The Anglo-French war broke out in the 14th century for more than a hundred years
Joan of Arc, an illiterate rural girl
Leading troops to fight to save France
However, after the accession to the throne, King Charles of France
But gave Joan to the British and was executed
This sounds like a sad story than sad
The movie about Joan of Arc was made in several editions
Silent film from the earliest Medley leaf in 1928
"The Passion of Joan of Arc"
By 1962 Robert Bresson’s
"The Trial of Joan of Arc"
Joan of Arc has always been an image of a super heroine
And in the 1999 "Joan of Arc"
Luc Besson created an ordinary Joan of Arc
Bring us new thinking about human nature
He did not copy the true record of Joan of Arc
But to show the story behind the faith of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc is an illiterate rural girl
She has been a little different since she was a child
She doesn't like rag dolls or hide-and-seek
One of my favorite things to do is
Go to church every day to do confession
This is the difference between her and other friends
This is a devout Christian
A very kind and persistent little girl
Not only does she run to church every day
And there is a little buddy that adults can’t see
And think that's God
The director used a few shots to show
Joan of Arc
Perseverance in the matter of confession
This is a farm girl who hasn't touched the society yet
I first came into contact with the religion of truth, goodness and beauty
She doesn't know the world
There is a dark side of her unknown
However, the British aggression
Ruined her supposedly beautiful childhood
She replaced her sister’s hiding place
Hidden in the door by my sister
And this is the move
Lead her sister
Brutally raped and killed by the British
Joan at that moment
Was planted with the seeds of hatred
From a devout Christian
Became a little girl who can't laugh
She doesn't understand why the beautiful and kind sister
Will suffer this bad luck and die for her
The leader comforted her and said
Maybe God gave her a more important mission
Since then
The miracles and fantasies of Joan began
First, a sword that fell from the sky
Then there are all kinds of dreams and miracles appearing
For example, she saw Charlie crowned
She is determined that France will not die
She went to find Crown Prince Charlie
And asked to give her an army
She wants to lead soldiers to fight and so on
Although Joan is only a teenager
But she is not a daydreamer, and immediately puts into action
Here, director Besson used a scene
Cleverly expresses the change of Charlie's attitude
He used other people to pretend to be himself
To see if Joan can recognize him
The director's handling of this scene
With an obsessive look on Joan of Arc
Kneeling on your knees and hugging the king
The long-awaited cry of joy
To show the image of a pious Christian
The royal family’s suspicion of Joan from the beginning
To the later state of trust and willingness to bet
hard to imagine
But it is because of an ordinary peasant girl
In a special historical period
In her best childhood
Suffered devastating damage
Then embarked on the road of revenge
But at the same time she also inspired the people’s patriotism
Even if she knows nothing about war
Everyone also holds the attitude of giving it a try
Let this uneducated peasant girl
Take an army and go to war
This is both a power of faith
It's also this kind of desperate act of helplessness
Note, the first thing Joan did
I asked someone to write a surrender letter to the British army
Generally speaking, surrender books are written by the strong for the weak
But the situation
The strength of France cannot be compared with that of the British army
But with this momentum
Joan of Arc in the case of an arrow
And survived miraculously, tenaciously
I thought Charlie was crowned
France regains lost ground
It's already a very happy ending
But the highlight of the movie is the "sudden turn"
Although the war is over
Can be solved by peaceful means
But Joan’s anger towards the British army did not completely subside
After Charlie became king
Joan is no longer needed
At the moment when Charlie was enthroned
Shot from the comforting face of Joan of Arc
Suddenly to the embarrassment in the battle of Paris
Eventually she fell into a political trap
Charlie joked about Joan of Arc asking the army to go to war
"Why are you so cruel
We must know that diplomacy is much more civilized and more affordable. "
In fact, her companions and comrades
I also advised her to go home more than once
And the Queen Mother's ignorance of Joan of Arc
I thought of a trick
Handed Joan to the British
This saves the king’s face
Let's do it again for the sharp-edged girl of Joan of Arc
This is a bit like a minister in ancient China
Also complied with the old saying
Cunning rabbit
A sad story lies ahead
Charlie played by Malevich
The performance is in place
He learned of the tricks of his mother-in-law
First surprised, then opposed
Finally catered and uneasy
And showed a nasty face that is innocuous and not a husband
I saw Joan of Arc always complaining for her
Why is Charlie so conscientious and so bad
But from Charlie’s point of view
Things that can be resolved peacefully
Why war?
Luc Besson is not like ordinary people
Think completely from the perspective of Joan of Arc
But the protagonist Joan of Arc was out of the halo
Make people think again
This is the value of the movie
Why is Joan of Arc called a saint?
Just because she is a heroine who is not afraid of death?
Or is it because she was a virgin to death?
Obviously neither
For France
Only after the appearance of Joan did the French in history
For the first time there is a sense of sacredness of the nation and the country
Hundreds of years before
Even the French for thousands of years are
Living in a scattered way, each in a small city-state
There is no idea of a nation-state at all
This is after Joan of Arc
The important reason for being called the Saintess of France
The best part of the movie is at the end
Joan and the mysterious voice in my heart
Repeated arguments
She suddenly reflected on the miracles before
And restore them with the possibilities of reality
The voice said
What you see is not the truth
Jeanne, but what you want to see
You are fighting for yourself, in your name
Human nature is something you can't look directly at
Create miracles or disasters
Or some mysterious power
Joan as a hero
It also contains the shortcomings of ordinary people
Not a flat idol
For example, she is an illiterate illiterate
For example, she had faith when she was very young
And emphasize the "superego" in the personality
It is even possible that she is overly pursuing perfection
Suffer from mild schizophrenia
It’s just that she witnessed the tragedy of the British invasion
Make her fantasies serious
Also, she often talks to God
This mysterious record
All of them are in line with the few information about her at the time
She inspires the soldiers to shout is not love God
It's "Everyone who loves me, come with me!"
For saving France
Joan captures the fortress and recovers Orleans
Attacking Paris and launching battles
Not just to save France
At the same time, I want to vent my deepest heart
Buried years of hatred against the British
During this process
She took advantage of the immortality of miracles
Repelled the British army
Put Charlie on the throne
Eventually she was tied to a pillar
The priest asked her to sign and confess her mistake
The moment I confessed my obedience to God
The inner voice said bitterly:
"In the end you abandoned him, Jeanne."
Joan is aware of her selfish desire for revenge
Must be repaid with blood
Plus the British army's hateful teasing of her
Such as dressing her in men’s clothes, saying that she is a heresy
So in the end, Joan was willing to bear
This fierce fire
Become a saint of true confession
Zuoan Wenqing, screenwriter and film critic, ACI psychologist
Sharp writer with insight into people's hearts
Personal public number: Zuoanwenqing (ID: zuoanwenqing)
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