After eight years of preparations in the former Soviet Union, it took five years to film, mobilized 100,000 troops, and cost more than 500 million U.S. dollars to produce this movie is really wonderful. Tolstoy sympathized with the people who loved him deeply, and praised their patriotic spirit of fighting bravely in order to drive the invaders out of the country; he praised Duke Andrey, who was stern and upright and insisted on his own concept of life and code of conduct, and affirmed his inner heart. Sincere and kind, Biel, who is tirelessly pursuing the ultimate meaning of life, understands the beauty and kindness of Natasha who has matured after the baptism of war in pursuit of ideal life and love. He despised the unscrupulous and incompetent tsar and the licentious upper-class nobles represented by the Duke of Vassily; and lashed the arrogant and lustful Princess Ellen. He enthusiastically praised the commander-in-chief Kutusov and the brave and loyal junior officer Denisov, who always burned his love for the motherland and the people. For Napoleon, it is not a complete denial, but affirming his personality charm, but also to the bright spot and the self-contained old Duke Paul Kansky. I think Tolstoy wrote with tears in his eyes that the young and innocent Petya died tragically on the battlefield the first time he went on an expedition. In this way, he showed that he was opposed to all wars. These, the film is loyal to the original and fully demonstrated. The film is loyal to the original and reproduces the battle of Austerlitz and Borodino in a vast and realistic scene. This is not only a stage for many characters, but also makes the film very attractive. Just as Tolstoy's original work is the pinnacle of literature, this film is also fully worthy of the pinnacle of film art.
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