It is no exaggeration to say that this movie is a masterpiece. The conception is very grand and peculiar, and it has its own world view. I was amazed by the various effects. And quite religious. But I can't accept such a pompous performance. When I watched Singing in the Rain, I knew that silent film performances were bound to be exaggerated. But I was still stunned in this movie because the level of exaggeration was beyond my imagination. Especially the performance of the villain "Bad Maria" gave me a particularly uncomfortable but inexplicable feeling. It's not clear whether this performance has benefited or harmed the character.
What kind of identity is Maria, her existence is a bit abrupt. Looking at her clothes, she does not belong to labor. Is it really a symbol of the Virgin Mary. Judging from the bad Mri's counterpart in the book of Revelation, the movie does have religious metaphors.
Son of John, who does almost nothing in the movie, the character is too flat to be practical.
If the heart is the bourgeoisie, and the working class is the mindless manual worker (the movie does not explain how this class is divided. But it can really be seen from the movie that they are mindless, which makes me very uncomfortable. ) then the bourgeoisie is doomed to enslave the working class. If we talk about making peace, it should also be the bourgeoisie that makes substantial changes. Nothing, just shake hands and make peace. This ending is surprising. Will the bourgeoisie easily let these revolutionaries destroy entire cities? The ending is a happy ending, but it doesn't make people happy. There's even irony.
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