This isn't really a historical drama

Jevon 2022-03-23 09:02:25

Throughout the film, it tries over and over again to explain the male No. 2's "deviance to the enemy" who deviates from his national standpoint by "recognizing the spirit of civilized society that transcends national equality, freedom, gratitude, and mutual assistance, and abandoning narrow-minded nationalism and cruel barbarian behavior." "behavior" itself means that civilization replaces barbarism, which is correct, but whether the conquest itself can be understood as "the spread of civilization" is debatable.
When the male No. 1 drowned the son of the barbarian leader, what sank was a gruesome face covered in oil paint, but the face of a fair and peaceful ordinary person surfaced, and then the male No. 1 had an epiphany, no matter what kind of coat he was wearing. , we are all human first, and then we have different positions.
Since then, the two male protagonists have become the voices of national co-prosperity, and hand in hand (mistakenly) handed back the eagle emblem. The plot here reminds me of the plot in Lawrence of Arabia. The difference is that Lawrence's respect for Arabia made him touch it. Disgraced, and the male protagonist finally elopes happily with his good friends (big mistake!)

Such a huge difference!
When I first watched this movie, I thought it was a historical drama, but I suddenly realized when I saw the male lead was seriously injured and sent to his uncle for treatment. And it is a legendary extra, in other words, the focus of the play is not the rationality and completeness of the plot, but the experience of some characters "independent of the fate of others".
From this point of view, the story is undoubtedly very refined and in line with the positioning, so that many times, especially in the later period, when watching the movie, I always feel that the plot has been cut a lot: the characters seem to change their shape to complete the story. And a 180-degree change in attitude was produced like a daigo. But these are not the key points. When the second male successfully summoned the remnants of the male first's father within 2-3 days, I really realized that there is love in the world, loyalty is eternal, and the soul of the eagle is immortal (hey!), as a legend The drama is enough.

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Extended Reading
  • Lola 2022-04-23 07:02:59

    It doesn't look good or not, the script is too lazy, Channing will not accept such bad films in the future.

  • Guy 2022-01-03 08:01:38

    Rotten Rotten Rotten Rotten No Subtitles No Subtitles No Subtitles

The Eagle quotes

  • Esca: How can a piece of metal mean so much to you?

    Marcus Aquila: The eagle is not a piece of metal. The eagle is Rome.

  • Marcus Aquila: [from trailer] Who has the eagle?

    Guern: [pointing to Esca] He knows. He's one of them.