This 1970 war-themed biopic is still full of flavor today. The film is full of momentum and tension. The most commendable thing is that George Scott has made the screen image of the four-star General Patton into a timeless one. Classic, the image of this bloody dad is as memorable as the godfather created by Marlon Brando.
The classical hero
General Patton believed in reincarnation and believed that he had been experiencing glorious battles in his life. . General Patton, who was full of classical heroism, had an intoxicated expression and deep affection in his eyes. "Through life, countless battles under the stars, and death", this is the glorious destiny that Patton believes in himself. The existence under the spirit of martial arts is the concept of fighting, which perfectly sets off the image of the classical hero on the modern battlefield. As the Nazi officer said, Patton was a man who lived in the 16th century. In fact, the bloody and passionate father was more like a hero living in the ancient Greek era, and his body was shining with the light of Achilles.
What impressed the fearless warrior
most was that Patton was studying air combat with two allies in his office. At this time, the German plane came to bomb. Excited, Patton pulled out his pistol and jumped out of the window to face the enemy plane and shot, never taking a step back. The spirit and courage of this veteran is evident. There is an old Chinese saying, "Taishan collapses in front of him, but his color never fades." The film's handling method is very clever, showing Patton's calmness and fearlessness from a very calm perspective. On the opposite side of a big river, Patton mocked the young officer for not daring to cross the river, and then got on the bus. At this time, a bomb fell into the water and exploded, and Patton on the other side of the river smoothly completed the action of getting on the bus without the slightest stagnation. Although there is no poetic slow motion, majestic background music, facial close-up, etc., this calm viewpoint gives people more tension than those dazzling sensational methods.
sad figures in times of peace
Patton's bosom friend in the movie is probably the Nazi officer. Even Patton's old friend can't understand Patton, but he understands that when the war was about to end, the officer looked at Patton's photo and said, "He's also finished. When the time is up, he will call the curtain when the war is over, and he exists for the war, and it is not suitable for this era." One sentence revealed the sadness of Patton, this invincible and invincible legendary general lost the meaning of his existence in the peaceful era. , in Patton's philosophy of life, a soldier should die with the last bullet on the battlefield. The stage of his life should be the battlefield, not the banquet hall. In order to fight, he can shut up and say nothing, or let the soldiers not eat in heavy snow. Marching all night without sleep, Patton, who has always been strong in battle, can humbly and sincerely ask his old friend to give him an army. A general like Patton, who was born for fighting and died for fighting, could only lead his dog alone in the open field in peacetime. What awaited him was the loneliness and dullness of life.
Eternal Bloody Daddy
Although Patton's time has passed, what we need now is peace instead of war, and a good war film should reflect on war rather than praise it. But the vivid and classic image of the god of war with a classical heroism will surely become an eternal classic in the audience's memory.
PS: This film was shot in the dark ages of the United States. Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated one after another. At that time, the domestic anti-Vietnam War sentiment was also very high, and scandals such as the Watergate scandal caused the people to lose confidence in the government. This "General Patton" In essence, it is a main theme movie that spreads the mood of war, and exposes the ugly policy of the US government at that time. The film did arouse strong repercussions at the time. Patton became the idol of many American teenagers. They were proud to serve in the army. In this way, batches of American young people who should have had a beautiful youth were sent to Vietnam as cannon fodder. Some sensitive anti-war people even shouted that the film has a strong militaristic color (it seems to be more felt now), so the social influence of this film's injustice is much higher than its artistic value . It can only be said that this is a successful biopic, a classic work of art, but not a good movie.
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