After watching it, the first impression can be applied to George's first impression of the "cheats" Ewan read in the movie: what the fxxx?! What the hell, what the hell are you talking about. One more thing, what's the point?
But the good feeling that the film's early publicity gave me was so profound that I was reluctant to accept that this film was a money-making film that used big names to fool the audience. So I found some reasons for myself to help myself analyze the good parts of this film to prove that this is still a movie worth watching.
First, answer the theme of the film - "anti-war" and "world peace". The film runs through the scenes of the Vietnam War in which the Americans were defeated, as well as the Iraqi battlefields experienced by the protagonists. The so-called "mission" journey of George and Ewan is shown in a funny way, and finally all the sheep used as experiments and prisoners of war are released, expressing anti-war and praying for world peace. At the beginning of the film, an officer tried to pass through the wall but failed, echoing Ewan's success in passing through the wall at the end of the film, representing the good expectation of "the day when world peace will eventually succeed".
Secondly, the dark humor in the film is really funny. The laughs are basically in the trailer, even if you don't know the plot of the movie, you can still laugh very high.
Finally, of course, it is the support of a few powerful actors. I've liked Ewan very much since Trainspotting. In goats, his expression of being hurt by love is really expressive. In short, it can convince me that this is a person who is so depressed and sad that he can't speak and decide to join the army. Of course, George is also very good at acting, otherwise such a nonsense role would easily make people feel boring and stupid instead of interesting. Talk about a scene that is not in the trailer: Ewan and George are trapped in the desert and sleep in the car all night, Ewan realizes that George is missing, so panicked, ran out of the car and shouted George's name in the play, Lyn! Lyn!! Lyn!!! Finally heard Geroge's voice from behind and replied: what~? Then the camera goes to Geroge, who is kneeling on one leg on the roof of the car, hands folded and outstretched towards the sky, casually saying I'm salute the Sun. Imagine how funny a big man is doing yoga poses on the roof of the car, saying he is worshiping the sun. Kevin Spacey doesn't have many scenes, but it's impressive.
The goats talks from the beginning to the end. After reading it, it is easy to have the first impression of "what's going on". When I think about it again, I realize that it seems to be quite logical and mainline. So, if you like the trailer content, go watch this movie, and if you expect it to give you some kind of quirky story and an enlightening point of view, then forget it.
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