The Eagle plot review

Austin 2022-01-03 08:01:38

In 120 AD, Marcus's father led an army of 5,000 to conquer the wild areas of northern England, but the army was annihilated and the eagle symbol of Rome disappeared. Carrying the humiliation of the family, Marcus voluntarily asked to go to the UK 20 years later, hoping to save his family's honor. After the success of a small battle, Marcus was forced to retire because of his injuries.

Around 8 points: There is a shirtless scene with Marcus (the first actor, Roman centurion/master), lying on the bed with his back facing up, and then get up. Although the light is very dim, a small piece of cloth can be seen faintly covering the key parts. Thanks to the director for continuing Channing's tradition of removing tops from every film. After all, he used to be a model.

Around 28 points: Esca (the second actor, the son of the patriarch of a certain tribe in ancient England, was captured and became a slave) appeared in the arena. Esca begged for death, fighting unintentionally, and when his opponent was driven to a desperate situation, he also stubbornly refused to beg for mercy. Seeing all of this, Marcus desperately held up his fingers and asked the audience to let Esca make a living, regardless of the opposition of the people around him. Here is Jamie. He was born in dancing. Although he is short, his figure is still powerful and beautiful. In the film, he appeared topless and only wore a pair of low-rise trousers. The close-up of the blue veins of his shoulders and arms, the outline of his neck, and the curves of his hip bones are very attractive (chuckles). Esca, who was lying on the ground in the film, saw the strange young Roman desperately fighting for his own life, with a puzzled expression on her face. The two had no eye contact, and the film was shot from Esca's perspective. When he finally left the field, Esca noticed that Marcus was a wounded who needed two people to support him. It can be seen that there seems to be a small wave in his heart. Why would an enemy of his own people do this for him?

Marcus's uncle bought Esca as a slave to Marcus because an old slave in his family was unable to take care of the two masters. Marcus felt embarrassed and told Esca when he saw him that he could run away. But Esca said that although he hated the Romans, Marcus saved him, so as a Brigantes with a sense of honor, he will definitely repay him.

A doctor came to perform surgery on Marcus, to reopen the wound and remove the metal piece remaining in Marcus's leg. Because there is no anesthetic, the doctor needs to hold the wounded by one person so that he can perform the operation smoothly. Marcus wanted to send Esca away and let his uncle help. But his uncle left under the pretext of "I can't see the blood of my favorite child" or something. Esca was a little at a loss, and at first he just pressed lightly, and then, under the scolding of the doctor, he pressed his whole body on Marcus's strong body. The camera was taken from the back of Esca's head, and he could see that he pressed Marcus's head with his hands, and then Marcus's expression was desperately holding back the pain without screaming. Switch to Esca's facial expression in the middle. This section should be one of the healing scenes that impressed me the most, but it was too short. The camera quickly switched to Marcus recalling his childhood. Probably because of the limitations of PG13, there can be no too bloody shots. But this section is a highlight of this film, realistic and intimate.

After the operation, it was Esca taking care of Marcus. After being fed water, Marcus asked Esca if he was embarrassed during the operation, Esca said no. I like this paragraph very much, because you can see that Marcus, as a soldier, is very fond of honor, so this is also the reason why he didn't want Esca to be around to witness his operation. In his opinion, the painful screaming during the operation is probably a shame.

After the operation, Marcus recovered quickly and went hunting with Esca. I love this paragraph very much. The two of them hit the wild boar right away, and the shot of the spear being handed over right away is really beautiful, and there is a kind of thrill of a man's arrogance and dry cloud. The wild boar also looks real.

Later, Marcus heard that someone had seen the lost eagle of the Ninth Army where his father had served in the northern part of the Great Wall of Rome, so he ignored his uncle’s warning (uncle thought he should not blindly believe Esca, he warned Marcus once Esca returned to his own You will betray him if you are on the site), bring Esca who can speak the local language to find the eagle mark, and would rather die than regret. On the road, there is naturally a heart-to-heart meeting by the fire. Esca didn't understand why Marcus had to look for the eagle, saying it was just fast metal. Marcus explained that the eagle symbolizes Rome and represents honor. Then Marcus said how can you understand honor? So Esca told Marcus how his family died. He said that his father was the chief of the tribe, and he had five hundred people under him. Then his father killed his own mother in order not to be abused by the Romans. His two elder brothers also died in the battle with the Romans. They all died for honor.

After the two rode into the northern wilderness, they met Guern, a deserter from the Ninth Army. Then Marcus discovered that Esca had something to hide from him. It turned out that Esca's tribe had participated in the final battle with the Ninth Army. The two started quarreling until they started fighting, and soon afterwards they met the Seal family head-on. Esca lied that Marcus was his slave, and then he was treated as a guest of honor by Seal's prince and invited into their village. In the meantime, Esca was very bad to Marcus, which made Marcus and the audience wonder whether Esca really betrayed. At a celebration of the Seal tribe, Marcus spotted the eagle. In the evening Esca wakes Marcus, and the two work together to steal the Eagle Mark. (In the middle of this, I think the movie does not adequately explain Esca's mentality, which is the unsatisfactory point of this film.)

Then the two have been chased by the Seal people, and there is a scene where two people are riding horses and galloping by the sea (?). The shots are quite impressive. After a horse ran to death, the two were forced to ride the same horse. On the way to escape, Marcus suffered from an old injury, so he didn't say anything, but the careful Esca found it. So there was the drama of two people eating rat meat.

The escape scene is quite corrupt. For example, the scene where the skinny Esca supports the tall but injured Marcus crossing the river. In the last rain, the two rested under a rock in the river. Marcus felt that he couldn't walk anymore, so he wanted Esca to take the eagle mark and leave alone. Esca refused, saying, "If you want to let me go, let me be free first" (when I watched it, the audience in my scene couldn't help but start laughing). Then Marcus gave Esca freedom. The two shook hands for the first time. They were no longer masters and slaves, but friends. Then Esca told Marcus that he would definitely come back, and then ran away into the rain. There is a comment that this is the most romantic scene in this film, I think the wet two + scenery are very beautiful.

The next clip is sensational. The Marcus / Esca / Seal tribes interspersed in three areas, and Esca eventually moved in to rescue the soldiers. After a battle between the two sides, Marcus finally brought the Eagle Mark back to Rome.

The ending is a bit cliché, but it's heartwarming. A Roman contemptuously satirized Esca's status as a slave, and Marcus retorted that his friends knew more about true honor than everyone in the room. In the last shot, the two left together. Esca asked Marcus what he wanted to do in the future. Marcus said that Esca would decide, and then the two looked at each other and smiled. The film ends when the two people leave (not side by side, because the height difference between the two is too much; p) there is love, there is love!

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  • Brennan 2022-04-22 07:01:39

    Nonsense story, is this the Mars version of Rome! ! !

  • Jefferey 2022-03-27 09:01:12

    It's okay, but there's no big scene, it's not cool enough to watch

The Eagle quotes

  • Roman Soldier: Where's our newly-minted commander?

    Lutorius: Probably unpacking his rule book.

  • [after being told he has been discharged from the army, Marcus asks to be left alone. Walking away from the room, Stephanos hears a scream of pain, and turns back in alarm]

    Aquila: Stephanos, leave him. There's no medicine for that.