Momo haw told 4 stories

Talon 2022-03-14 08:01:02

Four stories that took place in different historical periods and spanned more than 2,000 years form the storyline of the film. The first story is called "Mother and Dharma". Set in early 20th century California, a young worker is framed as a murderer and sentenced to death. And his wife must find out the real murderer and rescue her husband before execution. The second story, "The Passion of Jesus," takes place in Palestine in AD 27. Jesus was betrayed by his disciples, tortured and crucified. The third story is the "Massacre of St. Bartholomew", which took place in Paris, France in 1572 AD. Catholics unleashed a massacre of Protestants. A pair of young Protestants who were about to get married also suffered misfortune. The fourth story is "The Fall of Babylon": in the Middle East in 539 BC, the high priest of Babylon, because of his grudge with the prince Barzar, actually opened the city gate when the Persian army came to attack, and the ancient kingdom of Babylon was destroyed.

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Extended Reading
  • Erica 2022-03-28 09:01:13

    Humanity's pursuit of love never stops. "It's like yesterday, the world's human feelings are endlessly changing. The cradle is shaking, bringing the same passion, the same joys and sorrows to mankind."

  • Elias 2022-03-26 09:01:14

    In the film, the use of filters of different shades to express different story scenes and the use of baffles to adjust the picture are now less common. The language of montage is even more literary, including Whitman's verses and some narration with the spoken word of the audio age. Language can not replace the length of 220 minutes of filming, the original version of the huge film is 480 minutes long, because modern projection equipment now only has 120 minutes of fast action, the master of editing

Intolerance quotes

  • The Mountain Girl: But touch my skirt and I'll scratch your eyes out!

  • Prince Belshazzar: [to his princess beloved] The fragrant mystery of your body is greater than the mystery of life.