Review of the movie 19 17

Oscar's movie "19 17" has to be said that people love and hate, the best scheduling and the best photography. This is definitely a two-hour audio-visual feast, and it is definitely a war masterpiece worth two or even three brushes. However, compared with the one-sided "explosion" sound, for an otaku who is addicted to games, the shock brought by 19 17 should be discounted a lot. It is really eye-catching to show the war through the shooting technique of one mirror to the end, and it is a relatively unfamiliar theme of World War I, but after reading it, my most intuitive feeling is: Battlefield 1 is really awesome.

Battlefield 1 is an fps game based on World War I, with multiplayer mode and story mode. The well-known battles of the Somme and Verdun are all displayed wonderfully in the game, and they are also a mirror that shines at the end.

In contrast, whether it is immersion or participation, the game is better. Even the strength, narration and games of the film are handled skillfully.

Now there is a strange phenomenon in the entertainment circle: games are more and more like movies, and movies are more and more like games. Only on the road of assimilation, the game has come all the way, but the film has fallen into a very embarrassing situation.

At present, the mainstream war movies are nothing more than two versions, and the most common one is the main theme war movie, which has been criticized by people. Praise the army and fight the invaders. This kind of film is not unique to China, and it is a big hit everywhere. The other is anti-war, criticizing war and eulogizing peace.

Interestingly, there are usually many movies about World War II, such as Inglourious Basterds, The Destruction of the Empire, Schindler's List and Purple Days. In these films, there is a clear "villain" symbol. Their role is to find that the protagonist is unhappy and all the audience will hate them.

Because World War II was a very clear war between good and evil, no matter how it was deconstructed, the Nazis and the imperial army were invaders. Maybe there are good people among them, but people don't care. In film and television works, they are evil This is highly consistent in movies of various countries.

Movies about World War I are more subtle. Most of them are anti-war movies, such as War Horse, Trench and Merry Christmas. This kind of film has no particularly clear evil symbols. There may be a few bad guys, but no group is labeled as evil. Even the protagonist may be a soldier from any country, whether Germany, Britain or Turkey.

The reason is that there is no right or wrong in World War I itself. The Allies and Allies in World War I did not clearly define the aggressor and the victim. Both sides are criminals and victims. It is nothing more than the infighting caused by the uneven distribution of stolen goods after imperialism expanded to the extreme in the industrial revolution. In the First World War, such shameful things as killing civilians were everywhere.

However, the location of 19 17 is ambiguous. As an out-and-out Englishman, Mendes takes it for granted that the British Empire is brilliant and correct, while Germany is evil ... In fact, in the eyes of the British Empire, all continental European countries are evil. So his protagonist is naturally a very traditional hero-unity, friendship, courage ... and love.

In our familiar words, it is a virgin white lotus.

What these two protagonists have done makes me even have the illusion of watching model operas. Apart from poor combat effectiveness, aren't these two heroes of the war of resistance? No matter how you blow it up, it won't die. Just like the French. Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I am worried about my relatives at the front. In the face of the injured enemy, it is still painful, and even facing the danger of exposure, it is not willing to kill people at the first time.

In contrast, the Germans are simply fierce and fearless "devils" in the anti-Japanese war movies. Knowing that you will die, you must fight hard with the protagonist and face the sword of the savior. It's pathetic and hateful.

If the war broke out only in 19 14, it would be enough, but it is hard to imagine that these two protagonists are still so naive after experiencing one of the most brutal battles in human history-the Battle of the Somme.

World War I was not a war between good and evil, but a complete tragedy. Although the death toll was similar, the cruelty of World War I was far greater than that of World War II. The first line is the real meat grinder. In just five months, the two sides left1500,000 bodies on the 60-kilometer-long front.

People call it "Somme Hell".

Almost all soldiers who experienced the battle of the somme suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

However, Mendes skillfully turned 19 17 into a theme film. He tried to disguise himself as an anti-war by criticizing the cruelty of war, but the inevitable element of all anti-war movies is self-criticism. At this point, 19 17 is very dull.

There is only one way to end this war-the last person standing.

This is a meaningless lament, and even makes people feel that the colonel who said this sentence is a reasonable and good man. But this is not the truth of the war, nor does it show the horror of the war.

In one of the few clips that directly describe "hell", there are two messengers passing through positions with craters. When they saw many bodies, the timid black got a fright. Scofield climbed ashore over a dozen bodies after falling from the waterfall.

Petals falling on the river with floating objects are really amazing designs, but it is also quite puzzling to put them here: is this strong criticism to blame your enemy or both sides in the war?

Even if the mountains and rivers are covered with blood, the audience's most intuitive feeling is not their aversion to war, but their resentment against the Germans who destroyed beautiful countryside.

This is the fundamental difference between main melody war movies and anti-war war movies. The former makes people hate aggressors, while the latter makes people hate war.

Personally, I don't dislike theme movies. In fact, many main melody movies are wonderful and fragrant. However, it is a bit unpredictable to regard a tragedy caused by the stupidity of both sides as a unilateral fault.

On the Internet, our voice of 19 17 is almost the same as that of Birdman and Russian Ark, and finally we all praised its performance.

A movie that goes through the mirror will explode. What will explode? Blow it and it's over

However, in 19 17, the long line head has shown some strange disadvantages.

Realism and excessive freehand brushwork, aesthetic lens and cruel war should have a strong impact, but they are distorted by the distorted space of a mirror. The film itself is playing with time and space, and editing is one of the most important film means. However, in order to realize the form of "a mirror", almost all editing methods have to be abandoned. In contrast, exquisite scheduling and lens continuity have been brought to the extreme.

It seems that since Alfonso, Hollywood has made a strange start. Many directors finally became superstitious. When the core of the film can't match those classics, when the director can't explain his thoughts through the film, then the only means to reflect his value is acting and scheduling.

Compared with the outstanding performance in other awards, Oscar for Best Photography, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Effects seems to be a silent irony for "19 17".

But having said that, can you deny that this is still a very good movie?