But I'm still looking forward to the film, and I love the atmosphere and tone of Raider's epic. Most of his films are actually only commercial blockbusters with American themes, but they are considered to be more temperamental among many Hollywood blockbusters. Director Lei's talent is not in the plot, but in sensationalism. From "Gladiator" to "Kingdom of Heaven" to "Robin Hood", basically you can guess the plot while watching the film and be inseparable. But he is good at using emotional pictures, background music that can be moved along with the plot, relaxed camera changes, and lines with some cultural content and literary level. The resulting movies are a treat for moviegoers like me who want to be entertained but don't want to be entertained.
The style of Lei Dao in this film is also more obvious, and I can immediately get the feeling of watching "Kingdom of Heaven". There is still some connection between the two films. Richard the Lionheart at the beginning of the film also appeared at the end of the kingdom of heaven (although the actor MS is not the same, but the crown he wears is the same), he invited Barian (Orlando Burroughs) at that time. Rum) went to Palestine to participate in the Crusades. The Kingdom of Heaven tells the history before the Lionheart expedition, that is, the story of Saladin's recovery of Jerusalem; this film is about the aftermath of the Lionheart expedition. But there is a difference between the two films. "Kingdom of Heaven" is serious and deep, while this film is a little bit hip-hop and philistine. To put it bluntly, the former is the Three Kingdoms, and the latter is the Water Margin. Moreover, there are many supporting characters in this film who are old faces in the kingdom of heaven, looking friendly.
As for the actors, whether the director is intentional or unintentional, Robin Hood's image has been subverted. In my impression, Robin Hood is a handsome young boy and Marion is an innocent girl. This time, they are all middle-aged uncles and aunts. In the film, Robin meets Marion for the first time. , shouted at her back: "Girl." She turned around and said pragmatically and jokingly: "You are either blind or flattering." The subversion is not limited to the image, Robin's appearance is a sophisticated one. The opportunist happened to get the crown of Richard the Lionheart King, and happened to be entrusted by the knight Lossley who escorted the crown to deliver the sword. It was an accident that Robin embarked on the road of the robber (of course, according to the historical materialism, when Robin was not a robber in England at that time, there would be someone to replace him, but that is another story, I can't go so far) . Subversion is subversion, Russell Crowe is still worthy of his powerful status, Cate Blanchett also made good use of her intellectual temperament, and other supporting roles also performed well. If the actor plays well, who cares if he looks like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?
A few days ago, my friend watched this film and told me that I didn’t understand it well. I think it’s mainly a matter of editing. There are a lot of things that I don’t understand in the theatrical version of Kingdom of Heaven. cheerful. The second is some historical knowledge. The background of this film is the Plantagenet Dynasty in British history. During this period, there were many famous kings, such as Henry II who worked hard, his third son Richard the Lionheart, and the fourth son No Land. John (the King in the film, who later signed the Magna Carta), and later Edward Longlegs (the old King in Braveheart). In the film, John hugs his mistress and says to his mother: "She will be my Eleanor." This Eleanor is Henry II's wife, John the old man himself. And the French king who ate oysters by the river of Fontainebleau was Philip II, who participated in the crusade with Lionheart, and then returned halfway, Richard thought he was going to fight his own territory in southern France The idea was that after a draw with Saladin, he hurried to teach. During that time, the relationship between Britain and France was relatively tense. Some other places, like why old Lossley knew about Robin's life, I don't understand, I guess the director's cut (if there is, and I hope) can explain it.
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