In World War II, the Nazis frantically plundered priceless works of art, and many treasures were destroyed. The United States sent art workers who did not understand military affairs to form guardians of ancient monuments to save one after another human treasures in the harsh European environment. It's simply lobster, and it's a delicacy if you just steamed it in soy sauce. It's a pity that Clooney was helpless, and it turned out to be ordinary meat porridge. In my opinion, he wants to take both the literary and commercial line, so he has both the old drama of literary films and constant American jokes, both the overly sensational of a long story, and the forbearance of restlessness. Feelings, as a result, simmered the lobster into four different things.
I don't want to say that this movie is a failure, because the story is complete, the acting skills are first-rate, and the overall style is also reflected in the costumes, music and art design. It is a movie worth watching. But after watching it, I feel full of regret. Just as the last film review of IMDB said, this is far from the worst work this year, but it is the most disappointing work this year. Indeed, every old drama bone, from Bill Murray to the master of "Downton Abbey", from the handsome guy Damon to the glamorous goddess Cate Blanchett, so many first-class actors, first-class material, just find anyone with experience The filming by the director of, can shoot much better than this.
There are also remarkable details. In the battlefield package sent by the family, snowflakes and Christmas songs floating in the humble bathroom set off the wounded who lost too much blood, and the hand reaching out to the doctor who finally desperately wanted to grasp the hope of life; Sudden battles and sacrifices after seeing the beautiful horses humorous; the gun battle on the ruins and the phrase "I am about to"; the quiet but cruel death under the Madonna sculpture; and the music and clothing styles are all good thing.
In addition, the performance of the old actors is really amazing! Ginger is really old and spicy. If Cate Blanchett won this year’s Oscar’s Best Actress by virtue of "Blue Jasmine", she deserves her name. All her smiles and frowns here will be the next middle-aged woman in the enemy-occupied area who looks conservative and tolerant. The secretary acted vividly and vividly, and every shot was really interesting. It's a pity that so many high-quality materials could not be made into another "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" or "A Beautiful Life".
If Clooney can spend the limited two hours more on character descriptions instead of repeated jokes (to be honest, those jokes are pretty funny, but they dilute a lot of themes); if they can use the long-form government The report was shortened to a few timeless words (that Donald’s letter actually expressed), find a complete theme to make the story a little smoother from beginning to end, and a masterpiece will be born. Clooney's first time as a director (according to everyone's correction, this is not the first time), he was still a bit naive.
Finally, let me talk about the value of the story itself. I used to be a staunch humanist and felt that there is nothing in the world more precious than human life. But now my opinion has changed, such as Michelangelo's sculptures and Renoir's paintings in this movie; there are things in this world that are more precious than personal life. As the film said, "These artworks are the cornerstone of the entire modern society of mankind." Some things are worth sacrificing human lives to save, because without these things, there would be no difference between the existence of humans and animals.
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