The historical background inherits "Apocalypse".
It is not so much a literary film, but a dynamic art.
After watching the director’s other film "The Thin Red Line", I was a little bit mentally prepared, and I didn't feel so bored.
The advantages of the movie are roughly equal to the disadvantages. The plot fades to nothing, and the screen is switched between static scenes after another. According to the director’s style, the whole movie is almost filled with monologues and delicate shooting of nature, due to the director’s photography skills. The above, leading to the extreme beauty of the picture, accompanied by almost dreamy lines, the film is basically a three-hour visual art or a long poem, accompanied by an exquisite historical restoration can be said to be a kind of enjoyment, of course, only For those who like it.
Of course, no matter how poetic the movie is, three hours is really too long, and I barely managed to reach the end. Movies like "The Kings of Heaven" have enough dialogue and lens language to fill, and three hours is not too long, but when the story advancement and the climax of the story are lacking, the director should learn to control the time. This film To be honest, it’s very problematic. Basically, the front and back are plain and the middle climax (war with the indigenous people). This is the first time I have seen this narrative method.
Regarding what the movie is going to say, I didn't understand it too much. I only know that there are a lot of things to express—the first half is a scene of great exploration, with the despicable human nature, the love that crosses races, and the sadness of primitive races. The second half was unexpected. It did not focus on the struggle between colonists and primitive races, but rather miraculously depicting the harmonious coexistence of indigenous people and "civilized people", and the "new world" no longer only refers to the Americas. However, for the indigenous people, England is also a new world, focusing on the entanglement between the understanding of different races and the feelings of the heroine. It's a pity that the director didn't make it clear about either. The first half is not expressive, and the second half is unclear. Maybe I didn't understand it, but I don't know if the director himself understands.
Poems can be scattered, but not divided.
Art movies are made for people who can appreciate them.
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