Such a classic movie is very rare. Using classically-composed photography and story-contemporary music, Barry Lyndon's harrowing life is revealed in slow motion and escaping narration
The first half shows how he gradually climbed up to a minor noble by virtue of his ingenuity and luck under the turbulent background, and the second half freezes the picture in the castle, showing how his life has plummeted after middle age - half exciting, half sad
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Although it is a little boring in the three-hour feature film with almost no dialogue, when we watch it completely, we can realize that this is not just his story, but the story of that era.
Is Barry a nice guy? He loves his son and attaches great importance to his feelings, but he betrays his wife and treats his stepson cruelly. But it doesn't matter anymore, as the end says, they're all in the past
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