To be honest, I watched this movie twice and was very impressed. Maybe some people are like me, but there are also many people who hate it, but I hope everyone can put aside some superficial things about the movie. If you can look at the origin of this movie, maybe you can find some answers. Is this a realistic war movie? I think it is, and I think it's not. It’s not because there are various aspects of the environment that are deliberately created to highlight the protagonist, such as the design of Fengming Mountain, the warrior’s armor and many details. Maybe it is for artistic and commercial considerations, which can really give people a visual impact or It feels like it has too much impact. Without these things, it would be impossible to call it a commercial film~~. So why do you say yes? What I want to say is that in terms of attitude towards war and personality expression in the face of war, I think this movie is quite successful and realistic, sweeping away the overly facial-type designs of the Three Kingdoms or other similar themes in the past. Let’s start with the character Zhao Yun. At the beginning of the film, he is a pawn who is unsatisfied with the status quo and fights for his own destiny. He saves Adou and becomes a world-famous general. Then he becomes the banner figure of the Shu Kingdom, the "Victorious General", and finally returns to the throne. As a fighter who defends the dignity of the country, it can be said that his personality is constantly being shaped and sublimated. In fact, in this film, Zhao Yun is not at all the miraculous God of War that was praised in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He is also a small person. In his own words, Zhao Yun "spent decades of hard work to complete a big circle." Many things can be seen in Andy Lau's acting skills. His initial understanding of war was to "build a family after the world is peaceful", and he naively thought that he could realize this dream by drawing a big circle on the map. Later, when he rescued Adou, some people despised Zhao Yun's almost crazy laughter after rescuing Adou. On the contrary, I think this is the most important part of the whole film. If it were you, if you escaped safely from thousands of troops, what would be your first reaction? You still have time to act cool and say a lot of seemingly righteous nonsense to Cao Cao to increase the publicity of the movie? On the contrary, I feel that laughter is a way to express the secret joy and guilt after breaking free from the shackles of fate. It is a kind of release of the fear of war, which is very shocking. It was precisely because of this experience that he believed that he controlled his own destiny, and what he said to Cao Cao, "Let's see who lives longer" was one of the driving forces behind his becoming a victorious general. He was better than Cao Cao. Everyone can live a long life, because in this chaotic world, failure is equivalent to death. And at least among the five tiger generals, he won. But this ultimately became the main reason for his defeat at Fengming Mountain, because he may be able to control his own destiny, but heaven, earth, people, and country, even if the victorious general Zhao Yun is facing these, he is weak and helpless. Yes, the young master is promiscuous and has no heirs. He cannot dominate or control these. And in the last conversation with his eldest brother, he can clearly feel it - "the number of days has long been determined", but the number of days is the number of heaven, and the number of people is Faith and human dignity are also highlighted at this moment when troops are approaching the city. To put it simply, a person must truly live for something in his life, and when he knows why he lives, he will no longer be afraid of death. This is why the director replayed Zhao Yun's wild laughter at the end of the film to compare it with Zhao Yun's calmness and calmness when facing the same situation at this moment. This is the sublimation of personality, returning from the starting point to the starting point. It seems that fate is turning, but the state of mind is already in heaven and on earth. This may be something the film hopes to convey. Therefore, friends who are criticizing this film, I hope you can put down some unnecessary baggage (just like Zhao Yun's obsession with fate at the beginning in the film, that is his baggage), travel lightly, and treat yourself as a person rather than a god of war. Re-examining this film from the perspective of looking at a war rather than a heavy history may be able to find some shining things among the dross. Regarding the film classification, I strongly recommend that this film be classified as 18+! Don't think blindly, I do feel that this movie has a great side effect on minors' understanding of history, that's all. As an adult, running for your own career and destiny, you may be able to stop and look at this "ancient" movie from a contemporary perspective, the history of a little person's struggle and growth. Everyone is Zhao Zilong in their own hearts! There are a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand people.

The above is just a personal opinion, and you are welcome to throw bricks at me, but I hope this is just me, and does not involve ancestors or relatives. Thank you again for your patience in reading this ugly article!