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❶ 《暮光之城》影評
這部電影，有讓我感到很詫異的地方。
當我看到愛德華漸漸走近陽光，他不是灰飛煙滅而是散發著鑽石般的光芒，那時候的他真的很像天使，我感到詫異；
當我看到愛德華把貝拉帶到房間，只是讓她好好端詳自己的房間，讓她聽聽他喜歡的音樂，毫無保留地讓她去了解自己，然後像彼得潘一樣帶她飛出窗外，我感到詫異；
當我看到愛德華像羅密歐一樣在夜半無人時爬進窗只是吻了貝拉，然後他陪她聊天直到她睡著，我感到詫異。
接著我深思起來，突然懂了，我為什麼會看了這部電影之後會為它痴迷。
它只是在描述一種已離我們漸行漸遠的東西，一種叫做愛情的東西。
它就像吸血鬼一樣，也許曾經存在過，但現在，它只存活在故事裡，現實中遍尋不到。
其實愛德華不是不想，也不是不行，為了不傷害心愛的貝拉，不管是作為男人的慾望還是吸血鬼的本性他都一並克制住了。
在這個物慾橫流，信仰迷失的時代，就像愛德華讀到的人們的心思那樣，充滿了money、sex、money、sex... ...
你可以想像會有像愛德華這樣的男子存在嗎？這個機率得萬份之一再平方多少萬次啊！
找一個懂得用上半身愛你而不僅是下半身愛你的男人是那麼的難。
也許，越得不到，越嚮往。
很多人在最青澀的年華曾經相信愛情，也曾像貝拉，在飯堂里課桌前操場上偷偷注視著對方，
當他的目光迎上來，又立即扭過頭去，心裡慌得像打鼓；
裝作視若無睹的走過，眼睛的餘光卻總是飄移在他常坐的座位、課間活動他常呆的角落、他自行車常擺的位置；
也曾像愛德華，故意放慢自己的腳步，等想等的那個人走上來，好不容易搭上話
一有同學走過來，話都沒說完就立即走開；
等到彼此終於有機會說上話，不是吞吞吐吐像個傻瓜就是說了一堆沒有中心思想且毫無邏輯性可言的話，或者反復跟對方說我們不該做朋友保持距離比較好，回頭又忍不住去找對方… …
是什麼讓這些最初的美好漸變了顏色？
出到社會我們都面目全非，現實逐漸將憧憬掩埋
我們嘲笑瓊瑤式言情好像我們不曾追看過
我們嘲笑對完美愛情的期盼好像我們不曾期盼過
我們嘲笑傳統專一的感情老土過時好像我們不曾嚮往過。
也許，嘲笑，是因為得不到。
我們被現實教導相信愛情不如相信人民幣，我們最初對愛情和婚姻的設定在現實里漸漸退讓和扭曲
我們不得不接受審美是會疲勞的、變心是一定的、小三存在即是合理的、要寬容感情的背叛因為現實里沒有完美、
偶爾放縱一下也無妨因為青春如此短暫等等諸如此類的觀點，以致於我們看到完美的一對總暗暗揣測背後一定有不可告人的秘密，然後心裡說走著瞧吧看你們撐得了多少年。
我們總是用慣性思維思考著問題，用世俗的眼光去看世界，我問我自己，為什麼言情片一定要有床上戲？
為什麼吸血鬼在陽光下一定得灰飛煙滅而不可以發出鑽石般的光芒？
為什麼愛情不可以是獨占而唯一的？誰又不曾期盼過專一而長久的愛情？
難道抱著這樣想法的女人就是感情觀落伍過份天真幼稚註定被嘲笑？
是我們的感情觀出了問題還是現在社會的價值觀出了問題？
據說這部電影的原版小說去年賣得比《哈利波特》還火，這一次，男女主人公像東方人一樣含蓄、傳統地去愛，
一個西方的愛情故事表現得如此純粹干凈，那些被我們嗤之以鼻的瓊瑤式言情，
在歐美竟能掀起如此狂熱的浪潮！他們居然也會嚮往愛了幾百年仍要愛下去，只愛那一個，就愛那一個，死了都要愛，這樣一點存在感都沒有的愛情！
當我們把對愛情所有最單純美好的期盼統統拋諸腦後，對西方八十年代盛行的性解放趨之若鶩的時候，
西方正把我們八十年代流行的瓊瑤式言情奉若神明，他們把這個被我們調侃為「連晉江上三流言情都不如」的愛情故事，咀嚼得津津有味。
現在我因為懂了這部電影而為這部電影更加痴迷，於是決定繼續再看一遍！
❷ 電影《肖申克的救贖》 英語 觀後感 字數 200左右
I have never seen such an amazing film since I saw The Shawshank Redemption. Shawshank encompasses friendships, hardships, hopes, and dreams. And what is so great about the movie is that it moves you, it gives you hope. Even though the circumstances between the characters and the viewers are quite different, you don't feel that far removed from what the characters are going through. It is a simple film, yet it has an everlasting message. Frank Darabont didn't need to put any kind of outlandish special effects to get us to love this film, the narration and the acting does that for him. Why this movie didn't win all seven Oscars is beyond me, but don't let that sway you to not see this film, let its ranking on the IMDb's top 250 list sway you, let your friends recommendation about the movie sway you. Set aside a little over two hours tonight and rent this movie. You will finally understand what everyone is talking about and you will understand why this is my all time favorite movie. 二、《肖申克的救贖》的影評 The story may sound simple, but the truth behind the words is remarkable. When I heard the name of the film first time, I considered the Shawshank to be a man』 name, but in face it is a jail—— hell in the world. Not only for the inhumanity of the jailors——they behaved brutally; but also for the jail gnawed at people』 heart by keeping them waiting and waiting as life passed. It seemed that only those utterly worthless people who gave up everything could survive. That』s where the story happened. The part impressed me most is when Andy got out of the jai. He extended his arms in front of him in the heavy rain as if he were welcoming the fresh air and the freedom. At that moment, I saw the faith win the darkness, discharging light dazzling the eyes in the dark blue sky. Under the light, I could feel my recreant innermost being shivering as his voice said: 「Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies!」 That』s why I like this film: it encourages people to fight to preserve the dignity of human beings, to appreciate the beauty of life, and the most important is to keep hope forever. He once that is born, that is die. Everyone is the same. The only difference is whether busy living or busy dying. The film tells me even a man can live once, but if he keeps faith, keeps hope and works his life right, then once is enough. The faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark, the hope is the chief happiness that this world affords, and the life should be full of the singing of the bird and the happiness hope brings. " What』s that do you think? It』s the trembling of the heart, the singing of the mind, the flying of the soul and the hope to be free.」 這個故事也許看似簡單，但是其中的道理卻是發人深思的。我第一次聽到這電影的名字時，曾以為「肖申克」是個人名，但事實上它是一所監獄的名字--鯊堡。說它是人間地獄，不僅那裡獄卒殘暴，獄霸橫行，而且它還侵蝕著人的心靈。生命在漫漫無期的等待中消逝，似乎只有那些行屍走肉般放棄了所有的人才能夠活下去。 這就是故事的開始。最讓我感動的是安迪逃出牢獄時候的情景。大雨滂沱之中他伸出手臂似乎在迎接新鮮空氣和自由。此刻，我看見自信戰勝了黑暗，其光芒照亮了深藍天空中的眼睛。在此光輝下，我可以感覺到自己那顆怯懦的心在顫抖，似乎在說：記住，希望是好東西，也許是人間至善，而美好的東西永遠不會消逝。 它激勵人們為人類的尊嚴而斗爭，為生命的美麗而感恩，最重要的是它讓我們永懷希望。這就是我喜歡這部電影的原因。 有出生，就會有死亡，人人均是如此。唯一不同的是--忙著活，還是勞碌死。電影告訴我們，雖然人只能活一次，但是如果帶著信心和希望好好地活，一次也就足夠了。信心就像在黎明前看到曙光的鳥，而希望則是這個世界給我們的最重要的禮物，生命應該充滿鳥兒的歌聲和希望帶來的快樂。 你認為如何你呢？我想這是心房的跳舞，思想的歌唱，靈魂的翱翔，以及對自由的渴望。 三、Have you ever known a famous experiment of the flea? In my point of view, I think it has some commons with the film Shawshank Redemption. First I'd like to introce the experiment. It was an experiment about the flea. A zoologist put some fleas in a glass cylinder,then used a piece of glass to cover it. At first every flea did all it can in jumping. It must be painful.So after several times,they jumped a little lower,in case of knocking the glass.After three days,when the zoologist took off the glass,he found that no flea would jump out of the glass cylinder.Why? Because they got used to jump gently. We can find the glass is a visible prison to the fleas,but they build an invisible prison for themselves after three days. The same with the film,the characters like the fleas in a visible prison which is called Shawshank. There are three characters made a deep impression on me. They are Andy 、 Red and Brooks. Though they are the same in the visible prison,they are different .The difference between them is whether there located an invisible prison in their heart. Brooks who lives in the Shawshank for fifty years.He likes the flea in the experiment,when he gets the chance to leave Shanwshank, he chooses to threaten his mates in order to stay in Shanwshank. But he fails,his only hope is broken.During the fifty years,he builds an invisible prison for himself. I remember the first time I watched this film was in my senior high school,and I still remember that I cried hard when I saw Brooks hung himself.At that time I thought it's the fault of the society,but now I think it's the fault of the invisible prison.Red's words proves my point:"Man's been here fifty years. This place is all he knows. In here, he's an important man, an ecated man. A librarian. Out there, he's nothing but a used up old con with arthritis in both hands. Couldn't even get a library card if he applied. You see what I'm saying?」「Believe what you want. These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. After long enough, you get so you depend on 'em. That's "institutionalized."」 It is the "institutionalized" put Brooks into the invisible prison.He has no hope in the invisible prison,life becomes meaningless.He gets dying. Red,is an man who can break his invisible prison.He is another kind of flea. At first he likes Brooks,he build an invisible for himself.He told Andy that hope is a dangerous thing,hope can drive a man insane,it's got no use the inside,you』d better get used to that idea.At that time,he has already built the invisible prison and broke his hope.He couldn't hack it on the outside.Been in here too long, he is an institutional man now.Like old Brooks Hatlen was.In the prison he is the guy who get it for the others.Out there, he wouldn't know where to begin. But Andy's word influences him"get busy living,or get busy dying."At that time,Red picks up his hope which breaks the invisible prison.When a man has the courage to break the invisible one,let alone the visible one.At the end of film,Red get out of the Shawshank and has a new life in the society with his hope! Red,may short of the word"redemption",and he redeems himself. Andy who is the hero in this film.And he is an amazing flea! There is no prison in his mind.Shawshank is the visible prison which seems very sturdy .But he just uses a small hammer to dig a hole,then he breaks the prison.19 years is a long time! But to Andy,his hope supports him so that he can ignore the time! As the famous sentence goes hope can set you free.I think another different between Andy and the others is that he never has an invisible one in his heart.From the beginning to the end,he is free in his mind.That's why he can do what the others cannot do! During the 19 years,he holds his hope,he still remember the hight which he can reach. The three man are three different kinds of fleas.The fleas tells us not to be prisoned in the invisible prisons and remember hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. We should set us free with our hopes!Let's break the invisible prison! 給你幾個，你可以綜合一下。
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❸ 仲夏夜魔法800字影評
距離第一次接觸這部電影已經過去了將近一周的時間，我的內心也從無比興奮的喜悅逐漸的緩和了許多。雖然每天還是要不定時的循環幾遍電影中的歌曲，不禁沉浸在這魔法與歌聲的世界中。由於實在是按捺不住內心中對於這部作品的喜愛，於是決定將我在豆瓣的第一篇影評獻給這部可愛的作品——仲夏夜魔法《Strange Magic》。
關於劇情方面的分析還有細節的評定在此也就不多說些什麼了，但是我可以自豪的說我對電影中的很多片段估計也是看了有五六遍以上，於是在了解了劇情與台詞的同時甚至有了更多時間去關注舉手投足間那些隱約可見的驚喜。
記憶深刻的不光是角色們細致入微的表情，還記得Boggy與Marianne第二次見面時的打鬥場景，兩個人的花式秀恩愛也是讓很多人心潮澎湃。不過在後面Roland綁架了Dawn而二人協力的時候，可以清楚地發現其實那把法杖之中也是藏有一把鋒利的寶劍。這也是側面表現了Boggy對Marianne無時無刻的紳士風度——禮讓。
更多的還是希望各位可以去電影里體會，每個角色的小動作與小表情都是被表現的淋漓盡致。然而單純就劇情方面嘛，這部作品也不是完美的，雖然有些梗也算是有些老套，還有對於Dawn的不明不白的感情處理，但是總的來說主線劇情還是貫穿了整部電影達到了很好的效果。關於Dawn的感情線部分，由於一直以來妹妹似乎是一個見一個愛一個的角色，但是Sunny一直陪在她的身邊，所以我的理解是妹妹並沒有意識到自己一直依賴而且喜歡Sunny，直到Sunny跑來抱住受驚的女孩時Dawn或許不自覺的意識到自己喜歡上了對方。以上當然純屬個人臆想，不過估計也是電影大概想要表達的意思吧？
作為一個對動畫一直擁有無限熱情的傢伙，我也算是看過了大部分的動畫電影，尤其是歐美這塊的風格模式也大概有了一定的了解。說到得到了愛情卻並不一定擁有帥氣外表的男主們，不禁可以想到最為有名的綠色大怪物Shrek《怪物史萊克》，他憑著一身鄉土氣息和奇怪的陋習卻因為英雄般的作為贏得了公主的芳心——甚至讓公主也與自己同化了外貌23333。
另一位也是作為反派存在的男主角Megamind《超級大壞蛋》，雖然顏還是可以但是那個碩大的藍色腦袋也是猶如變種阿凡達一般倍感不和諧。與女主的感情線是由於長時間的理解二人早已對對對方熟悉不過，但是在變換外貌的戀愛中，雖然愛情上有了些插曲但他也是作為英雄拯救了城市也得到了女主的傾慕。還有前陣子的異色風情的動畫生命之書里的瀝青死神，那個被嫉妒的綠焰包圍的Xiablba《The book of life》，也是在昔日情人的請求下變得服帖可愛。
論長相，他們也都不是傳統意義上的帥哥，但是性格方面的可愛卻很好的彌補了他們那並不突出的顏值。同意義上，我們的沼澤王bog也是如此，雖然作為國王，身材身高嗓音都是沒的說，而且唱歌這么好聽，性格溫柔作風紳士，但是乍一看驚悚的外表卻讓人敬而遠之。不過在與自己氣味相投的女主Marianne相處後，他變得溫柔起來，一貫的刀子嘴豆腐心而且對女主更是呵護有加。所以最終二人才能坦然的接受了對方的感情，合二為一。
總的來說，也是我唯一想說的，不管外表如何，每個人都值得被愛。也正如影片的開頭所引導的那句話——Everybody deserves to be loved。不了解的或許可怕，但是一旦了解卻又發現是如此的可愛。感謝盧卡斯帶來的這部讓人眼前一亮而且重建了心中價值觀與社會觀的電影，雖然可惜在國外的票房與口碑都有些不盡人意，但是這部讓我們不禁滿滿溢出了少女之心與萌點聚集的電影也真的為我們帶來了歡樂。希望可以引進中國，因為這是一部值得被人愛與教會大家如何愛人的好作品~
❹ 肖申克的救贖 英語影評2000字
《肖申克的救贖》的影評
The story may sound simple, but the truth behind the words is remarkable. When I heard the name of the film first time, I considered the Shawshank to be a man』 name, but in face it is a jail——a hell in the world. Not only for the inhumanity of the jailors——they behaved brutally; but also for the jail gnawed at people』 heart by keeping them waiting and waiting as life passed. It seemed that only those utterly worthless people who gave up everything could survive. That』s where the story happened.
The part impressed me most is when Andy got out of the jai. He extended his arms in front of him in the heavy rain as if he were welcoming the fresh air and the freedom. At that moment, I saw the faith win the darkness, discharging light dazzling the eyes in the dark blue sky. Under the light, I could feel my recreant innermost being shivering as his voice said: 「Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies!」
That』s why I like this film: it encourages people to fight to preserve the dignity of human beings, to appreciate the beauty of life, and the most important is to keep hope forever. He once that is born, that is die. Everyone is the same. The only difference is whether busy living or busy dying. The film tells me even a man can live once, but if he keeps faith, keeps hope and works his life right, then once is enough. The faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark, the hope is the chief happiness that this world affords, and the life should be full of the singing of the bird and the happiness hope brings. " What』s that do you think? It』s the trembling of the heart, the singing of the mind, the flying of the soul and the hope to be free.」
這個故事也許看似簡單，但是其中的道理卻是發人深思的。我第一次聽到這電影的名字時，曾以為「肖申克」是個人名，但事實上它是一所監獄的名字--鯊堡。說它是人間地獄，不僅那裡獄卒殘暴，獄霸橫行，而且它還侵蝕著人的心靈。生命在漫漫無期的等待中消逝，似乎只有那些行屍走肉般放棄了所有的人才能夠活下去。
這就是故事的開始。最讓我感動的是安迪逃出牢獄時候的情景。大雨滂沱之中他伸出手臂似乎在迎接新鮮空氣和自由。此刻，我看見自信戰勝了黑暗，其光芒照亮了深藍天空中的眼睛。在此光輝下，我可以感覺到自己那顆怯懦的心在顫抖，似乎在說：記住，希望是好東西，也許是人間至善，而美好的東西永遠不會消逝。
它激勵人們為人類的尊嚴而斗爭，為生命的美麗而感恩，最重要的是它讓我們永懷希望。這就是我喜歡這部電影的原因。
有出生，就會有死亡，人人均是如此。唯一不同的是--忙著活，還是勞碌死。電影告訴我們，雖然人只能活一次，但是如果帶著信心和希望好好地活，一次也就足夠了。信心就像在黎明前看到曙光的鳥，而希望則是這個世界給我們的最重要的禮物，生命應該充滿鳥兒的歌聲和希望帶來的快樂。
你認為如何你呢？我想這是心房的跳舞，思想的歌唱，靈魂的翱翔，以及對自由的渴望。
❺ 暮光之城影評
《暮色-twilight》 《暮光之城》講述了一對苦命鴛鴦的愛情故事，17歲的伊莎貝拉·斯旺是有智慧有氣質、廣受歡迎的少女，因為母親的再婚，她將自己流放到了福克斯（Forks）這個偏僻且終年陰雨的小鎮上，結識了一個神秘 的同班男同學愛德華·卡倫，這個男同學來自一個「素食」的吸血鬼家族，可是貝拉身上的特殊香氣吸引著他——他一聞到就想吸她的血，可又為了愛而拚命壓抑自己的慾望，不顧一切保護她，且書的後部分與家人同想殺她的吸血鬼戰斗。 她怎麼也想不到，就是這個抉擇，讓她與他相遇在命運的十字路口。眼神交會的那一瞬，彼此之間已經明白，等待他們的，除了幸福的誘惑，還有危險的深淵。互相傾心的兩人，在愛情與危險間擺盪，一起度過新鮮而刺激的每一天，就像久違的陽光一樣，灑落在浪漫的暮光之城。 就是在幸福緩慢地前進，波瀾伺機而動。當一個脆弱的少女要融入一個非常人世界時，她所面對的危險，遠比與善良的魔鬼接吻艱難得多。在經歷了白天美好之後的暮色時分，這段跌宕起伏的冒險故事，此時才剛剛拉開序幕。 作者將主人公青春期的情感困惑與撲朔迷離的感情糾葛刻畫得真切細膩，絲絲入扣的描寫與洗練優雅的文字喚起了讀者的無盡想像，亦真亦幻的故事和曲折詭異的情節激起了讀者持續不斷的閱讀沖動。在沁人心脾的溫存與纏綿之中，讀者見證了青春的璀璨，初戀的美好，也見證了理智與情感的搏鬥、靈魂與肉體的掙扎…… 《新月-new moon》 愛德華深深迷上貝拉，也喜歡上了她身上獨特的香味。無奈歡樂時光總是短暫的，在她十八歲生日派對上，貝拉不慎割傷了胳膊，流淌的鮮血勾起了愛德華家人嗜血的本性。為了保護自己心愛的人，愛德華和他的家族離開了福克斯小鎮。 愛德華走後，貝拉的世界徹底坍塌了，她開始嘗試各種冒險的行徑，因為她發現，只要她一做危險的事情，愛德華的聲音就會出現在她的腦海里。貝拉自虐式的瘋狂舉動卻沒有喚回愛德華。這時，年少不羈的雅各布出現在她蒼白的世界裡，他雖知貝拉心中另有他人，還是深情地陪伴、保護著她。一個是堅如磐石的冰冷異類，一個是熱情似火的炙熱狼人，貝拉將如何抉擇……為了獲得更加真切的愛德華聲音的回響，貝拉決定懸崖跳水，可是她根本不會跳水，幸好被雅各布發現並及時救起。然而一個錯誤——愛麗絲的預知術不能預見與狼人有關的未來。在羅莎莉告訴愛德華這個噩耗後，愛德華誤認為貝拉已跳海身亡，承受不了如此突如其來的巨大打擊，他決定將一切作一個了斷——去挑釁沃爾圖里家族。 沃爾圖里家族是比卡萊爾家族還古老的吸血鬼家族。他們居住在義大利的一座老城，有著完善的家族系統和各異的靈異能力。在貝拉和愛麗絲趕到後，沃爾圖里家族的三位權高位重的領導人之一阿羅對貝拉產生了濃厚的興趣…… 暮色漸漸隱退，等待他們的是天邊昭示著最漆黑的夜的一彎新月，貝拉和愛德華會墜入這萬劫不復的黑暗世界嗎？他們能夠在生命終點前搶回比自己還珍貴的對方，一起拯救這世間最令人心動的愛情嗎？ 領略剪不斷、理還亂的生死奇緣，《新月》將讀者帶進比普通青春類小說更加神奇多元的世界，讀者與其說是陪伴貝拉度過了她人生中第一段最黑暗的時期，不如說是藉助梅爾的妙筆在魔幻世界裡經歷了一次現實生活中不可能存在的愛情體驗。愛德華的掙扎、貝拉對愛情的訴求以及雅各布對真愛的渴望三種張力貫穿小說始終，很好地詮釋了愛情永恆的主題。梅爾以她獨特的筆法和天才的能力掌控著讀者的心跳，多情的讀者難免和貝拉一起，或是凝神屏息，或是潸然淚下。 《月食-eclipse》 即將中學畢業的貝拉陷入兩難的境地：她要在愛德華和雅各布中選擇一個戀人，而這個選擇極有可能引發卡倫家族和狼人族群之間的一場血腥戰爭……熱血沸騰的貝拉寧願選擇死亡以便與愛德華長相廝守，但是在他們結婚之前，愛德華不允許她這樣做。另一方面，雅各布的介入讓他們兩人的感情亮起紅燈，貝 拉在探望受傷的雅各布時，雅各布竟將她帶到野外，乘機向她表白愛意，並不顧她的意願強吻了她。這被逼的一吻深印在貝拉心中，對於雅各布的感情，貝拉已經理不清了。 當貝拉為選擇戀人而備受痛苦煎熬的時候，她發現有人從她的房間偷了東西，目的是要循著上面的氣味嗅出她的所在之處。貝拉將過去種種意外聯系起來，終於明白維多利亞正是操控一切的幕後主腦。為了替死去的詹姆斯復仇，維多利亞正糾集一夥幫凶——強大而無知的新生吸血鬼——匆匆趕往福克斯，對愛德華和貝拉的生命造成了莫大的威脅。卡倫家族決定聯合狼人族群去應對共同的敵人。 冰與火的矛盾不可調和，在愛與犧牲的天平上，貝拉發現她所要奉獻的不只是靈魂…… 當你可以永生不死，你該為什麼而活？《月食》揭開那漆黑的面紗，展現出靈與肉的掙扎。勢不兩立的卡倫家族和狼人族群之間的矛盾該如何解決？是天使般善良的愛德華與玻璃般易碎的貝拉步上了婚姻的神壇，攜手走進伊甸園，還是與貝拉青梅竹馬的雅各布和她過上了平凡的人間生活？從日夜交替的《暮色》，經歷過《新月》的心碎和《月食》的神傷之後，讀者心中的疑團會在《破曉》時分逐一破解，而錯綜復雜的真相也終將在《午夜陽光》中撥雲見日。 《破曉-breaking dawn》 當生命是你所能給予自己摯愛的人 ，你怎麼可能不把生命獻給他呢？ 破曉的一切時，你怎麼可能不把生命獻給他呢？對於貝拉來說，無可救葯地愛上愛德華之後，生活既像是充滿甜蜜的幻想，又像是深不可測的可怕夢魘。不管她作出什麼樣的抉擇，都將牽動著兩個族群的命運。從兩人第一次牽手的那一刻起，貝拉和愛德華就明白對方是自己要找的另一半，愛情就像雨後的陽光一樣溫潤著他們的靈魂。幸福讓人覺得溫暖，卻又讓人如履薄冰。來自於不同世界的兩個人的禁忌之愛，像狂躁的風暴蹂躪折磨著兩顆脆弱的心。既然貝拉勇敢地做出決定，一連串空前的驚人事件便隨之展開，在這動盪的一年，誘惑與沖突將帶領她走向最後的關鍵時刻。貝拉飄舞的心緒終將情歸何處？她與愛德華、雅各布三人的最後命運又將會如何？最後，當貝拉和愛德華最終走向了婚姻的殿堂之後，雅各布最後也找到了他的終生伴侶——貝拉和愛德華的女兒，這是怎麼樣的奇怪而又順理成章呢？貝拉在強大的黑暗勢力來犯時，又能否守護自己的女兒呢？有如漫漫長夜之後的破曉，這段驚心動魄、千回百轉的羅曼史最終迎來了令人驚訝、屏息的結局。 《午夜陽光-midnight sun》 以愛德華的角度重述《暮色》中的內容。梅爾以細膩的心思，溫柔唯美的筆鋒深層刻畫了愛德華這一角色。而因為男主角擁有讀心的能力，而更加形象具體的展現了Bella初到福克斯小鎮的點點滴滴。為讀者展現出更加形象具體真實的愛德華。 注釋：因有人未經作者允許擅自在網上發布《midnight sun》的前12章手稿，作者決定暫停創作。作者表示她要等到大家差不多把這本書忘記的時候再繼續創作，但那時的內容情節可能會和現在的手稿有所不同。
❻ 暮光之城的電影介紹、影評
小說《暮光之城》，作者是美國女作家斯蒂芬妮·梅爾（Stephenie Meyer），故事描寫的是中學生貝拉與青春帥氣的吸血鬼愛德華的浪漫愛情故事。僅在美國本土，《暮光之城》系列的銷量就已超過5000萬冊，全球銷量則突破8500萬冊。改編自小說的電影的上映，更是在全球掀起了新一輪魔幻熱潮。
內容簡介
《暮色-twilight》 《暮光之城》講述了一對苦命鴛鴦的愛情故事，17歲的伊莎貝拉·斯旺是有智慧有氣質、廣受歡迎的少女，因為母親的再婚，她將自己流放到了福克斯（Forks）這個偏僻且終年陰雨的小鎮上，結識了一個神秘暮色的同班男同學愛德華·卡倫，這個男同學來自一個「素食」的吸血鬼家族，可是貝拉身上的特殊香氣吸引著他——他一聞到就想吸她的血，可又為了愛而拚命壓抑自己的慾望，不顧一切保護她，且書的後部分與家人同想殺她的吸血鬼戰斗。 她怎麼也想不到，就是這個抉擇，讓她與他相遇在命運的十字路口。眼神交會的那一瞬，彼此之間已經明白，等待他們的，除了幸福的誘惑，還有危險的深淵。互相傾心的兩人，在愛情與危險間擺盪，一起度過新鮮而刺激的每一天，就像久違的陽光一樣，灑落在浪漫的暮光之城。 就是在幸福緩慢地前進，波瀾伺機而動。當一個脆弱的少女要融入一個非常人世界時，她所面對的危險，遠比與善良的魔鬼接吻艱難得多。在經歷了白天美好之後的暮色時分，這段跌宕起伏的冒險故事，此時才剛剛拉開序幕。 作者將主人公青春期的情感困惑與撲朔迷離的感情糾葛刻畫得真切細膩，絲絲入扣的描寫與洗練優雅的文字喚起了讀者的無盡想像，亦真亦幻的故事和曲折詭異的情節激起了讀者持續不斷的閱讀沖動。在沁人心脾的溫存與纏綿之中，讀者見證了青春的璀璨，初戀的美好，也見證了理智與情感的搏鬥、靈魂與肉體的掙扎…… 《新月-new moon》 愛德華深深迷上貝拉，也喜歡上了她身上獨特的香味。無奈歡樂時光總是短暫的，在她十八歲生日派對上，貝拉不慎割傷了胳膊，流淌的鮮血勾起了愛德華家人嗜血的本性。為了保護自己心愛的人，愛德華和他的家族離開了福克斯小鎮。 愛德華走後，貝拉的世界徹底坍塌了，她開始嘗試各種冒險的行徑，因為她發現，只要她一做危險的事情，愛德華的聲音就會出現在她的腦海里。貝拉自虐式的瘋狂舉動卻沒有喚回愛德華。這時，年少不羈的雅各布出現在她蒼白的世界裡，他雖知貝拉心中另有他人，還是深情地陪伴、保護著她。一個是堅如磐石的冰冷異類，一個是熱情似火的炙熱狼人，貝拉將如何抉擇……為了獲得更加真切的愛德華聲音的回響，貝拉決定懸崖跳水，可是她根本不會跳水，幸好被雅各布發現並及時救起。然而一個錯誤——愛麗絲的預知術不能預見與狼人有關的未來。在羅麗莎告訴愛德華這個噩耗後，愛德華誤認為貝拉已跳海身亡，承受不了如此突如其來的巨大打擊，他決定將一切作一個了斷——去挑釁沃爾圖里家族。 沃爾圖里家族是比卡萊爾家族還古老的吸血鬼家族。他們居住在義大利的一座老城，有著完善的家族系統和各異的靈異能力。在貝拉和愛麗絲趕到後，沃爾圖里家族的三位權高位重的領導人之一阿羅對貝拉產生了濃厚的興趣…… 暮色漸漸隱退，等待他們的是天邊昭示著最漆黑的夜的一彎新月，貝拉和愛德華會墜入這萬劫不復的黑暗世界嗎？他們能夠在生命終點前搶回比自己還珍貴的對方，一起拯救這世間最令人心動的愛情嗎？ 領略斬不斷、理還亂的生死奇緣，《新月》將讀者帶進比普通青春類小說更加神奇多元的世界，讀者與其說是陪伴貝拉度過了她人生中第一段最黑暗的時期，不如說是藉助梅爾的妙筆在魔幻世界裡經歷了一次現實生活中不可能存在的愛情體驗。愛德華的掙扎、貝拉對愛情的訴求以及雅各布對真愛的渴望三種張力貫穿小說始終，很好地詮釋了愛情永恆的主題。梅爾以她獨特的筆法和天才的能力掌控著讀者的心跳，多情的讀者難免和貝拉一起，或是凝神屏息，或是潸然淚下。 《月食-eclipse》 即將中學畢業的貝拉陷入兩難的境地：她要在愛德華和雅各布中選擇一個戀人，而這個選擇極有可能引發卡倫家族和狼人族群之間的一場血腥戰爭……熱血沸騰的貝拉寧願選擇死亡以便與愛德華長相廝守，但是在他們結婚之前，愛德華不允許她這樣做。另一方面，雅各布的介入讓他們兩人的感情亮起紅燈，貝月食拉在探望受傷的雅各布時，雅各布竟將她帶到自己家中，乘機向她表白愛意，並不顧她的意願強吻了她。這被逼的一吻深印在貝拉心中，對於雅各布的感情，貝拉已經理不清了。 當貝拉為選擇戀人而備受痛苦煎熬的時候，她發現有人從她的房間偷了東西，目的是要循著上面的氣味嗅出她的所在之處。貝拉將過去種種意外聯系起來，終於明白維多利亞正是操控一切的幕後主腦。為了替死去的詹姆斯復仇，維多利亞正糾集一夥幫凶——強大而無知的新生吸血鬼——匆匆趕往福克斯，對愛德華和貝拉的生命造成了莫大的威脅。卡倫家族決定聯合狼人族群去應對共同的敵人。 冰與火的矛盾不可調和，在愛與犧牲的天平上，貝拉發現她所要奉獻的不只是靈魂…… 當你可以永生不死，你該為什麼而活？《月食》揭開那漆黑的面紗，展現出靈與肉的掙扎。勢不兩立的卡倫家族和狼人族群之間的矛盾該如何解決？是天使般善良的愛德華與玻璃般易碎的貝拉步上了婚姻的神壇，攜手走進伊甸園，還是與貝拉青梅竹馬的雅各布和她過上了平凡的人間生活？從日夜交替的《暮色》，經歷過《新月》的心碎和《月食》的神傷之後，讀者心中的疑團會在《破曉》時分逐一破解，而錯綜復雜的真相也終將在《午夜陽光》中撥雲見日。 《破曉-breaking dawn》 當生命是你所能給予自己摯愛的人 破曉的一切時，你怎麼可能不把生命獻給他呢？對於貝拉來說，無可救葯地愛上愛德華之後，生活既像是充滿甜蜜的幻想，又像是深不可測的可怕夢魘。不管她作出什麼樣的抉擇，都將牽動著兩個族群的命運。從兩人第一次牽手的那一刻起，貝拉和愛德華就明白對方是自己要找的另一半，愛情就像雨後的陽光一樣溫潤著他們的靈魂。幸福讓人覺得溫暖，卻又讓人如履薄冰。來自於不同世界的兩個人的禁忌之愛，像狂破曉躁的風暴蹂躪折磨著兩顆脆弱的心。既然貝拉勇敢地做出決定，一連串空前的驚人事件便隨之展開，在這動盪的一年，誘惑與沖突將帶領她走向最後的關鍵時刻。貝拉飄舞的心緒終將情歸何處？她與愛德華、雅各布三人的最後命運又將會如何？最後，當貝拉和愛德華最終走向了婚姻的殿堂之後，雅各布最後也找到了他的終生伴侶——貝拉和愛德華的女兒，這是怎麼樣的奇怪而又順理成章呢？貝拉在強大的黑暗勢力來犯時，又能否守護自己的女兒呢？有如漫漫長夜之後的破曉，這段驚心動魄、千回百轉的羅曼史最終迎來了令人驚訝、屏息的結局。 《午夜陽光-midnight sun》 以愛德華的角度重述《暮色》中的內容。梅爾以細膩的心思，溫柔唯美的筆鋒深層刻畫了愛德華這一角色。而因為男主角擁有讀心的能力，而更加形象具體的展現了Bella初到福克斯小鎮的點點滴滴。為讀者展現出更加形象具體真實的愛德華。 注釋：因有人未經作者允許擅自在網上發布《midnight sun》的前12章手稿，作者決定暫停創作。前段時間，由於讀者強烈要求，作者已繼續創作。（目前英文版只有前十二章） 《布里·坦納第二次短暫生命-the short second life of bree tanner》 隨著貝拉越來越遠離人類生命，而成為一個不死之軀的事實，各種危險和阻力都向著她和愛德華所在的福克斯小鎮奔涌而來。狼人族群四處尋釁滋事，沃爾圖里家族傾巢出動，而維多利亞和新生兒軍團也馬布里·坦納第二次短暫生命不停蹄地從西雅圖趕來——他們都以阻止貝拉和愛德華的結婚為目的，不擇手段地加重著貝拉的危險程度。 貝拉是幸運的，而布里的結局是不可避免的悲劇。她的生命從貝拉的視角來看只存在短短的五分鍾。而現在，她的故事對於理解《月食》卻是如此的重要。這就是布里的第二次短暫生命，一段她最悲慘、可憐、也凄美的故事。
❼ 肖申克的救贖影評英文100字左右
《肖申克的救贖》影評英文100字左右，可以先把相信你自己所觀察到的學生漢語，然後再用有道詞典翻譯。
❽ 電影《肖申克的救贖》的英文觀後感
第一篇Shawshank Redemption is a film co-operated by white people and black people. It told a story about the life in the prison.A man called Andy Dufresne, was sent into the prison, Shawshank, for he murderer his wife and her lover in bed. However, he was innocentas he said. The new days in the prison were hard to live. It』 violent, heartless and cruel. A month later, Andy began to make friendswith other prisoners. One of them called Red, who could get anything what he wanted. Andy bought a mallet from him and started his plan to escape. During this time, he did many things: expanding the library, caving stones, making tainted money for the prison governor, etc. It took him 20 years to tunnelsecretly and he successfully escaped from the prison. Before that, Andy had told his best friendRed that his dream---Zihuatanejo, a warm place without memory. After escaping, Andy lived a free life in another identity and made the prison governor arrested. Several years later, Red was approved to leave. He had lived inside for 40 years. He was institutionized. Sometimes he thought of getting back again as he didn』t belong the world, but he didn』t, for the promise to Andy. Finally, in Zihuyatanejo, they met.It is a good film. The cruel prison life terrified me and the friendship moved me. The story goes to a happy ending---redemption. 第二篇When I had finished watching the movie,I was excited and wanted to watch it again.Wheather the figures and details or the spirit that the music conveyed to."Hope is dangerous" Red had ever said,But Andy has always sticked to it.He didn』t cry when he was thrown into prison though he was innocent. On contrary, he found ways to kill long time to escape. He helped the head of the prison do the illegal things in order to gain some freedom. He rebuilt a library and helped the other prisoners. All the prisoners liked him, for he helped them find hope again. Perhaps it was time to escape, in a lightening and thundering night, he escaped from the prison through the holehe had g for twenty years . He was free eventually .I like Andy ,for his talent and his wisedom . And the most important thing that I like is his spirit—never giving up.I have never seen such an amazing film since I saw The Shawshank Redemption. Shawshank encompasses friendships, hardships, hopes, and dreams. And what is so great about the movie is that it moves you, it gives you hope. Even though the circumstances between the characters and the viewers are quite different, you don't feel that far removed from what the characters are going through.
It is a simple film, yet it has an everlasting message. Frank Darabont didn't need to put any kind of outlandish special effects to get us to love this film, the narration and the acting does that for him. Why this movie didn't win all seven Oscars is beyond me, but don't let that sway you to not see this film, let its ranking on the IMDb's top 250 list sway you, let your friends recommendation about the movie sway you.
Set aside a little over two hours tonight and rent this movie. You will finally understand what everyone is talking about and you will understand why this is my all time favorite movie.
二、《肖申克的救贖》的影評
The story may sound simple, but the truth behind the words is remarkable. When I heard the name of the film first time, I considered the Shawshank to be a man』 name, but in face it is a jail——a hell in the world. Not only for the inhumanity of the jailors——they behaved brutally; but also for the jail gnawed at people』 heart by keeping them waiting and waiting as life passed. It seemed that only those utterly worthless people who gave up everything could survive. That』s where the story happened.
The part impressed me most is when Andy got out of the jai. He extended his arms in front of him in the heavy rain as if he were welcoming the fresh air and the freedom. At that moment, I saw the faith win the darkness, discharging light dazzling the eyes in the dark blue sky. Under the light, I could feel my recreant innermost being shivering as his voice said: 「Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies!」
That』s why I like this film: it encourages people to fight to preserve the dignity of human beings, to appreciate the beauty of life, and the most important is to keep hope forever. He once that is born, that is die. Everyone is the same. The only difference is whether busy living or busy dying. The film tells me even a man can live once, but if he keeps faith, keeps hope and works his life right, then once is enough. The faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark, the hope is the chief happiness that this world affords, and the life should be full of the singing of the bird and the happiness hope brings. " What』s that do you think? It』s the trembling of the heart, the singing of the mind, the flying of the soul and the hope to be free.」
這個故事也許看似簡單，但是其中的道理卻是發人深思的。我第一次聽到這電影的名字時，曾以為「肖申克」是個人名，但事實上它是一所監獄的名字--鯊堡。說它是人間地獄，不僅那裡獄卒殘暴，獄霸橫行，而且它還侵蝕著人的心靈。生命在漫漫無期的等待中消逝，似乎只有那些行屍走肉般放棄了所有的人才能夠活下去。
這就是故事的開始。最讓我感動的是安迪逃出牢獄時候的情景。大雨滂沱之中他伸出手臂似乎在迎接新鮮空氣和自由。此刻，我看見自信戰勝了黑暗，其光芒照亮了深藍天空中的眼睛。在此光輝下，我可以感覺到自己那顆怯懦的心在顫抖，似乎在說：記住，希望是好東西，也許是人間至善，而美好的東西永遠不會消逝。
它激勵人們為人類的尊嚴而斗爭，為生命的美麗而感恩，最重要的是它讓我們永懷希望。這就是我喜歡這部電影的原因。
有出生，就會有死亡，人人均是如此。唯一不同的是--忙著活，還是勞碌死。電影告訴我們，雖然人只能活一次，但是如果帶著信心和希望好好地活，一次也就足夠了。信心就像在黎明前看到曙光的鳥，而希望則是這個世界給我們的最重要的禮物，生命應該充滿鳥兒的歌聲和希望帶來的快樂。
你認為如何你呢？我想這是心房的跳舞，思想的歌唱，靈魂的翱翔，以及對自由的渴望。
三、Have you ever known a famous experiment of the flea? In my point of view, I think it has
some commons with the film Shawshank Redemption.
First I'd like to introce the experiment. It was an experiment about the flea. A zoologist
put some fleas in a glass cylinder,then used a piece of glass to cover it. At first every flea did
all it can in jumping. It must be painful.So after several times,they jumped a little lower,in case
of knocking the glass.After three days,when the zoologist took off the glass,he found that no
flea would jump out of the glass cylinder.Why? Because they got used to jump gently.
We can find the glass is a visible prison to the fleas,but they build an invisible prison for
themselves after three days.
The same with the film,the characters like the fleas in a visible prison which is called Shawshank.
There are three characters made a deep impression on me. They are Andy 、 Red and Brooks.
Though they are the same in the visible prison,they are different .The difference
between them is whether there located an invisible prison in their heart.
Brooks who lives in the Shawshank for fifty years.He likes the flea in the experiment,when
he gets the chance to leave Shanwshank, he chooses to threaten his mates in order to stay in Shanwshank.
But he fails,his only hope is broken.During the fifty years,he builds an invisible prison for himself.
I remember the first time I watched this film was in my senior high school,and I still remember
that I cried hard when I saw Brooks hung himself.At that time I thought it's the fault of the
society,but now I think it's the fault of the invisible prison.Red's words proves my point:"Man's
been here fifty years. This place is all he knows. In here, he's an important man,
an ecated man. A librarian. Out there, he's nothing but a used up old con with
arthritis in both hands. Couldn't even get a library card if he applied. You see what
I'm saying?」「Believe what you want. These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then
you get used to 'em. After long enough, you get so you depend on 'em. That's "institutionalized."」
It is the "institutionalized" put Brooks into the invisible prison.He has no hope in the
invisible prison,life becomes meaningless.He gets dying.
Red,is an man who can break his invisible prison.He is another kind of flea.
At first he likes Brooks,he build an invisible for himself.He told Andy that hope
is a dangerous thing,hope can drive a man insane,it's got no use the inside,you』d
better get used to that idea.At that time,he has already built the invisible prison
and broke his hope.He couldn't hack it on the outside.Been in here too long, he
is an institutional man now.Like old Brooks Hatlen was.In the prison he is the
guy who get it for the others.Out there, he wouldn't know where to begin. But
Andy's word influences him"get busy living,or get busy dying."At that time,Red
picks up his hope which breaks the invisible prison.When a man has the courage
to break the invisible one,let alone the visible one.At the end of film,Red get out
of the Shawshank and has a new life in the society with his hope! Red,may short
of the word"redemption",and he redeems himself.
Andy who is the hero in this film.And he is an amazing flea! There is no prison
in his mind.Shawshank is the visible prison which seems very sturdy .But he just uses
a small hammer to dig a hole,then he breaks the prison.19 years is a long time! But to Andy,his
hope supports him so that he can ignore the time! As the famous sentence goes hope can set
you free.I think another different between Andy and the others is that he never has an invisible
one in his heart.From the beginning to the end,he is free in his mind.That's why he can do what
the others cannot do! During the 19 years,he holds his hope,he still remember the hight which
he can reach.
The three man are three different kinds of fleas.The fleas tells us not to be prisoned in the invisible
prisons and remember hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever
dies.
We should set us free with our hopes!Let's break the invisible prison!
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❾ 《斯巴達勇士》的影評，要英文的哦
The retired master Frank Miller comic book of love for "300", can be called a dream Zack Snyder the fact that dare not imagine. In fact, since a few years ago the Department of the zombie film "Dawn Land of the Dead", the Snyder has been a long time he did not touch the guide tube of the cold. Fortunately, "300" once again gave him the opportunity to show their talent. Therefore, Snyder can be called gratitude for Miller made free to form, can only be used in the work of desperate efforts to repay. In fact, Snyder's previous works have a good texture, the smell of blood filled with violent and beautiful fantasy of heroism. The film used in the same style and the "sin city" the proction of the same approach to the pursuit of Miller and the unity of the original style. Films and Sparta both personality as there are severe iron blood warm, light and color than the "sin city" a richer more vivid level of fluency, the magnificent war scenes, several of the classic comic scenes in image is still moving and tragic, in the scene by adding a lot of design and modern elements of surrealism, although also epic. From Frank Miller's point of view, although has been a successful experience of the Frank Miller Road, still refused to willingly take a back seat, bent on interfering in the overall video creation process, including script writing and drawing the story boards, etc. This is clearly also in the creative director Snyder to provide a great help. Therefore, when the 100 days before the film in the trailer at the time of launch was great acclaim outside the instry.
此次接拍漫畫大師弗蘭克·米勒的愛作《斯巴達勇士》，堪稱是扎克·斯奈德做夢都不敢想像的事實。事實上，自幾年前那部僵屍片《活死人黎明》之後，斯奈德已經許久沒有碰他那冰冷的導筒了。還好，《斯巴達300勇士》再次給了他一展才華的機會。因此，斯奈德對於米勒的感激堪稱無以言表，只能用在工作中的拚命努力報答之。事實上，斯奈德以往的作品也都有著不錯的質感，充滿暴烈的血腥味和華麗奇幻的英雄主義。該片在風格上同樣採用與《罪惡都市》相同的製作方式，以追求同米勒原著風格的統一。影片和斯巴達人的性格一樣既有鐵質的嚴酷也有熱烈的血氣，光影與色彩較《罪惡都市》更豐富層次更鮮明流暢，戰爭場面氣勢磅礴，幾個漫畫中的經典場面在影像上悲壯依然，在場景設計上加入了不少超現實和現代元素，雖是史詩也如夢似幻。而從弗蘭克·米勒的角度來看，雖然已經有了一次成功的經驗，老道的弗蘭克·米勒仍不肯甘心退居二線，執意全盤干涉影片創作過程，包括撰寫劇本和繪制故事板等，這顯然也為導演斯奈德在創作上提供了莫大的幫助。因此，當該片在百天前推出預告片之時獲得了業內外極大的好評。
❿ 亞瑟王 英語影評
Rule your fate.
It』s 300 A.D. and the Sarmatians to the east of Britain are all that』s left of a warring cavalry. So impressed with their agility and prowess at battle, the Romans decide to spare them their lives in return for just one little favor. All their young sons and their son』s sons are taken from their families and forced to serve as knights for Rome for 15 years each. Of course, they may return at the end of their service to Rome, unless they happen to die in battle, which will most likely be the horrible outcome.
It is into this dreary and sad history we are introced as Lancelot (Loan Gruffudd) is shipped off from his village as a pre-teen boy knowing full well he will never see his family again. It is a rough life. A life or death struggle just to make it through each 24 hour period.
As the dawn of his 15 year servitude crests, we are forced to engage with Lancelot in his final bloody battle before his freedom papers are given him, and he may return home a free man. Miraculously, Lancelot and his forged family of knights have survived this tour of ty to Rome! They have lived and died along side one another in these years under Roman Christian rule. There are but these brave left: Galahad (Hugh Dancy), Dagonet (Ray Stevenson), hawk-loving Tristan (Mads Mikkelsen) — and Arthur (Clive Owen), to whom they have all have pledged their iron-clad allegiance.
It is with high hopes they travel to meet with the Pope』s advocate to accept their papers to travel through Roman Britain unharmed under the protection of His Grace. Unfortunately for them, the home office in Italy has one more campaign for them to run, and if they are successful (which means if they don』t die while carrying it out) then, and only then, will they finally be allowed to quench their thirst for freedom.
Arthur, who had a Roman father and British mother, is an idealistic Christian soldier who truly believes God has sent him into this world to protect and win in Roman battles. He finds through the course of this final campaign, that Rome is not the place of equality and freedom his most beloved father had imbibed within him. The realm he so honorably served and protected for these past grueling years in fact no longer exists. The film traces Arthur』s evolution from idealistic dreamer to practical hero.
We do get a glimpse of the famous Round Table within the walls of the British castle/fortress to which Arthur refers is round 「..for men to be men they must all be as equal」 showing no head at this table, but an equal place for all. He also prays in earnest to God to have his life the sacrificed rather than any of his men, so that they would be able to return to their homes and families.
Lancelot, his most trusted friend, overhears this plea and asks why he beseeches this 'God' and not confide in him instead. Arthur responds that it is his faith that protects him. Lancelot responds by saying he trusts no man on his knees. Arthur shows true humility and says perhaps his prayers will put an end to this war. Being the realist he is, Lancelot sadly states there will always be battles in this world.
These knights willingly go off upon this one last mission, not because of their allegiance to Rome, but because of their respect and honor to Arthur. It is here that the sacrifice of faith and friendship is demonstrated in these brave men. Into the grip of the Saxons who have pillaged, raped and murdered their way across Britain they ride to rescue a Roman royal family and bring safely back the son, Arious, to the safe haven of the Roman Pope. They are ambushed in the forest by a fierce warrior tribe of Woads led by a mystical Merlin, but much to their surprise, are spared their lives.
Arthur and his men find the servants being flogged, beaten and tortured in a ngeon at the home of the Roman official he has been charged to rescue and is appalled this is being done in the name of Christianity. It proves more than just the honorable thing to do now, but the real Christian thing to do is save his British countrymen from the very rulers they have placed their faith in to protect them. Arthur also frees and falls in love with a beautiful, confident Woad princess, Guinevere (Keira Knightley). In this telling, Arthur and Guinevere are true loves and Lancelot, though smitten with Guinevere, never makes any advance towards her.
The Saxon army is headed by the ruthless warrior king Cerdic (Stellan Skrsgard) who will stop at nothing in his rampage of killing and burning to eventually meet and defeat Arthur and his knights. The scene where the seven knights aided by Guinevere』s expert archery, face down a whole battalion of 500 Saxon』s on a frozen river bed, is well worth the price of admission.
We are shown the 'real' account of Excalibur and how this sword of renown was actually pulled from the burial mound of his father by Arthur as a young boy, to be used later in his soldiering life to avenge the death of his mother.
This is no fairy tale account of King Arthur, but an attempt at realism — probably more like the rugged lives actually lived back in this ancient time. Although the writers did take many liberties with the classic legend, who King Arthur really was is so clouded by now, who is to say this account is not more closely woven to reality.
LANGUAGE, SEX AND VIOLENCE: The battle sequences are vividly graphic and lengthy, therefore I would not suggest this film for children under 13. There was some use of medieval swearing, but it seemed appropriate for the movie』s theme of reality. The film included a scene where rape was inferred, but nothing actually seen. There is also a sex scene between Arthur and Guinevere — sadly, just an act of lust and not the true love for which the story really called.
Over the course of its blood thirsty battles and through to its conclusion, this film provides a somber look at how Christian ideals can be abused — crushing and breaking innocent lives in the process. As history has often proved, it takes but one brave and committed human being to change the course of the times and bring relief to those who are harshly oppressed.
In the end, Arthur acknowledges that his best friend Lancelot gave his life for the freedom of others. He decrees that 「deeds in themselves are for nothing except they be lead by a higher power.」 Many have given their lives throughout human history for a better existence for all. As Christians we are finely tuned to the sacrificial death of our Savior, Jesus, for the sins of all mankind. How relevant the truth that there is no greater love than a man who gives his life freely for the sake of his friend』s. Through to the end Arthur never gave up his belief in God, even when other』s questioned, Arthur』s faith remained strong and true. I found this the best, most profound example over all.