(First of all, I have no brains to speak, I have to score full marks for the panoramic views of the few Roman cities!) The whole movie has an Odyssey feel, but I don’t feel much about this traditional revenge of generals, but I want to dig it. other things.
There is always a question throughout the article: What does Rome mean? Everyone’s answer is different. Marco Aurelius was a political idealist. He felt that Rome under the imperial government was degenerate and wanted to restore the glory of the Republican period. Even if his last wish is the keynote of the entire movie, this is absolutely unrealistic. Republic is a beautiful dream, not true freedom. Comodore is a typical example of growing up and perverted without love, but he is neither stupid nor cruel. In addition to drawing attention to the Roman people, he also has a clear understanding of the status quo. The people of Rome are a group of "mobs". What they love is "bread and duel", a vision of "the greatness of Rome". Who can entertain them is their hero. The Senate is also not the representative of the people (the antithesis of the citizens' assembly during the Republican period), they are more like a guise for the republic. But the emperor has always been a representative of Roman civilians, Augustus (the first citizen). The general is a bit of a citizen of the Roman province. When the old emperor asked him why he fought, he said that other places were dark and Rome was light. There is a very impressive scene of switching from the arena in the yellow sand to the marble city of Rome and the triumphant ceremony. In the hearts of the provincial people, Rome is synonymous with civilization and the center of a prosperous world. This is also the vision of someone who has never seen Rome. It is ridiculous that the first time I saw the real city of Rome was as a slave, directly seeing the lowest level of Rome. No one will be the savior of this city, they are just sticking to what they think this city should be.
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