prosperity and shadow: London Bridge in the movie
December 15, 2022 12:10 Source: "Chinese Social Sciences" December 15, 2022 Author: Xia Yiwen

 The relationship between landmark buildings and cities is always inseparable,Especially in movies with cities as the background。Tower Bridge and Red Bus、The same red telephone kiosk,It is used as a symbol of London by many movies,Its unique and eye -catching architectural appearance can quickly and clearly convey to the audience: This is London。

To a certain extent,The young tower bridge built in 1886 is the expansion and extension of the ancient "London Bridge" in the cultural connotation of architectural cultural culture。In the British folk rumors that have been circulated for more than half a century,"London Bridge Has Fallen" has always been considered to be the secret code of the British Queen Elizabeth II。Visible,The London Bridge in the hearts of the British people is like the "backbone" of Britain。It is known as the main entrance of London in history,It is the premier symbolic landmark,Under the inheritance of the tower bridge to its "capable", it is constantly being used in many movies in the portrayal of London City。

 Busty British landscape symbol

The London Bridge was originally built by the Romans in 43 AD。In the historical long river of nearly 2000 years,London Bridge collapsed multiple times and rebuild,From the wooden bridge to the stone bridge to the cement bridge,Repeated rise and fall,The only Thames River and its loud names in the bridge。1014 years,King Esselrad II of England to prevent the Danish army from invading,Once ordered the burning London Bridge,It is said that this is the matter,London Bridge is Fallling Down, the birth of the famous nursery rhymes and being sung to this day。1968,The ancient London Bridge was relocated to the United States as a whole for wealthy in the United States,The London Bridge that is rebuilt is mediocre appearance、Quite tedious cement bridge,Therefore, it is gradually reduced to the visual edge of urban landmarks。

Despite this,"London Bridge", the ability of the British door face, has never weakened,Gradually expanded to the magnificent London Tower Bridge, which is only one kilometer apart in the connotation and extension。We can understand the symbolic meaning and cultural symbol behind it through the image of Bet365 app download the Tower Bridge in London。

"Paddington2,2017) is a live animation movie adapted from the British classic children's literature "Bear Potalon",Show us the strong British humanistic style and beautiful London city landscape,loved by the British people。It tells a bear escape from the virgin forest of Peruvia in the dark and no day,After suffering、Fantasy adventure of the event of reaching London to integrate human life。3360_3362,Padin Bear opened a three -dimensional book about London at Grandpa Grae Bob's house,His fantasy with a wonderful perspective fantasize himself in the book,The first stop is the Tower Bridge London。He sees that Lucy who has been yearning for London is crossing the Tower Bridge in London by boat,Stop next to the Thames River,I opened the long -awaited trip to London。Here,Tower Bridge is the door to the household in London,Solemn、tall and exquisite。When the cruise ship of Luxi crosses the Tower Bridge London,A ray of sunlight sprinkled on the Thames River,Metaphorically the beautiful imagination of Padingon's heart for the city of London。Tower Bridge in London represents the leap from Padinon's life from primitive jungle to modern urban life,It is a manifestation of developed industrial technology in the UK,symbolizes the prosperity and civilization of the international metropolis in London。

Many love movies with London as the narrative background often use it to highlight the city style。"BJ Single Diary 2: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,2004) is a classic British love comedy,Records the love process of ordinary London girl Jones。She performed poorly when she attended the dinner with the elite boyfriend Daxi,And Daxi's excellent female colleagues have made the limelight beside their boyfriend。That night,Jones expressed her question about this relationship on the way home。They have gone along the Thames for a long time,Behind is the huge London Tower Bridge。The whole bridge looks extraordinarily bright and romantic on the Thames that no one at night,and the lack of confidence Jones formed a huge contrast with this glorious romance。Jones always feels that he is ordinary,She comes out of the bustling pagoda bridge in London,Drilling ordinary streets,I entered the somewhat messy home。The Tower Bridge in London is so glorious like that dinner、upper flow,But it is also tolerant。It bet365 live casino games carries ordinary people's ordinary and longing for romance,symbolize the unique emotional image of London -style love: in this prosperous and large London,Ordinary young people often have all kinds of tear with these glorious urban coats。

Also use the London Tower Bridge to express British prosperous in the United States series "Speed ​​and Passion 6" (Fast & furious 6,2013)。This series of movies has always been good at portraying urban characteristics,London is part of the sixth part of the shooting place。3360_3362,Hobbes and Terja entered the high -end auto show in London,However, it was trapped by the luxury car sales staff,The latter bluntly stated that they have no British noble atmosphere,and ironically they must be a US dollar American。From this,Auto Show is portrayed as a exhibition that belongs to the British high society,and it is arranged on the side of Bet365 app download the Tower Bridge in London。We can see,In the dialogue lens of the salesperson and the two exhibitors on "whether the clothes are high",The Tower Bridge in London has always been a significant building in the background of the picture。It not only symbolizes London in this film,It also symbolizes that this is the Thames River with a golden land,Is the first area of ​​London。

other,Classic American Situning Comedy "Old Friends" (Friends,1994-2004) "London Tour" episode、"Mission Impossible,1996) The first class of many classic film and television works,Both have shown us the iconic shooting screen of the Tower Bridge of London as "punch card"。Of course,The spectacular of the Tower Bridge in London can add a lot of visual attractiveness to the film,But the "punch card" that is not tired seems to be a way for many films to pay tribute to British style。It penetrates like soul and body with this city,Representatives,Also achieve each other,Become a symbolic British cultural symbol and visual symbol。

 The bearer of the city "sense of security"

Tower Bridge in London also carries the sense of security in the hearts of the British people,Frequently governing the United Kingdom as a unprecedented man in the movie。This is not difficult to understand,Why among the British and American commercial blockbusters,"Destruction" is the common state of Bet365 app download the Tower Bridge in London。

In Hell: Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen,2019),The crack of hell abyss gradually spreads in London,Various appearance thriller、Hell monsters with faces rushed out of the surface Bet365 app download to destroy London。Where,The most noticeable thing is a giant monster on the Thames water wading,Destroy the tall London Tower Bridge,This is the most visual impact lens in the film,It is unparalleled by the damage to this disaster to London。ending,In the repeated swing of evil thoughts and good thoughts,Baron Hell Baron finally closed the door of hell,The devil who destroyed the city will be buried underground forever,London City, which is bruised in the body, can also be peaceful in the lens push,and will regain peace。In the American series "Spider-Man: Heroes-Man" (Spider-Man: Far from Home,2019),The Tower Bridge in London has become the protagonist of the disaster and invasion scene。The film tells the Spider -Man Peter Parker when studying in Europe,The story of the four elements of the parallel universe from destroying the earth,Its climax part is Peter's resistance to attack on the Tower Bridge in London、Scenes of confrontation mysterious guests,Time for nearly 10 minutes,Almost all angles show the entire style of the Tower Bridge in London,Its symbolic significance for the city of London is evident。

Apart from the separate picture of the Tower Bridge London,Bridge groups on the Thames River often appear in the movie as the iconic building group。They are a major prosperous zone in London,Become a microcosm of the city in many disaster movies。"London Has Fallen,2016) is a crime movie that places the background in Britain。At the beginning, the film depicts the scene where the heads of the country have encountered a terrorist attack in London,Try to show the background of London through the landmark where the heads of the country are located。For example,French President is a funeral of the British Prime Minister on a boat on the Thames,But was thrown bomb in the center of the river; the Japanese Prime Minister encountered a traffic jam while passing through the Chelsea Bridge,Eventually, with the bridge, he was bombed and directly landed in the Thames ... Subsequently,The film once again shifted the camera to the Thames Bridge and Cross Straits when it showed the final creampiece of the whole city,To emphasize this terrorist attack on the "fatality" of the UK and the urgency of protecting humans。Science fiction movie "Special Forces 2: Comprehensive Counterattack" (G.I.JOE: RETALIATIO,2013) interpreted a new type of weapon "tungsten Bet365 app download rod" that is more lethal than nuclear bombs than nuclear bombs,The US President posted by the terrorist organization launched the "tungsten rod" to London,The entire city is razed in the ground instantly。This pair of Britain caused the portrayal of the disaster to be presented to the audience with only two lenses,All are focused on the collapse of the Thames and many bridge buildings。Fortunately, General Hawk led the special forces and the terrorists to start a special death contest,In the end, the evil is defeated,The sense of security of the city is finally guarded by justice。

Because landscape movies pay more attention to visual expression,Narration with the background of the city is often selected as a target of a visual impact.,to highlight the narrative effect。Whether it is a separate London Tower Bridge or Thames Bridge Group,All shooting objects with commercial elements and visual effects。Especially Tower Bridge in London,From a geographical point of view,It is the first bridge calculated from the Thames estuary of the "Mother River",Located between the Talhammlets and Sussek District,The left neighboring London Bridge is connected to the financial city district,Not only landmark building,It is also the main traffic channel of London。Destruction objects of "preferred" as a disaster blockbuster,Tower Bridge in London is more like the door at home for London,Is a city symbol with dual consideration of visual landscape and human landscape。Its damage seems to be able to mobilize the audience's surprise and regret to the greatest extent,A symbol of the devastating blow of the happy city being torn completely,At the same time, it can also make the audience experience the happiness of the rest of the life。

 Screen projection of British Shadow

When we found the real London Bridge itself from the movie,It will find that it often has a special image that is shrouded in horror。Against the bustling and romantic lining of the tower bridge in London,The real London Bridge is more like a bridge that connects the time and space connecting modern Britain and History Britain,Remind people at all times,Don't ignore those bustling bumpy history and shadows。

"Terror At London Bridge,1985) is a horror movie with real events as the source of inspiration。1968,Robert P. McCulloch (Robert P. McCulloch) bought it.,Divided it into more than 10,000 pieces of stones to Harvasu, bet365 live casino games Havisu, Arizona, USA。The film is paved with this historical facts,Tell the strange incident after the relocation of the London Bridge。3360_3362,A woman broke into the London Bridge that has not been established on Lake Havu Su, the United States,Cutting myself and bleeding to the bridge。From this,Jack, the British Ripper who fell into the Thames in 1888, accidentally resurrected in the United States,Opening his journey of killing,Fortunately, the police Donald found the clue and always insisted on their own ideas to track the case,Save the detached situation。Similar dark colors are also in the British series "Ghost Adventures,2008-) In the eighteenth season of "London Bridge" (London Bridge), a episode of rendering。The difference is,This episode shoots the London Bridge very beautifully,A sharp contrast with its horror image。After the dramatic "crossing the ocean",Will the granite of this famous bridge be plagued by the ghosts of the old London? Will the skeletons on the wall cause modern tragedy here?。

other,Although some film and television dramas have not filmed the London Bridge,But it will also use it as a metaphor of a horror symbol to render the atmosphere。Especially about the nursery rhymes of the London Bridge "London Bridge Fall",It has always been regarded as black children's rumors to show horror image by film and television works。For example,1993's thrilling crime film "Falling Down" (Falling Down) is inspired by this song,Sing this song in the movie; the BBC TV series "Ghost Story for Christmas,2000) In its fourth episode, it also mentioned the dark story of "London Bridge Fall"; the TV series "Dark Shadows,1966-1971) Featured with a ghost girl Sarah Collins,And her signature is singing "London Bridge Fall"。

Such infamous horror image,The previous life of the London Bridge is full of legendary colors。1179-1209,London Bridge was rebuilt from the wooden bridge to a stone bridge,But it is not a simple stone bridge,Instead, it carries more than 100 houses and "living" buildings for thousands of people and people,A fire in the 13th century caused the residents on the bridge to be collectively trapped,In the 17th century, the "London Extraordinary Fire" burned half of the bridge。What is more bloody than natural disasters is its history as a beheading place,The skulls on the door of the two ends are dug in the spear as a Bet365 app download warning to those who want to offend the city of London,Countless traitors are in the first place here。

This London Bridge, which has accompanied the two thousand years of history in the UK,I have experienced the robbery of the thief with the United Kingdom、Disease fire,I also witnessed the replacement of the dynasty、Accumulation of capital,and the rise of the empire。Many people think,The reason why London is located in today's place,It is because of this bridge。Now,continuous reconstruction,The London Bridge, standing on the Thames, is not the old London Bridge full of bloody history,But the cultural image of the London Bridge has long become the dark symbol of the British memory。

Although the London Bridge, as the British gate, is full of glory and glorious "capable" extended to the Tower Bridge in London,But we can still be from the dark colors of the London Bridge in film and television works,Get a glimpse of the bloody storm of British history and the past life and present life behind the image of prosperity。From the Middle Ages to the modern times、From the Renaissance to the Victorian era,The London Bridge is undoubtedly like British's lifeblood and backbone,never really "collapsed",The British people are also reluctant to see its "collapse"

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