I urgently need a review of "Red Cliff 2", thank you

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is called "seven parts historical fact, three parts fiction", and John Woo's "Red Cliff" I think is "three parts historical fact, seven parts fiction". He is directing his own story under the guise of the history of the Three Kingdoms.

First of all, Cao Cao's purpose of leading millions of people southward was tampered with. A arrogant and domineering tycoon in troubled times was written into a gangster who mobilized troops for women. Can the Cao Cao in the film be on the same level as the Cao Cao in history?

Secondly, the characterization is very poor. Zhou Yu has a tolerant personality, is generous and tolerant. In "Three Kingdoms", Cheng Pu, a veteran of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, once praised Zhou Yu: "When you have friends with Gong Jin, you will be drunk without realizing it". This is Zhou Yu’s personality charm in life. What was Zhou Yu like on the battlefield? Su Shi's nostalgic poem about Red Cliff says: "Majestic and heroic. Feather fans and turbans, while talking and laughing, the boats and oars were turned into ashes." This is so majestic. Therefore, Zhou Yu was by no means a person who left his soldiers behind to tune his flute during working hours, nor was he a person who went home to deliver a mare during working hours. Perhaps the director wanted to use these two things to show Gong Jin's approachability, but he used the wrong story. Sun Shangxiang in "Red Cliff" is a completely made-up character by John Woo. Her character is completely different from that of Sun Shangxiang in history. There is historical evidence that Sun Quan personally shot the tiger, but it seems inappropriate to use it here.

This is from the Soochow camp. Let’s look at the Liu Bei camp. The scene of knitting straw sandals and writing calligraphy was probably just for fun. After the audience laughed, nothing was left. The most pity is that "Red Cliff" does not focus on the scene that depicts Zhuge Liang's verbal battle with the Confucian scholars. If that scene had been filmed, it would definitely be amazing.

I think the main purpose of the movie is to highlight the ordinary side of the characters, so that it can resonate with the audience. But the director overlooked one thing: the Three Kingdoms is a big historical background, and the people living in such a big background are destined to be of all kinds. The most attractive thing about the Three Kingdoms is that these various images are brought together to show heroic stories that are different but have similarities, and are the same but have differences. Liu Bei's group was born in common people and started from scratch, which already represents the common people, and for more than a thousand years, common people have always regarded the heroes of Liu Bei's group as their idols. The Cao Cao Group and the Sun Wu Group represent the middle and upper classes. Although they are not as lovable as the Liu Bei Group, it is because of their existence that the Liu Bei Group's civilian atmosphere and spirit of loyalty become more valuable. But "Red Cliff" writes them all as the same people as Liu Bei's group. In this way, the strong contrast is lost, making the characters single-colored and very boring.

Finally, the theme is extremely unprofound and unserious. A movie set in the war years must have a theme that is consistent with this era. Take a look at John Woo's script. The Battle of Chibi, one of the three most famous battles in the Three Kingdoms, involved thousands of miles of land in the east of the Yangtze River, millions of people, and millions of soldiers of the two armies, but it turned out to be a woman. Isn't this ridiculous? In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, which war was fought over a woman? Don't be afraid of people making fun of you if you spread the word. It wouldn’t be a shame if foreigners could watch this movie. If you want the heroes of the Three Kingdoms to know, why don't you jump out of the grave to settle the score with Lao Wu. War is war. Behind the war is the alternation of old and new regimes and the development of society. Not personal desires. In war there are only classes, not individuals. Just like the working class versus the bourgeoisie, the peasant class versus the feudal landlord class, etc. Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei are just representatives of their class. Their personal thoughts cannot completely determine the direction of action of a class. If Cao Cao went to fight Soochow for Xiao Qiao, someone would have to do it with him.

But to be honest, John Woo’s war scenes were really well shot, especially Zhuge Liang’s battle formations, which were a bit interesting. It would be even more exciting if Lao Wu added Zhuge Liang's special forces. However, Zhuge Liang's special forces were only formed after he captured Meng Huo seven times. It's not appropriate to use it here.

In short, just watch this movie as a romantic drama, family drama, or light comedy. If you watch it as a historical drama with profound ideological connotations, you will definitely feel like you are being treated as a fool.