The film "Eagle Over London", when I first heard about it, thought it was an air combat film, but it was actually a spy film, which was very sensational at the time (screened in 1969) and was a classic translation of the Golden Age of Translation.
As a French, Italian and Spanish spy film, it borrows the historical background of the British Air War and reflects the United Kingdom during World War II, which can be called a classic anti-fascist educational film.
Loved the movie title so much, the translation was awesome! It is known for its spectacular flight scenes, which exceed the scale of any previous film, including the Dunkirk evacuation scene, the chaos simulation is extremely high, the explosions, gunfights are good.
This story, which took place in 1940, originally showed the story of the war between the German and British air forces, and then became an infiltration operation. A squad of German operatives, posing as British soldiers, took advantage of the Dunkerk evacuation to infiltrate the British mainland and destroy British radar stations and air defense commands. The British also launched a search for infiltrators, which eventually shattered the German conspiracy.
With the elite squad infiltrating into the enemy's rear to destroy, this is the way of playing on the battlefield, I have not heard of the elite squad infiltrating the enemy capital to destroy the command center, it is simply to send to death, but the classic is engraved in the memory, there is not much why.
The german spy named Xena who left the deepest impression on me in the film was that she talked to her boss as soon as she appeared - in the past, people always mentioned the word blonde hair and blue eyes, but it was very vague, and this time I was fortunate to be seated, which was indeed worthy of the name. Compared with the few women in the film (including female number one), there is no doubt that the female number two Xena is the most beautiful.
Martin, who is also a German spy and infiltrated the British army, is the male number two in the film.
As soon as he and Xena met, they became enthusiastic in public, not afraid to disclose their intimate relationship. This is called lovers meeting each other, and the eyes are extremely red.
I prefer their emotional drama, compared with the slightly thin emotional laying out between the positive characters male and female, the emotional drama of the German spy is far more attractive than the positive characters, at least the viewing process is not tired at all, but it seems that the protagonist drama is redundant.
For example, in this scene that reveals the personality of the spy character, when the German boss fiercely gives Martin a vicious task and quickly leaves the room, he sees Xena come out of the room and listen to Martin make a comment.
The image of the spy Martin created in the film is very much in line with some of the views of sociologists studying Nazi soldiers during World War II, many of whom are not actually demons, but the german tradition of obedience and loyalty to the leader, they have to obey orders, but the inner conscience will also struggle.
So at this time, he was a little shaken, saying that he was just a soldier who obeyed orders, which showed his conscience.
In contrast, Xena was much calmer than he was, and did not forget to remind him that he should not forget his military status.
At this time, looking at Xena's face up close, I feel that she has a wonderful posture, very eye-catching, even if you do not apply fat powder, you will still be so gorgeous, beautiful, and sexy.
Xena was supposed to be the kind of spy who worked hard for the Empire. Unlike Martin, she was far from recognizing the dangers of her environment, and no one would be overwhelmed if she knew her final outcome.
The movie gave Xena a lot of close-ups, close-up shots, almost zoomed in and pasted on the screen, and the more you look at it, the more beautiful it feels. But I also found more and more that although she was beautiful and always smiling, it was professional, like a beautiful piece of pig iron smiling.
Pig iron returned to pig iron, and indeed it was photographed really beautifully, and for the Chinese of the era at that time, it could definitely be remembered.
Xena plays the role of a waitress in the bar, the clothes are not exposed at all, the white shirt and vest skirt that tightly wrap the body, but there is more temptation, as if it is intended to make her body bloom like a hundred flowers blooming with vitality.
Martin pretended to talk to the heroine, slowly moved one hand under the table, opened the hostess's bag, quickly took out the documents, and then secretly passed it to Xena, everything was carried out in an orderly manner - majestic war scenes, thrilling and eerie espionage operations, alternately staged.
Xena and Martin cooperate tacitly, and Xena is proficient in all the agents who should be there- the spy still makes a storm.
The supreme commander of the spy squad is a sinister character with sharp eyes and one word. I always feel that the film is a bit deliberately exaggerated and ugly in the shaping of this character. Not only did he endow this man with the most treacherous, unreliable, and devious elements of absolute density, but it also gave him the most ruthless power. This characteristic is undoubtedly more pronounced in comparison with others—in this German officer there is always a fierce expression of a soldier hidden.
But their espionage operation didn't last long, and Xena's bad luck came — suddenly, as a result of the swiftness of the British counter-espionage operation, Xena's identity in the bar was exposed.
She rushed to the command post (which was also her residence), informed her of the information, and advised headquarters to withdraw as soon as possible. As a result, he was killed by his boss: you can't go!
Xena was instantly petrified.
She knew all too well that revealing her identity as a spy was a taboo, but she thought that she had been loyal to the Imperial Organization, and had made so many sacrifices (perennially attractive in beauty) that she could exchange a glimmer of life for a drop of life—which meant that in times of crisis, the Empire she was loyal to would pull herself along and help her out of danger.
But the idea of the first leader is not like this - it is very similar to the ancient famous sentence that Han Xin said when he was arrested: "The birds are exhausted, the good bow is hidden; the cunning rabbit is dead, the lackeys are cooked", when you have no use value, even your own people will ignore you and let you evaporate.
Because in the eyes of the secret service organization, the two words "exposed" have a veto right for spies, no matter what kind of wisdom, alertness, enthusiasm and sincerity for work, all kinds of efforts, etc., in front of this word, all vanished.
The boss emphasized the situation at hand, did not give Xena more time at all, and gave an order: Karl.
This means that the execution of Xena is carried out by this man named Carl!
Xena's life was suddenly pushed to the end.
However, Xena did not hesitate any longer, but quickly calmed down, changed her look, turned to Martin on the scene, and said the same thrilling sentence: Martin, I don't want Karl, you come.
The meaning couldn't be clearer, I'm willing to die under your gun.
This was the only choice Xena made before she died without a choice, could it be understood that she had an unforgettable love for Martin?
Only to see Martin hear Xena's words, his pupils quickly narrowed, and he returned to his original state, and his performance was really too meticulous. It was then that I discovered that there was always a peasant-like meekness hidden in the face of this junior German officer.
No matter how reluctant he was, he had to carry out the order, only to see Martin pull out his pistol and face Xena, and the other party calmly turned around, and the two men stepped almost at the same time.
These few steps are performed with overhead cameras, full of ritual, making people suddenly hold their breath - it seems that the positive characters have this tragic and righteous scene, from this film, it is obvious that the villain has been added, and the anti-war drama has been added, which can make the image of this villain more three-dimensional, because the first time to see the enemy officer also has human emotions.
On the surface, it seems to expand the space of the villain, but in essence, the deep portrayal of the enemy is the challenge and respect for ourselves, and the level of the enemy determines our level!
The villain is not completely opposed, giving the villain a little conscience, which undoubtedly enhances the overall texture of the film.
From the expression, Xena has fully confessed her fate, and her face has shown a detached peace and tranquility, perhaps she has long been tired of her spy career - this character is played at this moment.
A couple of lovers look at each other like this on the occasion of the farewell. The camera then began to spin slowly...
Imagining the background at that time, it is naturally very interesting to speculate on the psychological state of each person. I love movies like this style.
A few shots down, the rotation speed is significantly faster.
I seemed to see a thousand pieces of glass flying past Xena, and I seemed to be able to see each piece flying around her, slowly, piece by piece, and kept flipping.
On each fragment there is sunlight shining, like a small and beautiful rainbow.
This is simply a very beautiful depiction - war movies are made with depth, with the tension of life and death.
The two slowly kissed each other — the long shot continued to spin against the two men, shattering hearts.
The former lover has been transformed into a person he must execute, and this moment is too heart-wrenching!
This is another kind of love and killing, and the interlude of this scene is also as passionate as the theme song, and it still sounds like a lingering sound.
It was so poignant to shoot his beloved woman while kissing and let her die in the kiss.
Suddenly, with a dull gunshot, Xena seemed to be electrocuted, the music slowed down, her hands around Martin's shoulders slowly released, and then her body slowly slipped down, but the afterglow was still lingering, full of nostalgia, and then everything came to an abrupt end, and death came.
Watching the lover being killed by himself, he fell in front of him. This separation is cruel very much. At the same time, this shot is so concise, crisp, and depressing.
From the perspective of war, this play is also in line with the main theme of the international community at that time - it was the Nazis who committed the crime, not the ordinary German soldiers, because the soldier's duty was to obey orders. Once they appear as soldiers, they have to abandon their personal feelings and submit to tasks assigned by their superiors, even if they do not agree with this method in their hearts, but they cannot disobey.
Such a setting will help restore the image of the people of the defeated countries after the war, and at the same time, it will also allow more people to put aside their hostile attitude towards the people of the defeated countries, which is a kind of guidance.
Martin, a German soldier, will never surrender in the end, but how can he survive, and perhaps his result is suicide, because the shadow of Xena's death will follow him for the rest of his life.
Isn't the unjust side of the injustice supposed to be the tragedy of wartime love?
In such a grand historical context, many small people who will never be mentioned fought bravely on the hidden front, and even sacrificed their lives to defend London and Defend Britain. In the end, the Germans failed.
But in this film, at least the German spies kill far more British than they do, and they highlight their humanity.
In the end, of course, good triumphed over evil. So I ended with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's speech: We must cherish this victory forever.