Luc Besson's perspective is obviously very detached from real history and traditional narratives, or he was immature at that time. There was only one war scene in the hour-long foreplay. But it's also very presumptuous in terms of genre films. This is typical of high ambition and poor ability. Two and a half hours of film, the pace is still very poor. Plus a lot of 5 hair special effects. Let's reluctantly forgive today's limited technology.
Luc Besson can be regarded as a typical straight male director, so it is impossible to expect him to shoot something with the essence of feminism. Even if the protagonists are all women, they are all from his straight male perspective. I hardly see any respect or admiration for Joan of Arc in this movie. It is very unfair to directly portray her as a French mentally ill girl. Historically, Joan of Arc could, just could, be a religious card played by France. But in this movie. She is a religious card of Luc Besson. The director put all his perspective on the process of the girl's religious belief from gaining to subversion and then to regaining it. But it's actually quite verbose and verbose. He thought he could complete the character by giving a piece of the mental trauma of his sister's murder. The link between personal trauma and religion is actually quite unconvincing. It is also impossible for the audience to develop empathy with the patient. After all, it was because he was too young at the time and his skills were limited.
Back in the movie, Miracho was still very amazing at that time. I was in adolescence at the time, and after watching the movie, it had a great impact on women's aesthetics. The only place where the whole film can qualify as a historical epic is actually only the art. House furnishings, costumes and props are all realistically processed. So just give it a pass.
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