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Let's take a look at the beginning of the show.
In 1667, Versailles, France, a stormy night.
Our protagonist, Louis XIV, is sleeping in bed.
In his dream, there was a scene of his mother dying.
Of course, this is not the key.
With his mother's last instructions, the young king dreamed of a magnificent palace and a beautiful woman.
He runs and spins in the palace with the beauty...
The two enjoy the joy of cloud and rain, floating like a fairy, like a madman...
At the peak of her passion, the beauty crushed an orange with her hand and squeezed the juice on his stomach...
Then with a thunderous sound, the king woke up. Seeing this, the minister hurriedly got up, and calmly wiped it for the king~
At this moment, it happened that the guards broke in from the outside and reported loudly: "There are assassins!"
A large group of people rushed to move the king to safety.
The anxious king shouted: "Let go of me! Where is brother Wang?"
As soon as the screen turned, I saw that the younger brother Wang was with his base friend at this time...
(Below is Wangdi...)
Xiao Tan admits that he is a layman, and seeing such a high-energy beginning, of course he wants to pursue it!
This is "Versailles" - the most expensive historical drama in French history, the scale is not inferior to "Game of Thrones", and the sophistication is not inferior to "Downton".
Versailles
This is a drama set in the French Louis XIV era (Bourbon Dynasty) .
The feelings of the French people for the Bourbon Dynasty are like the British people have for Victoria, and we are for the Tang Dynasty.
It is a kind of "my country once stood on the top of the world, but now it is no longer prosperous" - a mixed emotion of pride and sadness.
And Louis XIV, a contemporary of Kangxi and self-proclaimed Sun King, has an irreplaceable position in the hearts of the French people.
(Top: the king in history, bottom: the king in this play)
What kind of person is this legendary king?
Louis XIV
staunch totalitarian
At the beginning of the play, the Fourteenth Monarch clamored to build a palace, which was later known as the Palace of Versailles.
For his idea, all the people around him at the time objected in unison, and everyone thought it was Wang's whim.
But XIV was by no means a willful king, and the construction of Versailles meant the beginning of his centralization .
When it comes to centralization, we are no strangers, after all, we have been playing for thousands of years.
But in Europe, which has always been based on the feudal system, it is not so easy for the king to play centralization.
Fourteen had experienced many aristocratic rebellions in his youth, so he knew best the importance of holding power in his hands.
So not long after he took office, he began to make a big move: repair the palace, and then ordered nobles from all over the country to move in!
This process, of course, has encountered many obstacles.
In addition to trying to prevent the construction of the palace, the nobles with malicious intentions also planned various conspiracies.
(The villain aristocrats robbed the royal supplies on the official road, and also hung up the dead soldiers' bodies by killing chickens to warn the monkeys.)
The process of the young king's stabilization of power at Versailles is like fighting a large-scale Three Kingdoms killing.
The real traitor is the person closest to the king. Of course, you will never guess who he is until the last moment.
good at diplomacy and war
Let's talk about a scene that impressed the little detective very deeply~
One morning, the king and nobles rushed to a bedroom and stood in line as if they were watching a show.
And the center of the "stage" is the queen who is about to give birth!
That's right, it was not easy for a woman of that era to witness the arrival of this sacred moment in person.
And the more climax is still to come, the queen actually gave birth to a little black baby! Properly put a bright green hat on the fourteenth.
Wait, what does this have to do with diplomacy?
The difference of Fourteen is not that he is born a king, or he will be liked as a father; it is his follow-up handling of this matter.
With this hat, he successfully opened up the African trade channel.
It turned out that the African prince Annaba visited not long ago, and the queen received him...
When the "green hat" incident happened, in the face of the prince's visit again, Fourteen decided to arrange for the queen to receive him.
In terms of war, Louis XIV was no worse than Napoleon.
During this period, France can be described as "dominating Europe", and it beat almost all other countries in Europe.
However, there are few positive descriptions of war in this play, because it is positioned as a palace secret drama.
good at manipulating people
Louis XIV was good at employing people, and he knew all about the ministers around him, who was the spear and who was the shield, who was the mirror, and who was abandoned but could be reused.
In order to make his subjects "obedient", he ordered his younger brother to formulate a set of "Code of Daily Behavior in the Palace" for the nobles in the palace.
From talking, walking, eating...doing everything in detail.
And he himself is the "template" of this set of regulations.
Since then, Shi Shi's daily life has been imitated by everyone, which also deified his existence.
(The courtiers who came to watch the king get up and change clothes in the morning)
Many of the trends he led have been passed down to this day, such as high heels, silk, perfume and so on.
A literary cell
Among the many inventions of Louis XIV, the most talked about is ballet!
This king is a veritable literary youth in his bones.
During his time in power, he vigorously promoted the development of science and art.
Fourteen once said: "France may not be able to conquer the world by force, but our culture, drama and art will convince the world."
In today's view, France did.
king's younger brother
If the scout said that the show was going the "Brother CP" route, it would definitely scare away a group of people.
Indeed, one of the two brothers is a straight male stallion, and the other is a pseudo-girl gay, and they will never get together no matter what.
Therefore, the detective prefers to call it "strong brotherhood".
Although there seems to be some kind of "indescribable" revealed in the bed scene in the first episode.
(Top: Wang's words while playing with his sister-in-law. Bottom: Wang's daily role-playing with his partner)
Although the two people confessed their strength to each other every episode, and then hurt each other.
In this play, Wang Mei and Wang Di are even more beautiful.
In fact, Brother Wang has his own difficulties: in order not to block the light of Wang, he has been dressed up as a little girl since he was three months old.
(Portrait of Brother Two Hours)
This led directly to his adult sexuality.
It stands to reason that the character of the younger brother should be set off to set off the king.
But it is undeniable that he is very good in this drama.
The reason why such a setting is not annoying comes from "contrast".
Although Wang Di is picturesque in appearance, he is slightly taller than Wang in stature.
Although he is gay, he also deliberately wore women's clothes to make his brother look ugly.
But he has his own side of bravery and good combat. He personally led the army to fight on the battlefield and won victory and respect.
Brother Wang's temperament is diametrically opposed to Wang's: pure, sincere, impulsive...
From another perspective, he represents an existence beyond the control of the king.
queen's women
In this play, one of the king's hobbies is to sow seeds everywhere: with his sister-in-law, with his mistress, with the queen...
Among them, there are three most damaging views about the relationship with his sister-in-law.
(The number of times my sister-in-law sends benefits is comparable to that of Long Ma)
The king, his younger brother, and the British princess who later became his sister-in-law were childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
After adulthood, due to political needs, the princess was forced to marry the younger brother.
She became a "woman sandwiched between two men" in a real awkward position.
And Louis XIV was also famous for numerous mistresses.
This alone changed the history of France.
It is said that the Marquise de Montespan, the king's favorite mistress, had 20 rooms at Versailles, while the queen had only 11.
(schematic upper method)
The favor of the mistress made the women in the palace vie for the top position one by one.
They began to dress up desperately, and all of a sudden, they were full of tricks and competed for beauty.
This directly led to the rise of the French fashion industry, and many luxury brands were born in that era.
In addition, there are many outstanding supporting characters in this drama.
The minister Fabian who exists as the "weapon of the king", the female doctor who is quite assertive, the knight of Lorraine, the companion of the king's younger brother...
(female doctor)
The side stories of the supporting characters are also quite interesting to watch.
In short, the screenwriter and director are very good at "making the best of their strengths and circumventing their weaknesses", and they choose the ones that the audience is interested in.
However, the plot is still very consistent with historical facts , but many places have passed by.
Little Detective's review of Amway has more historical facts, I hope it can be helpful when you watch it!
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