This is not a movie you can watch in one go
The historical background involved in the film is very complicated, from the end of the era of the first three giants of Rome, to the dictator Caesar, the assassination of the Senate, the alliance of the latter three giants to the final proclamation of Augustus. Although the film is so long, it still can only pass the political background of the characters hastily. And apart from these historical knowledge backgrounds, it is impossible to understand every decision made by the various characters in it, so most moviegoers just watched it lively. I can't blame the director or screenwriter for this. The main theme of this film was originally about Cleopatra, and I can't spend three or five hours on popularizing the history of Rome and Egypt. It can only be said that if you really want to understand, you need to do extra homework.
Harrison, who plays Caesar, is also Professor Higgins, who has worked with Audrey Hepburn. Both in and out of the play are men who can make women fall in love.
I am more confused about Anthony and the Queen Mother. If you say that they are politically married, I believe, after all, Anthony needs the wealth of Egypt, and the Queen needs the support of Anthony. But Anthony's politics was a mess. Just as he had a good relationship with Queen Yan, he was attracted by Otavi with a few words, and even married Otavi. On the battlefield, he was self-willed, and everyone betrayed his relatives. I really can't understand when such a man feels that the queen is still holding him affectionately at the end. According to the previous story, how could the queen really fall in love with such a man, it may be more to consider The audience at that time could not accept such a utilitarian and realistic heroine.
Odavi's actor has successfully created a thoughtful, taciturn emperor. He doesn't like to talk, but every word makes you unable to refuse. In the last five minutes of the whole play, the first and last dialogue between the two fateful enemies is the first and last dialogue between the two fateful enemies. wonderful.
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