法外之王

看完《法外之王》，跟N年前的《勇敢的心》有点像，故事是讲英格兰和苏格兰之间的电影，男主本来想用骑士精神来对抗英格兰的残暴统治，结果被偷袭大败……简直就是一部大制作的战争风光大片啊！

讲的是苏格兰英雄罗伯特·布鲁斯抵抗英国“鬼子”。“抗英神剧”《勇敢的心》经过了商业化改编，很多剧情不合乎事实，《法外之王》无论剧情，还是服装道具都高度还原。 我以前看《美国种族简史》，记得这样一个段子，欧洲各民族移民到北美的时候，苏格兰人拿着前膛枪，骑马驰骋，进攻印第安部落，英格兰人、德意志人等其他民族，待在安全的大后方，坐等摘桃子。 大约有25万苏格兰人去了北美殖民地。有意思的是，北美独立战争中，交战双方部队里都有大量苏格兰人。决定性战役约克镇之战中，第七十六高地团为英国战斗到最后一刻，而俘虏他们的敌军正是美籍苏格兰移民后代。 苏族士兵以顽强坚韧闻名，威灵顿公爵征伐印度时，第74高地团阵亡率达到惊人的92%。剿灭太平天国的洋枪队长戈登、平定1857年印度大起义的科林·坎贝尔将军、加拿大联邦之父约翰·麦克唐纳、澳大利亚开疆拓土的重要总督拉克兰·麦考利都来自这个民族。苏格兰人才是真正的战斗民族，比傻大粗俄国人厉害多了。

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感觉和古代的战争感觉他们都1300年了，发展的那么落后，称世界上最强的军队，一个国王带3000人打300人，打不过就走了，国王都还在战场，跟闹着玩试试，所以一个国家一个人有有绝对的实权，越来越喜欢中国的皇帝，外出打仗，带3000人，笑死人，说真的清朝如果不灭亡，中国肯定是全世界第一

服化道可以满分，不过这剧情也太过家家了，尤其是战争场面， 两军对垒没有哨岗吗，第一次战斗敌人都摸到营地跟前了还没发现，还有明明有骑士和弓箭手，不应该用骑士直接冲击吗，先让步兵交手后再骑士冲击，不怕伤害自己人？ 第二次大战就更离谱，还休息了一晚再战斗，英格兰不提前检查战场，派骑兵冲不过去不知道撤退上步兵，再不济你弓箭手射箭都把这500人包饺子了，最后国王冲进去和敌人绝斗？大军里国王没有护卫？撤退时不管国王？ 主角不接机杀死国王我理解，但是不俘虏国王还放他走了？ ？？？？？？？ 战争场面我太黑人问号了，这要是写实派的，真的离了大谱

隔了一段时间了，我一直记着里面女主的一句话，大致是说：

权力就是做出决定，然后别人跟着你的旗帜不啦不啦。

其实我想了半天，我还是觉得说的不对，其实按知乎某答案的说法，权力确实是做出决定，但是能够干涉别人的意志和自由，原则上别人还不得不做。也可以说是直接 替 被你用 “什么方法” 控制的人 做决定。

所以说权力就是控制别人，并且具体下去就是可以替别人做决定，别人还不得不执行的能力或者实力

一个人拥有权力，就是说这个人拥有控制别人的实力。

一个人权力很大，就是说这个人控制的人和面很广。

公权，也就是以公共事务为本，能够控制和干涉公民各人意志的力量。

所以说不听指挥的人，权力一定要让其付出代价，因为你在这些问题上是没有自由意志的，既是让你回归控制，也是杀鸡儆猴控制别人。

而付出代价的极端情况，其实也反应了权力最基础的 “方法” 或者工具，暴力。这个大家都有自身案例就不展开了，小到打屁股，大到开车压人。

具体其他的控制别人的方法就五花八门了，我也一下子想不全了，以后再补吧。

就因为这部电影的这句话，买了一本君主论看看，不过那本书和这个主题好像也不是那么相关，看后再说吧。

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再唠一句电影，要是吧男女赤身肉搏的时间拿来深化一下男主的意志形成以及心路历程就好了，可惜了

对本片比较陌生的可以先去温习一下《勇敢的心》，本片在剧情上连接的是《勇敢的心》，威廉·华莱士在本片开始已被处死，本片的主角即为在《勇敢的心》当中背叛（有争议）威廉·华莱士那位贵族——罗伯特·布鲁斯，如果说《勇敢的心》是点燃了英格兰独立的星星之火，那么本片可以说是对星星之火的进一步发展，与《勇敢的心》相比本片在剧情设置和场景调度运用上完全可以与之匹敌，《勇敢的心》悲剧式的结尾留下的遗憾在本片中得以发展，宏大的场面设置和场景调度以及非常良心的细节还原，片中很多剧情设置都是有史可依，有据可查，这样处处细节的完善呈现出来的作品带给观者的也是满满的诚意和震撼。如果说《勇敢的心》带给观者的是敢于反抗的力量，那么本片带给观者的则是逆境中求生的不屈和坚强，蜘蛛以不懈努力而弥补破网之风，人更应该以不懈之力以弥补天灾人祸之害，在逆境中保持向上的决心和勇气与在温暖中保持清醒和镇定同样重要，《勇敢的心》教会我们，在乌云遮盖的雨天，我们要学会追寻自己的太阳和活下去的勇气，当灾祸来临我们除了忍受还可以反抗，本片则教会我们在艰难险阻之中求生，在众叛亲离求存，在为世所鄙求同，在生死一线求变，在大势所趋之下可以逐浪而行，在兵散人亡之际可以东山再起，意义非常深远的一部历史传记类电影，期待下一部的到来！

大势所趋之下的逐浪而行，

生死存亡之际的绝地而生，

法外之王的穷途末路，

英雄诞生的徐徐归途，

没有人会忘记自由的回想，

我们更不会忘记，

阴霾之下，

明亮阳光的坚强！

以上内容转自微信公众号《诗词里的影院》

诗词里的影院

这个故事讲了：1304年的英国苏格兰几个贵族争国王头衔，不料英格兰的国王爱德华一世早就觊觎这里了，利用他们打乱仗的功夫占领了苏格兰。这下惹恼了苏格兰的贵族罗伯特·布鲁斯。他以“王侯将相宁有种乎”的豪气，自立为王。带领苏格兰人民，以少胜多，多次打败英军。终于使苏格兰获得了独立，建立了自己的国家。罗伯特·布鲁斯也被苏格兰人民尊敬的称为民族英雄的故事。

影片忠实的描述了那段历史。很少编造戏剧性场面。影片最出彩的地方，我感觉是对场景的拍摄。在沼泽地中的作战之后，人们满脸血污和泥浆，非常真实，让人深入画面。

“Outlaw King” is a historical drama about the journey of the legendary king of Scotland, Robert the Bruce. Robert, facing the British, one of the strongest armies in Europe, who had already defeated the Scots before, needs not only to find a way to victory but also to be a leader for a discouraged and restless nation. The film is directed by David Mackenzie, who was praised for his 2016 Western crime drama “Hell Or High Water,” my favorite film of that year. For that reason, I was looking forward to “Outlaw King,” Mackenzie and Pine’s second collaboration.

As a historical drama, the film did a solid job of putting the audience in the context of medieval England. From depictions of daily life to an elaborate wedding ceremony, the film more than meets Hollywood’s standards. The whole film was shot in England and Scotland, which lent even more authenticity to the battle scenes.

Unfortunately, the film is disappointing on almost every other level. The pacing is inconsistent, to say the least. The story starts with Robert the Bruce and his family submitting to King Edward I of England after a failed first Scottish revolution. Instead of taking its time to build up the characters, the film’s first 25 minutes rush the process through which Robert is crowned by the Roman Catholic Church as the new King of Scotland. Any part of that time could have been expanded to show his struggle leading the revolution when his allies failed him and his family left him. Instead, I found myself half an hour into the movie with nothing but a dozen characters, who had neither background nor personality to care about.

The film drags through a series of defeats, which force Robert into guerrilla-style warfare and scorched-earth policy. Once again, those are moments that could have been used to show Robert’s military genius or determination to destroy everything in order to restore his nation. Instead, it is briefly explained in a rushed precursor to the last battle. While the Battle of Bannockburn is the most enjoyable moment of the movie, I cannot help but remember the famous battle scene in “Braveheart” and notice how similar those two are. Even if that is exactly what happened in history, it is astonishingly uncreative for the director to film a battle scene in the same way it was done 20 years ago. Not coming up with a different way to present the battle shows the lack of creativity in this film.

While the minor characters are hustled over with no significance, the main characters are also poorly established. Elizabeth de Burgh, the female lead played by Florence Pugh, is introduced as a stranger who is not particularly comfortable with her identity as Robert’s second wife and as an outsider. However, with almost no transition, the struggle is over. Romance emerges between the two characters and Robert somehow gains her absolute loyalty despite her background as a member of a noble family that allied with Edward I. For the rest of the movie, her character does practically nothing other than escape and be imprisoned. Once again, one can argue that it is what happened in history, but that does not justify the blandness of the character.

Speaking of the performances: The acting in this film does nothing to redeem the troublesome story. In the past, I enjoyed the director’s skill at building up characters through actions instead of dialogues. Chris Pine also has shown that he can deliver a variety of different characters when given good material to work with. Unfortunately, at least in this movie, he is not able to elevate his character from the generic script. Except when the script demands shouting, Chris Pine has the exact same tone and facial expression throughout the whole movie. Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s performance as James Douglas, Robert’s second hand, is somewhat more interesting. His furious fighting style and wild facial expressions make him a demon on the battlefield. However, that is also his character’s only memorable trait. Prince Edward, played by Billy Howle, is just another plain sadistic villain who acts like an over-the-top lunatic whenever he’s onscreen.

Robert the Bruce is still an interesting character for his lifelong struggle between being a successful ruler and a faithful Christian, despite the fact that there is already a successful film about the Wars of Scottish Independence made twenty years ago, However, “Outlaw King” skims over the struggles that Robert encountered and barely touches on his motivation to pursue his mission. At the end, the cavalry is destroyed by the Scottish and the grand battle against the English is won, but I find myself sitting in my seat, unmoved and unable to find a character I can empathize with, wondering if it’s a bad idea to walk back to campus when it’s 30 degrees outside.