modern SARS

Drew 2022-03-23 09:02:58

After watching the film, I feel that there are several deficiencies in the film:
1. The public riots are not real enough, and they fail to express the shocking feeling of ancient famine, violence, and misery.
2. When the two sides fought, the scene was too small, and there was no planning and organization. It was not like the well-equipped and powerful army of ancient Rome, but more like the blind fight of the modern underworld, which may be the reason for the limitation of filming funds.
3. At the end, the scene where Matthews was moved and persuaded by his mother was not shocking enough. It may be that the lines were incomplete or the translation was incomplete and failed to express the essence of Shakespeare, and the protagonist's performance at that time seemed more like the anger in his heart could not be extinguished. But he was suddenly moved to agree to peace, and the ending of the protagonist being killed was not tragic enough but depressing.
The whole story is dressed in a modern coat and speaks an ancient language. Many things are very awkward to match. It makes people laugh and cry. If you have nothing to do, you can watch it as an entertainment film, and you can also feel some of Shakespeare's beautiful lines.

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Extended Reading
  • Enrico 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    It is really unaccustomed to move to the modern age abruptly

  • Floy 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    .. English is so difficult

Coriolanus quotes

  • Tullus Aufidius: What's thy name?

    Caius Martius Coriolanus: A name unmusical to the Volscians' ears, and harsh in sound to thine.

    Tullus Aufidius: Say... what's thy name? Thou has a grim appearance. What's thy name?

    Caius Martius Coriolanus: [taking a step forward] Know'st thou me yet?

    Tullus Aufidius: I know thee not. Thy name?

    Caius Martius Coriolanus: My name is Caius Martius, who hath done to thee particularly, and to all the Volsces, great hurt and mischief. Thereto witness my surname... Coriolanus. Only that name remains. The cruelty and envy of the people who have all forsook me, hath devoured the rest and suffered me by the voice of slaves, be whooped out of Rome. Now this extremity hath brought me to thy hearth. Not out of hope, mistake me not to save my life. For if I had feared death, of all men in the world I would have avoided thee. But, in mere spite, to be full quit of those my banishers, stand I before thee here. I will fight against my cankered country with the spleen of all the under fiends. But if thou dares not this, then I present my throat to thee and to thy ancient malice. Which not to cut would show thee but a fool, since I have ever followed thee with hate, and cannot live but to thy shame, unless it be to do thee service.

  • Tullus Aufidius: Our virtues lie in the interpretation of the time. One fire drives out one fire. One nail, one nail. Rights by rights falter, strengths by strengths do fail. When, Caius, Rome is thine, thou art poorest of all. Then shortly art thou mine.