There are many epic classic films in the history of cinema, which have received high scores on major movie websites.
These films have different degrees of charm, today's film list recommends 11 epic high-scoring excellent films, absolutely a must-see in life!
Braveheart (1995)
Braveheart
Director: Mel Gibson
Writers: Randall Wallace
Starring: Mel Bugisson / Sophie Marceau / Brian Cox
Douban score: 8.9
When William Wallace was a child, his father, Scottish national hero Marce Wallace, was killed in a struggle with the British army, and he began to learn Scottish culture and martial arts under the guidance of his father's friends.
The young Wallace (Mel Gibson) returns to his hometown after completing his studies and proposes to the beautiful young girl Melen, not wanting Meren to be snatched up and killed by the British army.
In the voice of the villagers "after the hero", Wallace led the rebellion and formed an alliance with the Scottish nobleman Rob, but soon he discovered that the Scottish nobleman was only thinking about his own interests.
In order to ease the situation, the King sent Isabella (Sophie Marceau) to negotiate with Wallace, but because the King only wanted to buy Wallace and did not care about the freedom and equality of the Scottish people, the negotiations failed, but all this was not known to Isabella.
After Isabella returned to China, she found out the truth of the matter, and knew that the king was plotting a conspiracy to send a letter to Wallace, and the love between the two was quietly breeding in war and conspiracy.
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The film is an epic depiction of the story of the 13th-century Scottish leader William Wallce leading the Scottish people to fight for freedom, a costume masterpiece with deep nationalist and political connotations.
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writers: Eric Rose / Winston Groom
Starring: Tom Hanks / Robin White / Gary Sinis
Douban score: 9.5
At the bus station, a middle-aged man with worn-out but clean running shoes recalls his first pair of shoes. As a teenager, Forrest Gump had to wear a leg brace for physical reasons, plus his IQ was only 75, and he was inevitably bullied after entering school.
Prompted by classmate Jenny Curran, Forrest ran. A miracle happened, the brackets were scattered, and Forrest ran as fast as the wind. Growing up, Forrest took his talent to the extreme. He became a football star, a college graduate, a war hero, a diplomat, a shrimp captain, and a philanthropist.
He witnessed the death of his comrade Benjamin Buford Blue, Lieutenant Dan Taylor reconciling with God, and his mother dying of illness. And when the night comes, he always misses Jenny...
The film tells the story of the protagonist Forrest Gump's life from the 1950s to the early 1980s, which is the magnificent thirty years after the Second World War in the United States.
The film reflects this history in two ways, that is, using special effects to combine the historical events and characters in the documentary with the fictional plot and characters in the play in the same picture, for direct accounting, and only the picture or logo or a few lines for indirect explanation.
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America
Director: Sergio Leone
Writers: Piero de Bernardi
Starring: Robert De Niro / Jennifer Connery
Douban score: 9.2
In 1933, New York gangster Nooodles (Robert de Niro) was hunted down for informing Superintendent Halloran that he had killed three of his accomplices. Before fleeing, he opened the suitcase where the gang fund was stored, but it contained only newspapers.
In 1968, The Goodles, who had changed his name and surname, received a letter from the synagogue informing them of the relocation of relatives and friends. Noodles contacted the rabbi and learned that the letter had been sent eight months earlier and that three of his accomplices had been relocated to a lavish cemetery.
Noodles returns to New York to find out what's going on with his old friend Mo, but finds nothing. During the small talk, Noodles asks about Mo's sister Deborah and learns that she has become famous. It turns out that the two have a good feeling for each other when they are young, but Deborah (Jennifer Connery) is ambitious and down-to-earth, and rationally keeps the street thugs out.
Noodles found a key in the cemetery and used it to open the locker where the suitcase was stored. This time, the box was full of hundred-dollar bills, and a note that read, "Advance payment for the next job"...
The story takes place in the United States from the 1920s to the 1960s, not only telling the history of a generation of gangsters, but also restoring the cultural customs and economic situation of the United States at that time with more precision.
This is a period of turmoil in the United States, from prosperity to economic crisis, the singing and disillusionment of the American dream...
Lawrence of Arabia (1995)
Lawrence of Arabia
Director: David Lane
Writers: T· E. Lawrence/Robert Bob
Starring: Peter O'Toole / Alec Guinness
Douban score: 8.7
In 1916, the Great Arab Uprising broke out. British Lieutenant Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) was ordered to the Arabian Peninsula and decided to lead the Arabs to capture Aqaba.
While crossing the desert, Lawrence returns alone to rescue the missing Gasim (I.S. Johar).
The move won the respect of everyone, Ali ibn el Kharish (Omar Sharif) Sharif even let Lawrence change into Sharif's robe, which Lawrence gladly accepted.
However, the Arab tribes were not in harmony, and Gasim of the Harith tribe killed the people of the Howeitat tribe, and the two sides were at loggerheads.
To quell the dispute, Lawrence personally executed Gasim, and the thrill of the killing disturbed Lawrence. After the successful capture of Aqaba, lawrence camels crossed the Sinai Peninsula back to Cairo.
General Allenby (Jack Hawkins) is overjoyed and promotes Lawrence to major, placing high hopes on him...
Set against the backdrop of the Turkish invasion of the Arabian Peninsula, the film tells the story of Lawrence, a British Army intelligence officer, who led Arab guerrillas to blow up the railway and successfully bonded the arab races.
From the magnificent scene of the yellow sand desert to the subtle complexity of human nature, from the romanticism of riding a thousand mountains and mountains, to the conspiracy of politicians who have fallen on the stove of old treacherous giants, from the dim situation of the people to the depressed end of the hero, people can't help but be breathtaking.
Binhy (1959)
Ben-Hur
Director: William Wheeler
Writers: Carl Donberg / Louis Wallace
Starring: Charlton Heston / Jack Hawkins / Haya Hararit
Set during the Roman period, the protector Misala (Stephen Boyd) returns to her hometown and meets her childhood friend Bin hu (Charlton Heston).
The Bins were Jewish magnates who enjoyed considerable high treatment among the Jews, and in order to control the Jews and submit them to the rule of the Roman Empire, Misara asked Binxu to help. But BinXu refused to betray his nation, so the two friends broke up.
Subsequently, Misara found an excuse to cure the Binxu family of treason, binxu was sold to a warship as a slave, and he also lost the information of his family. By chance, Bin Made a Meritorious Achievement, was received by the Emperor of Ancient Rome, returned to his hometown, and began his journey of revenge!
The film swept 11 Oscars with its epic production of large scenes, magnificent pictures of the ancient Roman Empire and panoramic war scenes. It has left a strong mark in the history of cinema.
Brilliant Life (2003)
The Best of Youth
Directed by: Marco Tullio Giodana
Writers: Sandro Petrella / Stefano Rulli
Starring: Luigi Lo Cacho / Alessio Bonnie
Douban score: 9.4
Mario (Alessio Boni) and Nicolas (Luigilo Shoka Luigi Lo Cascio) are two close brothers.
However, Mario, who loved poetry, failed the exam because of disagreement with the professor, and instead Nikolai won the praise of the medical professor and received a high score.
Several of their friends meet for a graduation trip, but Mario brings in another uninvited guest, Zojan (Jesmine Trinca), an injured girl he rescues from a mental hospital. So, the brothers decided to accompany her in search of relatives.
In the midst of a revolutionary torrent, Mario abandons his pen and chooses to become a policeman, while Nikolai wanders away to become a psychiatrist.
The waters of Florence reunite the brothers, and nikolai has become a couple with the pianist Julian. Mario, on the other hand, fell in love with photographer Mirera at first sight. Their feelings are also tested by social unrest.
Civilian epics can echo in this way. The film is 6 hours long, condensed in 366 minutes of 40 years of time flow, through the story of the Italian family's joys and sorrows, depicting the personnel changes in Italy after the war.
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Mario Puzo / Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Marlon Brando / Al Pacino / James Keane
Douban score: 9.3
In the United States in the 1940s, the "godfather" Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) was the leader of the Corleone family of the mafia, leading the family to engage in illegal activities.
But at the same time, he is also the protector of many weak and small civilians, and he is deeply loved by people. By rejecting drug lord Soloso's demands for a drug deal, the conflict between the Corleone family and several other mafia families in New York intensified.
On Christmas Eve, Soloso kidnaps The Godfather's staff officer Tom and sends someone to assassinate the "Godfather"; because of the betrayal of the "Godfather", the "Godfather"'s eldest son, Sunnie, is killed by the enemy; the younger son Mike (Al Pacino) is also involved and loses his beloved wife.
The contradictions between mafia families are becoming more and more intense. How does the elderly "godfather" rule the whole situation in the face of the pain of losing his son? How did the vendetta between the mafias end? Who is the family's infidelity? Who can become the "godfather" of the new generation?
Bloody rain and warm pulses, in this landmark gangster epic film, really staged.
As one of the greatest gangster movies in the history of cinema, it has touched the blood nerves of many men. The huge story structure and the complex character relationships have built an epic "godfather" life.
The Godfather 2 (2006)
The Godfather:Part Ⅱ
Writers: Francis Ford Coppola / Mario Puzo
Starring: Al Pacino / Robert Duval / Diane Keaton
Michael (Al Pacino) is the leader of the Corleone family of the American mafia. Michael's father, Vito Andorini (Robert De Niro), was born in corleone, Italy.
In 1901, Vito's father Antonio, brother Paul, and mother (Maria Kata) all died at the hands of the Mafia Ciccio family.
The 9-year-old Vito had to cross the ocean to flee to the United States to earn a living. Upon entry, the customs officer (Richard Watson) registers his first name as Vito Corleone.
In 1958, Michael hosted a party for his son Anthony (James Gunaris) to receive the Eucharist, not wanting to be assassinated that night.
Michael narrowly escaped, but the two killers were killed. How does Vito survive in a foreign country? Can the bloody vengeance he bears be repaid? Who wants Michael's life? Who killed the killer?
The Godfather II, a greater film than The Godfather I. After the three Academy Awards for "The Godfather I.", it won six academy awards again, including best film and best adapted screenplay at the same time, which is an unprecedented record.
Gone with the Wind (2011)
Gone with the Wind
Directed By: Victor Fleming / George Cook / Sam Wood
Writers: Margaret Michelle / Sidney Howard
Starring: Vivien Leigh / Clark Gable
On the eve of the American Civil War, Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) of Tara Manor, a farm in the South, falls in love with the son of another farmer, Ashley (Leslie Howard), but is rejected.
In revenge on Ashley, Scarlett marries charles, the younger brother of Ashley's wife Melanie (Olivia de Havilland).
During the war, Scarlett became a widow, lost her mother, and took up the burden of life, no longer the original Miss Qianjin; after the war, she became a wife twice, marrying Red (Clark Gable), a speculative businessman who had loved her for many years.
However, despite the hardships of life, Scarlett's feelings for Ashley remain unchanged.
The death of Ashley's wife, Melanie, gives Scarlett a chance, on the one hand, she loves her husband Red, and on the other hand, Ashley, who has been thinking about her for many years. What kind of tomorrow will Scarlett give herself?
Through the entanglement of Scarlett and Bradder's love, "Gone with the Wind" successfully recreates the Lincoln-led Civil War and the social life of the American South.
The film also focuses on scarlett's character image, combining her life ups and downs, personality changes and the historical development of the United States, magnificent and sentimental.
The Burning Years (1957)
Legends of the Fall
Director: Edward Zwick
Writers: William M. D. Wittliff / Jim Harrison / Susan Hilliddie
Starring: Brad Pitt / Anthony Hopkins
Douban score: 8.8
The vast western steppe is inhabited by a father and his three sons, a retired cavalry colonel, and three sons with distinct personalities:
The eldest son, Alfred (Aidan Quinn), is loyal and honest, the second son Tristan (Brad Pitt) is wild and uninhibited, and the youngest son, Samuel (Henry Thomas), is gentle.
The life of father and son in the prairie changes with the arrival of Samuel's fiancée Suzanne (Julia Ormond). Suzanne was young and beautiful, and brought an inner shock to Alfred.
He has a crush on her, but Suzanne is involuntarily infatuated with the brash and rough Tristan. Out of moral insistence, they have been suppressing their inner feelings. It wasn't until Samuel's heroic sacrifice on the front line that things changed.
Tristan loves his brother so much that he can't face the reality that he is already in love with Suzanne, so he runs away from home. Susannah, on the other hand, agrees to marry Alfred, and Tristan is married and has children outside the prairie.
Things seemed to be calming down, but the death of Tristan's wife made waves.
The film won Best Cinematography at the 67th Academy Awards. In the film, the golden candy reveals the idyllic and beautiful autumn colors, the vast grassland with magical texture and desolate colors, coupled with the tragic film soundtrack, a good and refreshing audio-visual enjoyment.
Sedek Bale (1993)
Warriors of the Rainbow
Director: Wei Desheng
Writers: Wei Desheng
Starring: Hayashi Keidai / Ma Zhixiang / Masanobu Ando
In the treacherous Japanese occupation era, the Saidek were forced to lose their cultural beliefs, men had to serve in labor and could not hunt, women were not allowed to weave colorful clothes, and the brave and warlike hero Mona Rudao (Lin Qingtai Ching-tai Lin) witnessed thirty years of oppression.
Due to a misunderstanding that sowed the tension between the Japanese police and the Sidek clan, the clan has been living in the haze of fear of being revived by the Japanese alarm, and Mona Rudao, who bears the burden of humiliation, is in deep thought.
Although he knew that he would face the crisis of extinction, he understood that only by standing up for the dignity of the nation could he become a true Sidek, so he was determined to lead his people to follow the instructions of the ancestral spirit and retake their hunting ground...
At the core of the story, director Wei Desheng tried his best to "abandon" his Han cultural background, standing in the historical perspective of Taiwan, showing the victorious posture of resolute resistance shown by the indigenous people of Taiwan Island in the face of foreign aggression.
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