After watching this Allied Death Squad, bah, the Allied Treasure Hunting Team, the author subconsciously grabbed the remote control to change the channel...
I have never understood why such a strange name was chosen. The Monument Guard is so good, it is not only close to the original meaning of English but also some artistic and literary fans. After watching the movie, you are suddenly enlightened. If it weren't for this name blatantly soliciting customers under the banner of treasure hunting, I'm afraid not many people would go to see it.
The author was once again blinded by the title of the movie. Seeing the lineup of George Clooney and Matt Mengmeng, I thought this would be the World War II version of Eleven Arhats. The story, set in the context of World War II, coupled with the height of civilization, is more like a combination of Indiana Jones and a national treasure.
Sure enough, adapted from a real event, the film is just a faithful restoration of the historical truth, without the slightest exaggeration and fabrication, and without the intrusion of adventure and magical elements. This, this, this is not a treasure hunt documentary! Even, the narrative of this film has not been as mysterious and exciting as CCAV10's Into the Science and Discovery Program. This is a running account of the great causes of the founding of the country and the great founding of the party. The film is like scattered sand, and there is no trace of a climax at all.
The content of the film is very rich. It can be seen that director George Clooney put a lot of thought into human civilization, war trauma, artistic value, human life, and death in the film. The director desperately wants to move the film closer to a literary film. However, the treasure hunt itself is precisely the most popular commercial theme. We can see the director's struggle and wander in the movie. Steven Spielberg's level of a master who can perfectly integrate artistic connotation with commercial value is difficult to achieve, and Clooney has committed the common fault of all directors who are greedy for more.
There's so much content in the movie that it's almost impossible to find the point. Whether you focus on reflecting on art and civilization and make a complete literary film, express the cruelty of war and make an anti-war film, or make a pure description of the thrill of treasure hunting and the competition of ingenuity into a complete film A thorough commercial blockbuster is not as good as it is now. Even if the humorous elements in the film are carried forward and made into a replica of the tiger's mouth escape, wouldn't it be more eye-catching?
At the end of the day, the bamboo basket draws water for nothing, and the film has little more performance except for a clear reflection of Clooney's political stance. Friendship, comrades-in-arms sacrifice, adversity, and love; the devastation of war on the people and civilization, especially the impact of war on the next generation; the value of cultural and historical crystallization, and the pursuit of life, are all shown in the film, but because there is no focus, they are all in the end. been taken in plainly. For example, the sacrifice of two members of the Treasure Hunt team did not even use the shameful method of deliberately provoking, let alone making the audience resonate and grieve. The film's description of the treasure itself is even blander. The author didn't even feel the excitement and joy of finding the treasure, and it was not as surprising as the accidental discovery of the Nazi secret gold in the film. Maybe as Clooney said in the film, people don't care about those art treasures at all, only gold and treasure are the things that attract attention.
In keeping with the overall style of the movie, those humorous passages seem a bit blunt and unpopular.
Movie music is more brilliant. The soundtrack of the film is in the style of military music during World War II, especially the soundtrack that is played repeatedly and repeatedly. It has several similarities with the classic Indiana Jones movie soundtrack. When I first listened to it, I was shocked. And a Christmas song in the film, with the busyness of the field hospital and the deserted barracks in the snow, reveals a lot of sadness.
There are still two easter eggs in the film that everyone needs to discover. The first is that the Führer appears twice in the film as a back and a distant view. The second one is some historical photos at the end of the film. It can be seen that the movie is based on photos to restore the historical scenes. Ah, the reproductions of those many works of art are waiting to be discovered by all art lovers.The author has a special preference for historical and archaeological treasure hunting. When I saw this film at the cinema, I had the illusion of watching a documentary about exploration and discovery.
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