The British BBC also participated in the drama Rome, which began with the break between Caesar and Pompeii in the late Roman Republic. Politics is undoubtedly the biggest point. From the frenzy of Gladiator (which I have always hated), in recent years, in the film industry, it should be said that during the Waterloo period of Hollywood epic, no film was not super bad-because the investment and cass were too big, both of them were super bad, and even Oliver Si Tong, a Vietnam veteran, fell down. So the appearance of Rome actually proves that it is not a matter of timing, but a matter of creativity-I think Rome is better than any Hollywood epic in recent years, better than the original Gladiator, and not worse than Cleopatra decades ago.

The appearance of "Rome" can also dispel the sentiment of British and American liberals to some extent, that is, does it imply that the United States is in the stage of transforming into an empire like the Roman Republic? Will it become the new Roman Empire? Last year, a friend came back from America. He studied engineering. He actually mentioned this problem in the chat. The degree of concern about this issue can be imagined. Of course, this is not a new problem since the end of the cold war.

In the United States, epic movies have always been very popular, but historical dramas are not very popular-this seems a bit contrary to the mainland of China. We have been calling for epic movies for a long time, and nothing seems to come out. With the title of epic, it is a freak like "The Promise", but the historical drama on TV screen has to admit that there is a certain proportion of fine products, which is better than China movies anyway.

Since Spielberg and Tom Hanks played Brothers, we have been shocked. Americans play TV plays as hard as movies. It hasn't been two years. Both the big bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie in the city have changed to watch American TV dramas, and disc stalls all over the street have services. At first glance, the routine of Rome is the same as that of Hollywood movies. The first episode was "wonderful". All the protagonists showed their faces, so that you could see them all at first sight, but I felt that they all turned their backs on you, and every detail seemed to have a conspiracy trap. So, I rushed to take care of two days 12 episodes.

Octavian

I must talk about Octavian first. Although he was only a teenager in the first season, he was not the central figure of the main character, but I just think this series must be to set off his later-Octavian was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, Augustus the Great.

The boy is very handsome, even a little sissy-this is what his mother said in the play. He loves poetry and likes reading, especially the books of Greek philosophers. Octavian's mother attiya is Caesar's niece. She is a widow and lives with her son and daughter. She tried her best to have sex in a sinister political environment. Everything she does is to protect her family and let her children climb up. She is vicious and scheming, but they are all tricks. She has no political principles at all, let alone a political mind. Actually, she's rather silly. Another feature of her is that she is very lewd. Sex is her most common weapon. Before Caesar's triumphant return to China in Gaul, attiya slept with a horse dealer and grabbed the most beautiful white horse in the city from Pompeii, so Octavian could personally deliver it to Caesar in Gaul: "When he returns to Rome, everyone will give him a gift. You will definitely impress him by walking to Gaul as a gift"-this should be the smartest move of attiya in the whole play. Octavian was attacked by Pompeii's men on the road and pulled a rickshaw as a slave. When he was rescued, he grabbed a stick and killed a bully. When he stopped the two soldiers who saved him from pursuing, he told his judgment about the confrontation between Pompeii and Caesar at that time. In fact, Caesar is waiting for Pompeii to attack first, which makes me dare not underestimate the child at all. Later, at every joint, he had a keen insight beyond his age and the adults around him. It seems that cattle people are really trained since childhood.

Warren North and the PLO

Let's talk about two Roman soldiers who saved Octavian. One is Lucius Vorenus, a centurion, and the other is titus Praf, one of his soldiers-the names of these two soldiers are placed at the top of Sina's introduction to Rome. The play is actually divided into two clues. One is the struggle between Caesar and Pompeii, and how the Roman nobles chose to take sides between them. The other is that Lucius Vorenus and titus Prov are representatives of civilians, reflecting the living conditions of ordinary people in this turbulent era. It should be said that this is also a common but tried-and-true sitcom routine. Vorenus is in favor of the Republic, but as a member of Caesar's army, Kyle Anthony, a petty officer directly under his leadership, stood on Caesar's side under economic pressure and so on. Later, he was "mixed with sand" and entered the Senate, and a civilian was promoted to the central government. On the other hand, Titus Plough has a simple concept of equality. He hated the status quo of the system in which decadent nobles controlled the country while civilians and slave workers could not enjoy their rights. He was brave, reckless and impulsive, and really fell in love with a slave girl. If he lives long enough, I think he will convert to Christianity in the future, but this seems to be inconsistent with the real historical time.

Caesar and Pompeii

The first season focuses on the struggle between Caesar and Pompeii. Together with crassus, they were called the Big Three of Rome, and crassus was the one who suppressed the slave uprising of Spartacus. Later, he died in an expedition defeat, and Caesar and Pompeii became joint consuls of the Roman Republic. After the Gaul War, Caesar's daughter and Pompeii's wife died in childbirth, and the conflict between the two giants lost its final barrier. Pompeii was older than Caesar, and became famous for building the army first. In the play, he also said that Caesar learned from himself during the war. I once saw an evaluation in an article that Pompeii was a born soldier, not a talented soldier, and Caesar was a talented soldier, not a born soldier. The war in the play can also confirm this judgment. Several important steps of Pompeii were killed by Caesar, such as first provoking Caesar and declaring Caesar an enemy of the Republic (I don't know whether the details in the play are historical or not before checking the information, but the general direction is basically in line); When Caesar marched, he retreated first on the grounds that he could not assemble his own army in time and turn Rome into an unguarded city. When the number and situation of his troops were absolutely superior, he stopped attacking and got into trouble, and was decisively defeated by Caesar in the final resistance. ...

In fact, Caesar is also more skillful than Pompeii in politics. I use eight words to describe Caesar's means-"People's hearts can be bought and people's hearts can be used". When the nobles opposed him, he bought, launched and used civilians and slaves, from strategy to strategy. The actor who plays Caesar in the play should be said to be very similar. Think of a funny plot in the comedy film Brave New World co-produced by Italy and France. The villagers in Gaul did not know that Caesar was standing in front of them. It seems that Depardieu took out a coin. By contrast, oh, it's Caesar. Caesar in the play is the most king-like, with few expressions, calm and stalwart. He almost succeeded, but he was one step short. At the end of the play, he was assassinated and died in the Senate. However, Caesar's famous lament for Brutu did not appear in the play. It is said that brutus is the illegitimate child of Caesar and his mistress, but this is not mentioned in the play. But Caesar really had an affair with Brutu's mother Seville. It was interpreted that Caesar broke off relations with Seville for the support of his wife and family, and insulted and slapped her, which led to Seville's crazy revenge. She became the key figure in Caesar's death.

Marco Anthony

Anthony didn't play much in the first season, a little more than Octavian. As one of the post-three giants of Rome, Caesar's assistant (not the anointed heir), his appearance in the first season is only a foreshadowing, and the second season is his real world. However, there are many clues in limited scenes. For example, Anthony caught a shepherdess on the road and began to have sex while a large group of soldiers were waiting, hehe; He is usually very casual with Caesar and is considered rude. Although he is a little wobbly at the critical moment, he is still loyal. He kept a lover relationship with Octavian's mother, but refused to marry her. Anthony was Caesar's student, and Caesar taught him by example. Compared with Ness, Anthony still shows a lack of calm and anxiety, especially in politics, his joints are always unpunctual. This is also the foreshadowing of an ultimate ending.

Violence and pornography

HBO is a pay channel, so the scale is relatively loose. Judging from the violent scenes, it is even worse than Gladiator, and boys with bloodthirsty hobbies will definitely enjoy it. For example, when Pompeii was killed, there was a real beheading, although it was only an illusion; When Plo was sentenced to death in the arena, Vorenus finally got out of the car to save him, and there was a very real close-up of cutting off his hands and feet. For example, King Gaul's hanging is also very meticulous. According to the classification of American movies, if it is put on the big screen, it will definitely not be spread out and needs editing.

Roman times were chaotic, and there were many erotic scenes in the drama, more than violent scenes. From the first episode, there were two sexual scenes, in which the main female characters attiya and Seville were exposed. Although the time is not long, it is hot enough and definitely belongs to the restricted level. There are also abnormal erotic expressions in the film, such as incest, Octavian and his sister have a relationship; Octavian's mother thinks he is Caesar's little lover because of his pseudo-homosexual relationship. Although he is not, from the ancient Greek tradition, it is nothing, even if a wise old man leads a teenager. With the lesbian relationship, Seville seduced Octavian's sister in revenge for Caesar, but I think this paragraph is obviously unnecessary. In fact, even if there is no sex life, the plot can be straightened out.

Lindsay Duncan, who plays Seville, is familiar with her face, and so is Octavian's mother Atia. Although I visited official website, other actors are familiar with it, only knowing that they have been on the big screen, but I still can't remember what they played. It just seems that it's not just China who takes the full screen.

other

It is often said that Americans use the power of making movies to make the whole TV series. I think it is only half right. The right part is to unify the commonness of American entertainment circle, and the wrong part is to hold the film to an absolute height. The two are equal, but they look down on TV invisibly. Rome, which cost 1 100 million dollars, was a former brother company, and now even TV dramas, which are particularly localized, have occupied our stall. ...

Let's talk about the quality of the disc. I'm a complete idiot about technology. I can't understand the technical terms after watching the discs for many years. The only thing to remind me is that the first five translations of this disc I bought are good, and the translation of the last disc behind me feels like the translation of the first episode was overturned by iciba. Fortunately, the English subtitles are very small, so they basically passed. The translation of the last episode was slow, much better than the last episode, but