War and Peace
I would like to call this work: the peak of the great memory of the early 19th century.
I watched the classic Soviet version two years ago, and this time I watched the BBC version. I personally think that the Soviet version focuses on the analysis of historical trends and philosophical implications. The BBC is more inclined to show human entanglements and family relationships (I think it's a bit too much, dwarfing the spiritual height of the original). In conveying the original intention and narrative rhythm of the original work, the former is obviously more in place.
However, in terms of the sense of "Russian" identity, this film has a special point. For example, as a nobleman, Pierre met commoners on the way to be captured, such as Natasha's Slavic dance "in her blood" in the wooden house.
Each family originally enjoyed prosperity and tranquility, but the sudden torrent of the times engulfed everyone in the whirlpool, accelerating and expanding, some people transformed and some died, some "wicked people" got "bad consequences", and some good people got a good death, like a movie. A turbulent symphony, allowing the reader/audience to see how its human sophistication meets, evolves, and results here. The last work with such an epic feel was "The Fall of the Giants".
You must read the original book in your lifetime.
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