The longest day, the rich are the rich

Kamille 2021-12-22 08:01:08

The black-and-white film cost record held by this film was not broken until Schindler's list, not to mention that it was the US dollar in 1961... It is still very scary considering inflation. The first great thing is that most of them were shot in real scenes. When the four uncles filmed "Saving Private Ryan", it was said that they couldn't use real scenes, let alone "Brothers". The second great thing is that there are so many aerial shots and panoramas. Although Americans look no different after 40 years, Hollywood has developed more close-ups and handheld cameras for about 40 years. Others should be taken 40 years ago. All have been photographed.

The experience of watching "The Longest Day" is very interesting, regardless of how the so-called "historical age" is more important than the "historical age", and regardless of how a film almost involving US President Eisenhower is implemented in the United States The mainstream ideology of the world hegemon, let’s just say that when the audience memorizes "Brother Company" or "Saving Private Ryan" like me, the interrelationship between the films becomes interesting. It was so kind to see the brothers of the 101st Airborne Division in the film, and even more kind to see the village where D Day was shot down. Of course, this is a movie with no characters. Big names such as John Wayne can of course be recognized at a glance, but his style is not a colonel, but Patton himself...Of course there is also Lord Henry Fonda, who smokes cigarettes. Yes, hahaha.

Of course, speaking of the text of the film, it is really messy. Trying to make a panoramic display, the result is not clear in detail, regardless of priority. The film can be divided into three parts, Britain-United States-Germany, and perhaps the French resistance organization is four parts, parallel and intertwined resulting in a nearly 3 An hour-long blockbuster film, but to be honest, the strategic aspect and the portrayal of leaders are obviously inferior to the revolutionary historical blockbuster in our country, and the writing of war itself is obviously beyond the reach of such films as "Brothers". Naturally, we couldn't ask too much for 1962, and the movie audiences at that time probably still remembered how World War II was. The rich are the rich. Sean Connery can only play a small American soldier. What do you say is impossible to happen. Hahaha.

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Extended Reading
  • Margarita 2022-04-21 09:02:29

    It depicts the first day of the Normandy landing in detail, with a large wide-angle hand-held close-up, and Hollywood all-stars joining in. It is a classic of black and white war movies.

  • Hortense 2021-12-22 08:01:08

    Compared with the distant bridge fifteen years later, choosing Normandy will limit your narrative. First of all, this is a victory. Retelling the history of major victory in the posture of a historical victor will inevitably be overwhelmed with positive emotions (even if the film inserts several Allied defeats to balance), the overall slowness and slack of the opponent cannot effectively reflect me. The morale of the side war. Secondly, when the panoramic narrative reaches a certain level, the narrative will be interrupted due to the loss of one and the other: the audience just started to empathize, and soon turned to other places and was delayed. This is true of almost all Stars & Wars movies. The more stars in this film are more prominent... But some small bridge sections that have nothing to do with the big scene are very well-conceived: the airborne wall clock, two echoes, and the enemy and us are not met. "He's dead, I'm lame, you can't find North". Three and a half.

The Longest Day quotes

  • Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Vandervoort: You can't give the enemy a break. Send him to hell.

  • Flight Officer David Campbell: He's dead. I'm crippled. You're lost. Do you suppose it's always like that? I mean war.