one game one Dream

Pearline 2022-04-22 07:01:54

I didn't expect anything before watching "The Name". Although Chen Kexin's "Sweet Honey" is still my favorite, I don't think he still has the skills to control a giant war system like "The Name".

But I still joined in the fun to watch it, and I actually thought it was better than I imagined, and I could score about 80 points.

Chen Kexin is still Chen Kexin. After all, he is a director who is good at expressing feelings. All wars and killings are actually just the background of emotional dramas. He just wants to tell us a story. This is exactly in line with a creed I have always adhered to: everything about a movie should serve the plot. Therefore, he did not deliberately describe the process of sieging the city and the land, but only took it lightly with a few symbolic shots, at least he did not let the form outweigh the content.

It is worth mentioning that in the battle of Shucheng, the scene where Pang Qingyun led his subordinates to wait for the enemy to attack was simply a replica of "Braveheart", but it was not bad.

Also, in Nanjing, the subtle changes in the relationship between the three protagonists were explained through a piece of Peking Opera, which was really vivid.

Once again, Chen Kexin's expression of the plot narrative has many tactful and clear skills, which is appreciated.

The actor's performance is quite satisfactory. To put it aside, I always feel that Takeshi Kaneshiro is a pity. Even if he is really such a person, he doesn't have to prove it to everyone forever. When he is old, let's play something else, but it's not Really can't act.

The ending is very regrettable, all loyalty, betrayal, killing, grudges, in the end, are just a game and a dream.

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Extended Reading
  • Clifton 2022-03-16 09:01:08

    It's been a long time since I've seen a script that debated so carefully.

  • Desmond 2022-03-26 09:01:13

    old wine in new bottle

The Warlords quotes

  • General Pang Qingyun: Remember my face, so you can seek vengeance in the next life.

  • General Pang Qingyun: to Zhang Wen-Xiang: Let them eat. It's their last meal

    Zhao Er-Hu: But I promised to spare their lives!

    General Pang Qingyun: Winning is all that matters in war!

    Zhao Er-Hu: A man who breaks his word is a beast!