―――Han Xi
is not every strong woman insulated from love? So what exactly is this insulator?
The film "Golden Age" tells the history of an absolute strong woman. Although it is only a short fragment, it can definitely cover the career and emotional experience of this woman in her life.
The film is divided into three parts. The first part is about the choice of love, the second part is the collapse of a conspiracy, and the third part is of course the naval battle that concerns Britain's becoming a powerful country. But behind these three parts of the plot, themes such as emotions, politics and religion are the potential motivations, lingering and powerful.
As a woman, the first thing that all viewers think of is her emotional problem. This ideology is an objective evaluation of women from a certain angle, but it is also a denial of women's social status. A woman's life is devoted to love and should stay away from war and even politics. But Elizabeth is precisely a political woman who dominates England. Therefore, as a woman of social standards, she is lack of emotion, and people's primary understanding of her is also political. Marriage has become an adjunct to this politics.
After the era of "Bloody Mary", Elizabeth ushered in an era of freedom and peace, although not strong, but peaceful and peaceful. However, Europe at that time was still dominated by the ideology of the integration of politics and religion. The freedom of the New England was obviously not acceptable to the church, so a political marital farce was born.
It is already unacceptable for a woman to have no husband, so marriage is a must, but behind this election is the power of religion and politics. The queen's choice of her husband is obviously not personal, but determines the future political direction of this country. For a woman, this kind of marriage is obviously tragic, so there is a mentality of rejection in the queen's heart towards the marriage itself. At this time, the emergence of Duke Water, who represents freedom and full of wildness, has undoubtedly become the Queen's most powerful supporter. Marriage means surrendering to the political and religious system of the European continent, so the queen chose to give up, and the direct manifestation of this arrogance in the film is to support the Duke of Water.
This should emphasize the philosophical thinking of Westerners. Different from the persistence of the Loess civilization in the East, the West pays attention to a blue ocean civilization, whose essence lies in exploration, and its manifestation lies in colonization. Therefore, Duke Water’s exploration of America and Africa is undoubtedly the same as that of Spain at that time. A huge conflict of interest, and the Queen's support for the Duke of Water is a break with Spain, and thus the entire Europe. Such a choice was quite risky for the peaceful England who had just taken power at that time, but it can also be seen from this that Elizabeth's vision for the future of England was the same as a man's ambition in her heart, so, Her choice is not a personal emotional factor, but a strategic consideration of national development.
Marriage selection ended in a farce, so the second part of the film appeared, which was the defeat of Mary's restoration conspiracy. This is completely a dirty political conspiracy, which not only made Elizabeth even tougher after making a painful decision, but also put Mary on the stage of tragedy. The empty shot was obviously a betrayal of Mary, so Spain was able to invade England for the most reliable reason, and the simple Mary inevitably became a political victim. It can be said that this seemingly unsuccessful conspiracy is proceeding in the direction it should have happened. The film quickly enters the third part, the naval battle that determines the fate of England.
We can see that whether it is a marriage or an assassination conspiracy, they actually set the stage for the final war. The marriage has become a display of the conflict, and the assassination has naturally become the fuse of the war. The three parts of the film are actually the same thing. matter. As for the character of Elizabeth, her greatest achievement is to turn England into an empire "the sun never sets". The establishment of its status is also this naval battle, so the focus of the film is also the end point, which is naturally placed on this naval battle, because Its victory is significant and historic.
As mentioned earlier, the Queen’s support for the Duke of Water has a considerable political significance. In the film, the Queen also has an emotional dependence on Water. Of course, due to her strength, the Duke of Water is unacceptable, but This is obviously a rumor of a wild history, and it is also a guide to the queen's female identity in the film, so you don't have to take it seriously. But objectively speaking, Walter carries a kind of European freedom and power, as well as ambition. It is not so much the queen's love for this character. More than the queen's love for this temperament, it is not difficult for us to understand the queen from this point. The origin of the tough personality, therefore, the line of love not only enriches the queen's femininity, but also assists the queen's political strategy, which has an obvious dual role. As for the fragility and jealousy in this love, it is entirely the emotional need of watching movies.
Queen Elizabeth undoubtedly made outstanding contributions to the development of England. At that time, during the Renaissance, the yearning for freedom, the ambition for the unknown, the protection of Protestantism and the spirit of non-submission all made England eventually become a world power.
Han Xi
2008-2-13 in Tongzhou
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