Enemy at the Gates? (2001)
Douban score 8.4
"Enemy at the Gates" is directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and directed by Jude. The movie starring Law and Ed Harris was released in mainland China in 2001. The film is adapted from the 1973 documentary novel of the same name by writer William Craig.
The film tells the story of a life-or-death battle in the Battle of Stalingrad between the Soviet Red Army's legendary sniper Vasily Chaisev and the German army's top sharpshooter Major Konni during World War II.
The film describes the most tragic battle in World War II: the Battle of Stalingrad. Previously released in mainland China in 2001, the film is adapted from the documentary novel of the same name written by writer William Craig in 1973. It is based on Stalingrad, the most tragic battle in modern history, and tells the story of the legendary Soviet sniper Vasily and the German top The life-and-death showdown of the strong-armed Colonel Kenney, although it is a Hollywood movie, actually shows the cruelty of the Battle of Stalingrad and the changes in character brought about by the war.
This may be the best movie about sniper duels I have ever seen. There is no other one. Several sniper duels in the film are all very classic, whether it is Connie on the abandoned mound. The first appearance or the scene in the middle where they use mirror reflection to confirm each other's position, or the later missed showdown between the two ambushing at the factory gate, the atmosphere was well rendered. Because they don’t know who will discover whom first, the audience’s nerves are always on edge. As a war movie, the film pays great attention to the control of emotional flow. The film does not always exaggerate the cruelty and tragedy of war, but emphasizes the timely and appropriate details. Some comedy elements and emotional elements, the simple combination of these elements will bring a good buffer to the audience's emotions while watching the movie, so although the process is tense, the movie is handled very appropriately.
Speaking of the theme of the movie, it is actually quite obvious, which is the story of the donkey and the wolf told by Vasily in the movie. Vasily was originally a shepherd. He did not have a good education but became a fighter because of his accurate marksmanship. The hero actually has an inferiority complex in his heart. He subconsciously thinks that he is a wolf that can live for three years, while Danilov and Tanya are really useful donkeys that can live for nine years. They are well-educated. He regarded those who could build society in the future, and he had an instinctive admiration and pastoral yearning for those high-ranking heroes. But in the end, before Danilov died, he was jealous of Vasily, and Vasily was the one who was yearned for. People, Danilov's death in the end tells a truth, there are always differences between people, and absolute equality does not exist.
Vasily’s opponent, Connie, Germany’s best sniper, is very much like a well-educated person from a military family. He embodies the so-called aristocratic traditions of Europe in the past, but the Soviet Union is the most A good sniper, the hero who was written about in newspapers orally was an uneducated shepherd. In the Soviet Union, a shepherd could become a hero. This in itself is a powerful comment on an equal society.
The ending of the story is happy. After getting Tania, the former shepherd and the college student who loved him came together. Their combination may mean that this is a wolf and a donkey. What about the world of hard work?
Finally, let’s end with Danilov’s line about equality. I think this line is the foundation of world peace.
“We work so hard to create an equal society, where you don’t have to envy your neighbors. But there is always something to envy. A smile, a friendship, everything you don’t have but ”