment of Dunkirk’s retreat. This was an extremely long 13 years for Churchill’s later years, and 13 years for British post-war history like a drop in the ocean. It was 13 years when Churchill left the British political arena and returned to his solitary life. In his old age, Churchill was deeply troubled by depression. There is a proverb in English "Churchill's blackdog" which refers to the mental illness that lingers many outstanding geniuses. Even if insomnia, smoking, alcoholism and irritability are all old friends of Churchill, he still lives to be 90 years old. , Witnessed the formation of the Cold War world, and witnessed Britain handing over the status of world hegemon. He should have been swearing in his mouth, flashing a thousand words in his mind against the Americans and Russians, and wasting time with hatred of the mediocrities in the House of Commons. His iron-blooded speech in his later years was more direct, perhaps because he already knew that he was powerless, and it didn't matter even if he was treated as a warmonger, so he had to use sharp words to cause even microwave ripples.
However, this film is not about the politician's depressed old age, but the most glorious time in his life less than a month. Churchill is familiar with biographies and well versed in English history. If he is allowed to write his own life, perhaps the beginning of the film is the moment in this movie, because this is the pinnacle of his life's political career, although it is the darkest moment in Britain and Europe. But it was a shining moment in his life.
In addition to the British people and members of the parliament in the story, the most important thing about Churchill's tough wartime policy is the support of the king. Although in history, they have brought each other great unhappiness, but the most valuable thing is that they have never been misled by the peaceful "chicken soup" as Khalifa said in the movie. Witnessing his brother abandoning his country during the war, King George VI knew that he could not go to Canada anyway. Although he stuttered, he was a very brave monarch. The French once joked that the surrender was to protect the ancient buildings of Paris and the artwork of the Louvre. This is the biggest chicken soup of World War II, and it comes from the country that is said to be the best at revolutionizing one's own life.
Churchill knows that surrender cannot keep'Piccadily', only the resistance to the last street. The so-called'on protracted war' hahahaha, the world's great politicians may not always calculate this way, but they all call for it. Yes, after all, the King of England is not so stupid as to use the British Museum as a shield. Historically, George suffered from a huge mental illness for his weekly lunch with Churchill during World War II. He died in 1952 shortly after the war, which was the year before Churchill won the Nobel Prize in Literature. If he is still alive, thinking of all the pressure that Churchill used to bring to him, I don't know if he should be happy or sad.
The famous chicken soup in the peace era is called'be the best of yourself'. The tea ceremony and flower art are beautiful. In fact, all three-minute selfies are done every day, but in the war years, it is all meaningless. The opposite of sensibility is not irrationality, but laissez-faire. Choosing between perfection and shortcomings seems undoubted, but it is really difficult, because in fact there is no option of perfection at all. It has always been only a solution to different shortcomings. The goal is the first, and whether you dare to bear the benefits In the end, the responsibility is greater than the evil. There is no best self in this world, only the determination to persevere in the darkest moment. Only when it is dark can you see the stars that are still daring to shine. Good script, good actors, good history, good characters, good stories.
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