英文电影影评范文Movie_Review-examples

Example 1: Schindler’s ListThe best Holocaust movie ever made is Life is Beautiful. However, since Life is Beautiful came out in 1997, there has to have been another film that held the title before Benigni’s comic masterpiece came along and snatched it aw ay. That film is Schindler’s List.Schindler’s List is the true story of Oscar Schindler, a Nazi party member, a war profiteer, and a man responsible for saving the lives of over 2000 Jews in the Holocaust. As would be expected from the majority of Holocaust movies, Schindler’s List is a film that you cannot say you love without feeling like a total schmuck. However Schindler’s List is what you would call an endearing film.Schindler’s List utilizes a stark score by John Williams and a black & white photography by Janusz Kaminski in order to provide the full effect of the Holocaust: utter depression and hopelessness. The film is about as depressing to watch as Leaving Las Vegas. However, despite the desire to use a Smith & Wesson on yourself while watching this movie, the film manages to compel your interest.Zaillian’s script is right on target: pulling us in at the beginning with the story of Oscar’s brilliant (although narcissistic) formation of a business out of nothing. The business exploits the Jew so much that you begin to wonder if you are watching the wrong movie. However, after Schindler witnesses the liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto (still the most touching bunch of celluloid I have ever watched), he begins to work subversively against the Germans and for the Jews.The one thing that weakens the film is the presence of humor. If a movie is going for the absolute drab, as Schindler’s List did, it would be a good idea to not try to lighten a moment by adding a joke that you would find in a second-rat e comedy. Humor has never been Zaillian’s strongtpoint, and he shouldn’t have tried to start.Regardless, Schindler’s List is still the best movie that Spielberg ever made, and the second-best film about the Holocaust, Schindler’s List is a true dramatic classic, capable of making anyone cry.Example 2: Brave Heart 1Intoxicated by the melodious and plaintive tune on bagpipe, which is the characteristic musical instrument of Scotland, my heart cannot help floating up and down with the extremely tragic destiny and intense emotion of the valiant hero---William Wallace (played by Mel Gibson).Brave Heart is an outstanding epic movie in which lots of various complex emotions, including the permanent pursuit of freedom and the brutal oppression, the persistent patriotism and the despicable surrender to power and status, the gallant self-sacrifice and the mean act of betrayal, the most unforgettable and moving love and the most irreconcilable hatred and all the severe conflicts between them are displayed incisively, thoroughly and excellently.It is the innocent and romantic memory of first love full of fragrance of purple thistle that invokes William Wallace in returning homeland. The purple thistle that Murron gives William Wallace at his father’s burial symboli zes the immortal love. Under the horrible shade of cruel oppression of England they struggle for their perfect love courageously. Unfortunately, Murron is seized and killed ruthlessly by an English official so that William Wallace’s heart is stricken by great grief and pain. The moment he kills the wicked official to take his revenge he realizes the essential responsibility placed on his shoulders. He changes his individual anguish into enormous power of national spirit so as to devote himself to the innumerable and arduous combats for the great freedom of Scotland.During war, maybe the most fatal threat is not the formidable weapons but the confused and evil hearts. The Scottish aristocrats yield to England and betray William Wallace twice. It is in the second time William Wallace is arrested and killed inhumanly.The most touching and affecting scene is that at the last moment of his life, enduring inconceivable torture, William Wallace exhausts himself to shout out: “Freedom!” to the boundless sky and the people. At the gate of paradise, his beloved wife---Murron is waiting for his coming. His brave heart wins the most naïve heart of Murron, the most elegant heart of Princess of England (played by Sophie Marceau) and the countless people’s hearts. Through the dignified ablution of blood, all the burden and hardship are released from his respectable and noble soul.Supported and encouraged by William Wallace’s eternal spirit, at the great expense of countless precious lives, Scotland wins her freedom.When W illiam Wallace’s strong voice “Freedom!” echoes in my mind, the crying sky of Scotland emerges in my eyes. Brave Heart is really a wonderful movie that can hit people’s hearts.Example 3: Brave Heart 2What is there that can be said about Brave Heart that hasn’t been said before? It’s an epic movie that ought to be in the conversation about the best films of the past thirty years. And actually, “epic” might be too small of a word.Brave Heart is as much about the inner drama of William Wallace as it is about the life-and-death drama of the war for Scotland’s independence in the late 13th, early 14th centuries. It’s a story told on a grand scale with a great deal craf t –and flair (and humor). This is a movie that offers both style and substance. It’s a dir ect precursor to the success of The Lord of the Rings movies – indeed, one can argue that the success of Brave Heart set the stage for those films. True, Brave Heart may not have universal appeal in terms of genre, story, or its brutal portrayal of war. But there can be little doubt of the value of a film that is, simply, one of the best I have ever seen.The success of the film rests on the balance with which the story unfolds. Put simply, there’s something here for everyone: romance, action, character, philosophy, conflict, cinematography, great lines, music, and so on, and they all fit together almost flawlessly. I’m sure if you looked hard enough you could find fault with some parts of the movie, but considering its nearly three-hour run time it manages to avoid pitfalls remarkably well.This is William Wallace’s story. And through him, the audience is allowed a mirror with which to view itself. This is the true measure of a great story: its ability to not only provide commentary, but also to provoke introspection. And that happens here quite often. One of the film’s most quoted lines is “Every man dies, not every man really lives.” Within just those seven words there is a great deal of thought and sentiment. It encapsulates a philosophy, a raison d’être, that anyone can immediately identify with. And it’s a beautiful philosophy – like carpe diem. And it encourages us to find the purpose and meaning within our lives on a daily basis.This is also a love story, between William Wallace and Murron – a childhood friend. Theirs is a story that flows effortlessly from childhood tragedy and bonding, to adulthood romance and marriage. Indeed, it is Murron’s murder that proves to be Wallace’s motivation to launch his personal war against England whose king, Edward ‘the Longshanks’ is portrayed with a powerfully brutality in the film, making him a very compelling villain.Wallace’s quest is joined by a cast that is quite adept in their roles. There are hardly any weak links in the acting of this movie, which means that the underlying themes and conflicts are portrayed to maximum effect from start to finish. Mel Gibson’s directing certainly has to be credited for some of that success.This is, without question, Gibson’s film. And it’s not without a certain part of vanity from the lead actor and director. If you were looking for a critique, this would be the most fertile ground for it. But for the most part, whatever vanity Gibson may have been displaying is overshadowed by the craft of everything else. The action is riveting, the dialogue is crisp (and profound) and the music is deeply, deeply moving.James Horner’s score successfully taps into the heritage of Scotland while displaying a full orchestral presentation. The instrumentation and arrangements are all very well done, from wavering flute to the bagpipes to the thunderous percussion during battle sequences.Example 4: Brave Heart 3Set in the late 13th century, Brave Heart is the story of one of Scotland’s greatest national heroes, Sir William Wallace. Crucially charismatic in the title role, Gibson plays the heroic figure and emerges as a remarkable hero with wit and romantic soul, determined to rid his country off its English oppressors.Wallace’s revolution is set in motion, with great obstacles from his countrymen. Many Scottish nobles lend him only grudging support as most of them are more concerned with wealth and titles than the freedom of the country.Wallace, by comparison, is a man of honor, incorruptible and righteous. But as much as he rails against the Scottish nobles, submits to Edward Ⅰ, King of England, he is astonished to discover the treachery of the leading Scot contender for the throne—Robert, the Earl of Bruce—to whom he confides.Sophie Marceau is exquisite as the distressed princess Isabella of France who ends up falling in love with Wallace, warning him out of several traps. Catherine McCormack is a stunning beauty who ignites Wallace’s revolution. PatrickMcGoohan is chilling, brutal, and vicious as the ruthless Edward Ⅰ, known by the nickname “Long Shanks”. While Angus McFadyen moves as a nobleman torn between his conscience and political aspiration, and Brendan Gleeson brings strength and humor to his role as the robust Hamish, David O’Hara is very effective as the crazy Irishman who provides much of the film’s comic relief fr om even the most tensed moments.Mel Gibson has reason to be proud of Brave Heart. It is a motion picture that dares to be excessive. Gibson presents passionately the most spaciously impressive battles, and it is his passion and excess that make the motion picture great. The horror and futility of massed hand-to-hand combats are exciting rather repulsive. It is epic film-making at its glorious best.Gibson’s Brave Heart focuses on the human side of Wallace, a character so immense, so intelligent, and so passionate, exploring the definitions of honor and nobility, pushing us to follow the hero into his struggle against injustice and oppression.。