The film is 158 minutes long, which seems a bit long and procrastinating. The picture is not as grand as I expected, and the shock is not as good as expected, but overall it is still a movie worth watching. I just read George Orwell's "Animal Farm" a few days ago, and I watched this "Joan of Arc" today. It is inevitable to make some comparisons between the two. Personally, I feel that in this film The Joan of Arc shown in "Animal Farm" is somewhat similar to the stallion "Boxer" in "Animal Farm": loyal and stupid, brave and reckless, blind and almost crazy worship (Joan of Arc worships God, Boxer worships leader), and both have a tragic end: betrayal and perdition. I have little talent and knowledge, and don't know much about Joan of Arc in history. I only know that she is a heroine and a female warrior. The role of Joan of Arc in this "Joan of Arc" seems to be more like a "woman madman": she worships God madly, she is madly loyal to the king, she has some military acumen, but after all, she is not brave and resourceful . Originally, I felt sympathy and regret for Joan of Arc in history being burned to death, but when I watched this film, I didn’t feel anything when I saw the burning at the end-I think this is the film’s lack of appeal. Are the hallucinations in Joan of Arc's mind really related to God? Or was it just a hallucination because she was carried away by hatred? Joan of Arc in the film is actually an avenger in the name of God - and she doesn't know it. Joan of Arc in the film seems to think that God is on the side of King Charles VII of France, but what kind of monarch is Charles VII portrayed in the film? He is stupid, incompetent, weak, lazy, selfish, ask, would God support such an emperor? (Speaking of rulers, the novel "Animal Farm" made me think about one thing: all the ruling classes don't really care about people's livelihood, they only care about their rights and interests, but even so, Charles VII can't It is a good monarch, but I have to say that he has a good think tank, and he listens to the think tank very much.) From this point of view, the tragedy of Joan of Arc is inevitable. However, is Joan of Arc in history a heroine with both wisdom and courage, or a downright madwoman? I have no way of knowing. Philosopher Russell famously said: "War does not determine who is right - only who is left."
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