two seasons of "Rome", the audience can perceive that the absolute protagonist of the play is neither the stunned Caesar nor the famous Mark Anthony (James). Pulfoy), but their subordinates-sergeant Lucius Urinas and soldier Titus Polo.
Both Urenas and Polo belonged to Caesar's 13th Legion. Like many Romans in that era, they yearned for personal honor and obsessed with their own desires. They all looked forward to happiness. The biggest wish of Urinas, who had been fighting for years, was to return to his wife and daughter without worrying about it. Polo just wanted to have fun after the battle. At the same time, they have their own characteristics. Urenas is introverted, mature and stable, and he is more concerned about things, while Polo's nerves are a bit big. He who is a rough man has done it beforehand. On the battlefield Once the Shang was stunned, even the leader Caesar's order dared to disobey.
Not long after the start of the series, fate connected Urenas and Polo together. They were ordered to find the stolen eagle flag. On the way, they rescued the captured mother who was ordered to visit his uncle Caesar. Only 11 years old Octavian (played by Max Perkins). In the beginning, Urenas and Polo did not appreciate each other, and even disliked each other. They did not realize that these two men with disparate personalities would become dead brothers in their lives. The life course is like the changing Roman situation at that time.
At the time of the late Roman Republic, political corruption and judiciary were unbearable, the rich and powerful were extravagant, social contradictions became increasingly acute, and the real power of the country was controlled by the army; in 44 BC, Caesar completed the bloody conquest of Gaul and became The eyes of many veterans; the battle between Caesar and his former comrade Pompeii (played by Kenneth Clanha) came as scheduled; Caesar and the year-end acquaintance Brutus (played by Tobias Manhes) The battle between) followed up; Caesar, who had always been good in the war, conquered Egypt in one fell swoop after defeating political enemies; Caesar was assassinated and blood-stained in the Council; the cooperation and rupture between Octavian and Anthony; Anthony was on the road to destruction... …In all these important historical events, Urenas and Polo are not bystanders, but insiders and witnesses. Therefore, the drama "Rome" also means "The Romance of Two Dragons".
The sincere brotherhood of different surnames between Urenas and Polo, who are intertwined with fate, has been accumulated and superimposed in various events: the drunken Polo was opened, and he staggered to find Wu. Urenas, and even though Urenas didn't like this rash man at this time, he ignored his wife's objections and used money to heal Polo; Urenas was a soldier who had been away all year round, and he just married a beautiful woman, Neo. Bi (played by Indira Valmar) is his wife. When he returned to his home where he had not returned for many years, he found that Naobi was holding a baby boy in her arms. Naobi lied that the baby was the eldest daughter, Octavian and Bo Rocha found the person who gave Urenas a cuckold. At this moment, the young Octavian showed the qualities of a future commander. He calmly ordered Polo to kill this person and demanded that Urenas be kept secret; Polo He made a big mistake and was thrown into the arena of desperate fights. Seeing outnumbered, Urenas in the stands jumped into the arena, fought side by side with Polo, and rescued Polo; a few years later, Urinas followed Anthony Going to Egypt, entrusting his children to Polo's care, and in Egypt, in order to protect the blood of Polo, Urenas tried his best...
In the combination of historical events and personal journeys , the play is cleverly done, such as When Urenas, as Caesar's personal guard, accompanied Caesar into the council chamber, someone deliberately told him the truth about Naobi's going out of the wall, and he went home angrily to question him. As a result, the unprotected Caesar was brutally killed. In another example, when Urenas in pain joined the army again, he learned that the children had been sold into slaves by the enemy. When they were finally found, the children hated him because of the suffering he had suffered and the mistaken belief that he had killed Naobi. , The eldest daughter even betrayed her father's interests to the opponent, Urenas was heartbroken, and after leaving the children to Polo's care, he followed Anthony on the road to Egypt. Another example is that because of trade, taxes, and interests, it is actually more of years of grievances. Octavian and Anthony broke again, and the fuse that triggered this destined battle was the complex supervision of Polo. The gold coins were stolen... and such clever associations abound in this episode.
The play successfully portrayed two grassroots heroes, Urenas and Polo, whose lives, personalities, and behaviors are all imprinted by Rome. Their love, affection, and family continue to rise and fall in the historical torrent of Rome until they suffer. Hit and hit hard. When he was betrayed, Urenas was totally disheartened, doubting his beliefs, thinking that everything was his fault. After suffering, Urenas finally gave his wife's illegitimate child Lucius a father-like hug, seeing Here, the audience is even more emotional than the people in the play. In the precarious life, Polo was more happier than his good brother. In the end, the thick-lined man seemed to have grown his brain, learned to think, and learned to protect himself, his brothers and his family...
At the same time, The play also vividly portrays and portrays many historical celebrities: the natural leader Caesar, his glamorous image is behind the stubborn troubles, and his good luck will be used up for a day; the genius leader Pompeii, if he is not a friend, he will be A terrible enemy, and his death gives a sense of heroic end; the scheming veteran Cicero still failed to beat the more scheming Octavian; the brave Marc Anthony, the corner of his mouth There is always a cynical smile. He is a good material for the execution of wars. However, he who always thinks about problems in the lower part of his body will eventually die because of a woman; the slender and pale Octavian, when people look down on him, his A thinking head has insight into the complexity and terrible nature of tactics. The cleverness and rationality revealed in several conversations between him and Caesar reflect the qualities necessary for a person who laughs to the end, and a peculiar growth environment. , Makes his hobby very peculiar; Octavian’s mother, Caesar’s niece Atiyah (played by Polly Walker) is a arrogant and lascivious woman with a vicious heart. This widowed lady serves herself and her family. With her interests, she can do a lot of extraordinary things, including destroying her daughter Octavia’s marriage, buying murder, kidnapping nobles, and wooing and suppressing her. In the face of her many conspiracies and tricks, her corrupt private life seems ordinary.
In addition, the small characters in the play are also vividly portrayed, such as Caesar's clerk and the pawn peddler Timon. However, the most outstanding one was the news spokesperson in Rome. He took over the slates of memoirs in the square every day, and read out the most recent major events with enthusiasm and passion. His fat body followed him. Every circumflex and frustrated pronunciation, every impassioned movement is shaking and swaying, which is very interesting.
The humanity shown in the drama "Rome" is naked, without hypocrisy, no concealment, and no need to beautify. People's love and hatred are very strong, and their actions are constantly showing human beings at that time. Savage and vigorous vitality, and disorderly, random and free nature. At that time, people’s desires were also bloody. They used life sacrifices and blood to express their determination to vow, and the curse was even sharper. As long as they can achieve their goals, they can even take their lives, such as Caesar’s former lover Seville. Ya (played by Lindsay Duncan)'s blood curse on Altea.
It can be said that the play directly reveals the in-depth analysis of human nature, and presents the weakness and dark side of human beings to the fullest. In the face of interests and selfish desires, not every soul is strong. With a wave of bloody contests, people continue to be kicked out of Rome’s historical stage in the tactics and struggles. At the end of the episode, Octavian appeared to stand in front of Rome and history in glory, but behind it But it was full of bones, blood, conspiracy, hatred, and the use and harm of his family. When he was accused of being a "freak" by his mother and sister, this person in power finally became a real lonely man.
Excluding the fictional characters, the characters of the main historical figures are very close to those described in the books, and they are all lively and vivid due to the excellent interpretation of the actors and the sophisticated video production. In the play, these historical books The name on Shang is no longer flat and conceptual, but flesh and blood, lifelike, as if resurrected collectively, and in this resurrection, the epic temperament of the show is unobstructed.
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