top American dramas are often inseparable from four words: simple and rude.
For example, "Legend of the Viking", it is good to see the bloody American drama that explodes in place.
It almost meets all my definitions of wonderful American dramas: epic, cinematic, and philosophical.
first talk about the epic sense.
Speaking of, I have introduced "Legend of the Viking" no less than three times, and each time has a brand new experience.
After the hero King Ragnar received his lunch, the whole plot has entered a new extreme.
This American drama is centered on the Vikings of the 8th century, depicting people of flesh and blood in time and space.
To be honest, you don't have to worry about not being able to understand this play at all, because you are at a loss because of the lack of historical knowledge and there is no need to worry about it. The
drama itself has fully taken this into consideration, telling us bit by bit through the grass snake gray line of the previous four seasons, so a grand historical world is presented to us.
Vikings are very poor. They live on small Nordic islands. The land is barren and the population is large. This triggers an existential crisis. What should we do?
went to rob and rob, England and France, successively became important countries for their looting.
So, the collision of the war, one after another, raging, raging, and murderous.
In battle after battle, we can empathize with the roar from Thor.
, a Viking who became a pirate, swept medieval Europe step by step. Their battle axe shocked countless nations.
When the heaviness of history is presented on the screen, you will be surprised, wow, it turns out to be so powerful, it turns out to be so exciting, why didn't we feel it before?
Okay, let's talk about the movie sense.
Today's American dramas have a sense of cinema, which is really not unexpected, just get used to it.
, such as "Game of Thrones", has already had the momentum of a Hollywood blockbuster in its seventh season. A considerable part of
is not even as thrilling as the American drama.
will have the same feeling when watching "Legend of the Viking", from beginning to end, with a proper texture. Every battle of
, whether it is on camera or tactical outbreak, is very professional and very particular. Although
is a cold weapon war, the switching between large and small scenes is very natural and appropriate.
is as if we have completely entered a world full of enthusiasm, starting an expedition to the sea of stars.
American drama, fortunately, here, the real, the real sense of oncoming.
So how should the sense of philosophy be understood?
The philosophy here is not the philosophy of man, but the philosophy of God, that is, theology.
The confrontation between the English and the Vikings is actually a collision of ideas between Christianity and Nordic polytheism. In the
play, the Vikings believe in Odin and Thor, and are passionate about martial arts. They believe that after death they can enter the heavenly temple, revel with the gods, eat large pieces of meat, drink large bowls, and so on.
But English people usually go to church and do a very pious Christian faith.
The collision of two religious civilizations is actually very interesting. Western civilization has experienced such violent turbulence. The Vikings in
live a particularly unrestrained life. They are also very open in terms of feelings. Brothers can even share a wife. At first glance, it sounds terrifying.
But in the Viking law at the time, this was indeed legal and there was no problem.
However, the problem to be solved by philosophy is ultimately the question of the direction of individual life and even human life.
Three questions: Who am I? Where am i from Where am I going?
here refers more not to the body, but the soul, the soul above the earth, the singing of strangers.
The Vikings have been searching, have they found it? The answer to
is in "Legend of the Viking", the drama, as it should be.
