Edward Gibbon, in his History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, states the following (later "Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology", almost verbatim photo):
"Hypatia, daughter of the mathematician Theon, was inspired by her father's teachings, and with extensive commentaries, she explained the theories of Apollonius and Diophantus with precision and completeness; she also gave public lectures in Athens and Alexandria. The Philosophy of Rristotle and Plato. This humble virgin, who is as young as spring, but has mature wisdom, refuses the courtship of her lover, and teaches her disciples with all her heart. The most glorious and eminent people can't wait She wanted to visit the wise woman. Cyril, with jealous eyes, stared at the chariots, horses and slaves gathered in front of her lecture hall. So rumors spread among the Christians that the daughter of Theon was The only stumbling block in the handshake between the Roman official and the archbishop was quickly removed, and on a fatal day, during the holy fast of Lent, Hypatia was removed from her two Ripped out of the wheelbarrow, torn to pieces, dragged all the way to the church, and slaughtered to death with bare hands and inhumane by Peter the reader, a group of barbarians and ruthless fanatics, sharp mussels The shell scraped her flesh from the bone, and the still trembling limb was thrown into the fire. A just investigation and punishment was finally over with a well-timed gift, but Hypatia's murder was already in Alexandria. Cyril's personality and beliefs left an indelible stain on him."
Before watching this film, I knew its amazing beauty from "Hypatia" depicted by Charles William Mitchell-because of her knowledge and her encounters, Hypatia's face showed extraordinary dignity and beauty under the painter's pen, Knowing from Edward Gibbon's writings that he was astonishingly intelligent, and his father's careful training, Hypatia of Alexandria became famous as a scholar--I think it is amazing that women can achieve this even in modern times;
The actors in the film did not show the good knowledge and attainment of Hypatia described in the text. The actors looked very hands-on with the scrolls, not like they often read them. The temperament and daily details of the actors did not reflect the philosophers and mathematicians. , astronomer, astrologer, and teacher; Hypatia is said to be "often appearing in public, in the presence of the local magistrate, and never embarrassed by her participation in men's assemblies", the film Rishipati The person who plays Ya does not have such a calmness. She always appears suddenly and throws a sentence that is always confirmed as "correct", so she has no choice but to avoid it. The role played by the heroine in the film is not hopeful from the beginning to the end. Patia.
The scene of the film is grand and the costumes are beautiful, but there is no "ancient Rome" feeling. Several shots of bird's-eye view of the city can't help but connect with "Prince of Egypt". The scenes and characters of "Rome" produced by HBO match the plot, I think They are more convincing, especially the historical plots that are not well understood are weakened, and too much unnecessary content is not forcibly added. The plot of "Ágora" is like a piece that always wants to peel off the bark of a tree. It is not too sticky to the trunk. The screenwriter, dialogue, and even the main actor's actions are all routines. For example, the heroine sighs after talking loudly, "Maybe I'm wasting my efforts (careless)", and the listener who was silent for a while replied, "Maybe you are right (careless)", The heroine's action performance after the demonstration on the boat, in many films, the protagonist (especially the detective exploration type) is also like this after guiding others to discover "new things and new clues". It would be the same for Nicole Kidman's heroine - in "All the Time", I don't want to waste the heroine's beauty and the nose that tightens the facial features, the heroine in "Frightening Island" protects the child The movements are too similar to the posture of the heroine in "Ágora" protecting the students. The actors' performances have been modeled, and the movements and expressions of similar scenes are almost the same.
Ancient Greece is the starting point of Western civilization, and the square (Agora) is an important part of the ancient Greek city-state. The original square was developed as a religious place. Around the 6th century BC, shops appeared in the square, which gradually became a place for information exchange and knowledge dissemination. The film failed to show the riots, the exchange of ideas, political activities, social life and other functions of the square; the era referred to in the film was the end of the Roman Empire, wars were frequent, and the war spread to the library in Alexandria. The book collection has become the fuel of the end times, presenting the three kinds of death mentioned in the Bible: physical death, spiritual death and eternal death, this film may really not give up the glossy appearance, and it does not show what it is intended to show. That time period.
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