Lord of War 英文电影赏析论文

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1、英文电影赏析学院：经济学院专业：报关与国际货运班级：1班姓名:学号：2012302160126电影：LordofWarAbstract：AtopahillsideinLiberiaoverlookinganimpendingvillagemassacreoncethearmsdealsettles,NicolasCage'sYuripleadstohisconsciencerattledbrotherVitaly(JaredLeto),"Itisnoneofourbusiness!"WriterandDirectorAndrewNiccol's"LordofWar"isallaboutth

2、ebigbusinessofwar,andthecostofsellingone'ssoul.ThatlostsoulisYuriOrlovplayedmasterfullybyNicolasCage.CageasYurialsonarratesthestory.Niccolsetsthewarpedanddarktoneintheopeningsequenceofthemanufactureofabullettoitsfinaldestination—sotospeak.Yuricommentsthatthereisonefirearmforevery12peopleintheworld

3、.Sothequestionis"Howdowearmtheothereleven?"Niccol's"LordofWar"isnotsomuchacleverindictmentofhumanity,ratheranacknowledgmentofperhapshumanity'sdarkernature.InapoignantandchillingrealizationforYuri(Cage)hesays,"Theysaythat'evilprevailswhengoodmenfailtoact.'Itshouldbe'evilprevails'."Idon'tthinkthisis

4、cynicismonNiccol'spart,ratheronlystatingwhatissogivenallofhistoryandnow.Hecertainlymakesusthinkfromtheinsideout.YuriOrlov(Cage)isfromaUkrainianfamilyinLittleOdessa,NY.AsayoungmanhehasanepiphanywitnessingaRussianmafiahit.Beinganarmsdealeristhepathtosuccess.Hefindsthathealsohasaninnategiftforhischos

5、enprofession.HeenlistshisbrotherVitaly(Leto)intothebusiness."LordofWar"tracestheOrlovbrothersoverthecourseof20years—throughtheendoftheColdWartotheadventofterroristthreatsanddictatorshipsinthirdworldcountries.YuritrulybecomestheLordofWarsupplyingarmstoanyoneandanycountryforaprofit.Healsoactsasanind

6、ependentagentforundisclosedcountriessupplyingarmsto"freedomfighters".Onegetsthedrift.Yurieventuallyhitshisstrideandbecomesverysuccessfulandverywealthy.Hemarrieshistrophybride,supermodelAvaFontaine(stunningBridgetMoynahan),hasason,andlivinginaluxuryapartmentinManhattan.Allthewhileheeludesthegraspof

7、InterpolAgentJackValentine(verygoodEthanHawke),bykeepingthreestepsahead.PredictablyYuri'sworldcomescrashinginuponhim.InapowerfulscenewithAvawhopurposelyignoreswhatherhusbandreallydoesforaliving,Yurihasaconscience