So all the actors all over the world bring their own middle and second tune when they use their stage accents, and the whole "expression pack", you all remember that you are playing the "Gao Daquan" (well, not so "complete") biography of the emperor, and It's not a comedy hahahaha. Although there is pressure from censorship and zz, to be honest, Eisenstein did not fail to take the ZZ mission film. Which of the famous works "Strike" and "Potkin" was not made with a mission, but it was made by others. It is exciting and profound in meaning, why are the two Ivan the Terrible so "dull" and babble. Don't tell me that Comrade Sri Lanka just grabbed these two and didn't look at anything else.
Moreover, I read the article from the Soviet archives reprinted by DB about Comrade Sri Lanka's evaluation of the crew. In fact, aside from selfishness and "singing praises", Comrade Sri Lanka's evaluation is relatively pertinent, such as too many religious ceremonies and procrastination, some details do not conform to historical facts, etc. . He mentioned that Ivan is also a "national hero" and has a reason to resist foreign aggression forces. Considering the international social environment at that time and the reality of the Soviet Union itself, this shooting will also make the people at that time more involved. feel. After all, just taking pictures of court conspiracies and struggles is too far from the masses, not to mention that people only gave the royal family to that not long ago...
In fact, I think this film is more like Eisenstein's attempt to move closer to Shakespeare's four tragedies. The mysticism of "Macbeth", the aristocratic struggle of "Hamlet", the suspicion and betrayal of "Othello", the tragedy of fate of "King Lear", and even the style of dramatic performance is very Shakespeare... The director seems to be I just learned a little bit of skin, and it is still an experimental stage drama in essence, but due to external pressure or expectations, I don’t dare to be too arbitrary. In the end, it didn't feel like a big deal. It didn't count as a propaganda film with a red shzy core, nor did it reach Shakespeare's in-depth excavation of the character. Take the director's own works as a comparison, I also prefer the Strike and the Potkin, and the grand scene scheduling is also more magnificent in the latter two works. It can only be said that the light and shadow framing and lens composition are first-class. Oh, and that gorgeous costume set. It's so resplendent, complex and delicate that even black and white colors can't stop it.
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