Only truly rebellious people understand this movie

Antonina 2022-10-17 08:29:01

(Written by sanbonbon on November 03, 2010) I am writing this review
while watching or listening on the potato. I haven’t written anything seriously for a long time. I only write about business stuff. I don’t enjoy it at the same time. I can only enjoy writing movie reviews on things I really like. I think only real writers can have this kind of feeling. Bar.
I think Zhi Ning (written by Zhi Ning on July 17, 2007) who also feels the same way, her writing is very temperamental, I don't know how to put it, but her writing seems to be accurate only in this way. The angle of the comments she grabbed is also very accurate. I don't know if I have read the comments in English abroad, it is "craftsmanship". My comments also capture two key words, one is this craftsmanship, and the other is rebellion.
Relevant craftsmanship, such as "Four Feathers" directed by Indian-American director Shekhar Kapoor because of its obvious approach to the awards, and the craftsmanship of deliberately creating audio-visual elements based on the pulse of Oscar", I think this is also from the English comments. I don’t think there is anything wrong, as long as the film is well-made. Many so-called industry experts often only look at problems from professional skills. I only watch the plots, techniques, and audiovisual elements of the movie, but I don't care much about the work itself. That's why they think of the four feathers as a failure, their skills are not good enough, and John Woo, who always plays tricks, is highly respected by Hollywood. Woo's favor is really a tragedy of the times. Look at how much he has destroyed over the years. Just know the classic Western masterpieces, forget about this scum. And these industry experts often think that they are the authentic ones in the industry. I think this is the manifestation of bureaucratic ills in the film and television art industry.
Keyword 1, craftsmanship, if we admit that it is indeed the case, I will explain to you why this is the case. It is precisely because I am also the same, so I can personally understand the reason, and this is not an ordinary audience, especially most on DOUBAN It's something children can understand. This Indian director, Shekhar Kapoor, had to choose London, England to obtain a chartered accountant license because of his father's opposition in his early years, and then he chose his favorite acting career, a business person, or an MBA who should be very interested in this. Familiar, when this type of person works in non-consulting entity work, he will often appear to be a layman, although not necessarily bad, but he is a layman because he does not understand the language of the industry (like not understanding StarCraft) The people in the game certainly won't say what the mop flow of Zerg is all about). Because he is not a professional, he will try his best to adopt some customary industry formulas in terms of external formal elements, which is the biggest reason for being considered "craftsman".
Keyword 2, rebellious, this is also the feeling I want to express the most, because although this film expresses "courage, loyalty, honor and redemption", the core is actually rebellion and redemption, only people who have really experienced this Only people in life will realize how good Heath Ledger's performance is.
A genius will not be denied the value of his genius because he is young and immature. Heath Ledger is such a talented actor. Although many of his early films were comedies, he could not express his genius to the fullest, but only tragedy can best reflect it. His talent, he died in the production process of Batman Aftermath 2 because of his too much devotion to acting and shaping. A real actor is like this, and in the four feathers, he is also like this.
I have watched too many movies, basically all Chinese and foreign movies that I think are worth watching. I am a Chinese learner, but there are very few movies that still flow with tears. Four Feathers is such a movie.
So I say that only people who have truly rebelled understand this movie. It is precisely because he has loved, hated, rebelled and redeemed that he knows how difficult the new journey of this movie is. I think only hope A genius like Si Ledger can express it so well, and it is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is precisely because of this kind of life experience that Indian director Sheka Kapoor can create such a vivid expression. If he grasps this masterpiece so well, He was undoubtedly successful.
It's a pity that the era he created this work is out of date. This era is an era where clowns and villains are rampant, an era where justice and honor are humiliated and denied, and an era where only self-immolation can express one's voice. The United States and Britain have long been Even self-immolation is strictly managed, so their people don't even have the right to self-immolate.
As I quoted in a university paper, Nietzsche said that those who have experienced history themselves are destined not to write history with a pen, and those who have experienced rebellion and redemption are destined to have only silent appreciation and expression of life. Works and talented actors, and those who are willing to come out to comment are often people of brick family type and ordinary life, so we rarely see words with a little spirit and temperament in Chinese comments.
For the current era, I gave up 10 years ago, so I didn't express my opinion for a long time, and I don't want to know anyone, and there is nothing else I want to do. . .

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The Four Feathers quotes

  • [first lines]

    Title Card: By 1884 over a quarter of the earth's surface had been conquered by the British Army. There was no greater honor for a young man than to fight for Queen and Country. Those that refused the call to arms brought shame and humiliation on their friends and families...

    Title Card: The Symbol of their disgrace was the white feather of cowardice...

  • [last lines]

    Ethne: Forgive me. I did you a great wrong.

    Harry Faversham: There is nothing to forgive.

    Ethne: Yes there is, I should have stood by you Harry. I should have understood. I used to be so sure about everything.

    Harry Faversham: We both were, Ethne.

    Ethne: And now?

    Harry Faversham: And now...

    [they tentatively hold hands]

    Harry Faversham: Well... well, now I have no choice, Ethne. God put you in my way.

    [Laughs]