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!"WriterandDire

2、ctorAndrewNiccol's"LordofWar"isallaboutthebigbusinessofwar,andthecostofsellingone'ssoul.ThatlostsoulisYuriOrlovplayedmasterfullybyNicolasCage.CageasYurialsonarratesthestory.Niccolsetsthewarpedanddarktoneintheopeningsequenceofthemanufactureofabullettoitsfina

3、ldestination—sotospeak.Yuricommentsthatthereisonefirearmforevery12peopleintheworld.Sothequestionis"Howdowearmtheothereleven?"Niccol's"LordofWar"isnotsomuchacleverindictmentofhumanity,ratheranacknowledgmentofperhapshumanity'sdarkernature.Inapoignantandchilli

4、ngrealizationforYuri(Cage)hesays,"Theysaythat'evilprevailswhengoodmenfailtoact.'Itshouldbe'evilprevails'."Idon'tthinkthisiscynicismonNiccol'spart,ratheronlystatingwhatissogivenallofhistoryandnow.Hecertainlymakesusthinkfromtheinsideout.YuriOrlov(Cage)isfroma

5、UkrainianfamilyinLittleOdessa,NY.AsayoungmanhehasanepiphanywitnessingaRussianmafiahit.Beinganarmsdealeristhepathtosuccess.Hefindsthathealsohasaninnategiftforhischosenprofession.HeenlistshisbrotherVitaly(Leto)intothebusiness."LordofWar"tracestheOrlovbrothers

6、overthecourseof20years—throughtheendoftheColdWartotheadventofterroristthreatsanddictatorshipsinthirdworldcountries.YuritrulybecomestheLordofWarsupplyingarmstoanyoneandanycountryforaprofit.Healsoactsasanindependentagentforundisclosedcountriessupplyingarmsto"

7、freedomfighters".Onegetsthedrift.Yurieventuallyhitshisstrideandbecomesverysuccessfulandverywealthy.Hemarrieshistrophybride,supermodelAvaFontaine(stunningBridgetMoynahan),hasason,andlivinginaluxuryapartmentinManhattan.AllthewhileheeludesthegraspofInterpolAge

8、ntJackValentine(verygoodEthanHawke),bykeepingthreestepsahead.PredictablyYuri'sworldcomescrashinginuponhim.InapowerfulscenewithAvawhopurposelyignoreswhatherhusbandreallydoesforaliving,Yurihasaconscience