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This 1960 film took me by surprise when it came out. The degree of sophistication of the title is no less than that of any work after the 1990s. Especially the kind of concise pictures and clear text, it is my favorite. The director also brought out the cutscenes of the play into the film. For a long time at the beginning, only the shady curtain can be seen, accompanied by solemn and distant music. There is also an intermission in the middle, which is also shady and background music. This 40-year-old film proves once again that it is possible to make great movies without computer stunts. Suddenly I thought of Brother Kai, if he took out the domineering arrogance of "Farewell My Concubine" and directed a movie like "Chen Sheng Wu Guang", it would be heart-wrenching. But maybe it will be a little troublesome to review. Maybe it will be banned by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for disturbing social order and destroying stability and unity. From then on, it can only meet the vast mainland audience through pirated channels... With

a capacity of 3 hours, it is easy to think of the other two films. Epic blockbusters - "Braveheart" and "Joan of Arc". It should be said that the background of the former is more similar to that of Spartacus. In fact, I never had the heart to watch such movies. Unlike the lengthy 3-by-3 hours of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, no matter how many twists and turns in the middle of the plot, people on earth know that the ending must be the victory of justice over evil. As for the Spartacus, even if they were invincible for a time, they always had to die in the end. I have always been saddened by this.

Wallace chanted "freedom" before his execution, and Spartacus also fought for "freedom" and "equality". Yes, to them the death of freedom is misery, and the sacrifice of freedom is happiness. Unfortunately, today, such a tragic epic is impossible to repeat. I remember when Li Ao gave a speech at Peking University, he said that the revolution, "Xiang Yu can shout like this, you can't shout like this, Li Zicheng can also shout like this, you can't shout like this". Because the weapon ruler you have has, and the weapon ruler you don't have. what's the result? Machine guns pierce you, tanks crush you. Therefore, "get rid of the stem, get rid of the top, get rid of the derivation, get rid of the stagnant, get rid of the anti" will not work. Bottom-up reform, especially when it comes to political systems, has been proven almost impossible in too many cases in recent history. So what about relying on a breakthrough in the middle? The middle class, located in the middle of the pyramid, is typically less than above and more than below. It's easier said than done to ask them to go all-out, break the boat, and give up what they already have? ! In the end, only the top-down move was left. Tang Degang wrote in "Thirty Years of New China" that China has gone through more than 160 years (since the Opium War) from monarchy to democratic politics. In the future, if there are no ramifications and mistakes, this historical transformation will be over in another 40 to 50 years and by the middle of this century.

I hope so...

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