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Only some of the story is told here.
Fort Margherita的点评
点评：Fascinating presentation of Sir James Brooke, a one time wealthy heir to some of his deceased father’s money. Rather than a comfortable life in England, he instead bought a large boat and sailed to SE Asia like his hero, Raffles, searching for status and adventure for himself. Not for England. He wanted to escape England and its toxic values, I believe.
Reaching Borneo, he inserted himself into a dispute between the people of Sarawak, and the Sultan of Brunei. Brooke was clever. He befriended both, and agreed to manage the land as the charge of one and the friend of the other. It was win-win-win and it made James King of a large area of Sarawak.
But there is a whitewash here. Like T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia), the preferences and intimacies of James Brooke are notably not represented here. Against the backdrop of capital punishment for same gender intimacy in England, running away was all any person of any self-belief (plus means) could do.
James ran away because he had to, I recognise. What an irony that Brunei ceded so much to James, given the current Sultan’s well-documented persecution of such persons as James clearly was.
Enjoyed the museum, but it’s only a quarter of the real story.
James was at times noble and brilliant. But this museum does no justice to the myriad of ways in which his brilliance manifested. It somehow washes over James and focuses more on his successors and their wives, including the ones who let James’ achievements go down the pan. Jason, the descendant Brooke, does quite well to keep things going with the broad facts of legend that is James. Well done to him.
James would have hated this review, I am sure of that. He got away with a lot. Miles away from the grip of civilisation. What a story.
Reaching Borneo, he inserted himself into a dispute between the people of Sarawak, and the Sultan of Brunei. Brooke was clever. He befriended both, and agreed to manage the land as the charge of one and the friend of the other. It was win-win-win and it made James King of a large area of Sarawak.
But there is a whitewash here. Like T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia), the preferences and intimacies of James Brooke are notably not represented here. Against the backdrop of capital punishment for same gender intimacy in England, running away was all any person of any self-belief (plus means) could do.
James ran away because he had to, I recognise. What an irony that Brunei ceded so much to James, given the current Sultan’s well-documented persecution of such persons as James clearly was.
Enjoyed the museum, but it’s only a quarter of the real story.
James was at times noble and brilliant. But this museum does no justice to the myriad of ways in which his brilliance manifested. It somehow washes over James and focuses more on his successors and their wives, including the ones who let James’ achievements go down the pan. Jason, the descendant Brooke, does quite well to keep things going with the broad facts of legend that is James. Well done to him.
James would have hated this review, I am sure of that. He got away with a lot. Miles away from the grip of civilisation. What a story.
翻译：这部关于詹姆斯·布鲁克爵士的传记引人入胜。布鲁克曾是位富有的继承人，继承了父亲的部分遗产。他没有选择在英国安享舒适的生活，而是像他崇拜的莱佛士一样，买了一艘大船，远航东南亚，寻求属于自己的地位和冒险。他并非为了英国，而是想逃离英国及其有毒的价值观。
抵达婆罗洲后，他介入了沙捞越人民与文莱苏丹之间的争端。布鲁克十分精明。他与双方都交好，并同意以一方的名义管理土地，同时又以朋友的身份维护另一方的利益。这可谓三赢，也使他成为了沙捞越大片地区的国王。
然而，这部传记存在粉饰之嫌。与《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》一样，詹姆斯·布鲁克的个人喜好和情感经历并未得到充分展现。在当时的英国，同性恋行为会被处以死刑，因此，对于任何一个有自信（且经济条件允许）的人来说，逃离英国几乎是唯一的选择。
我明白，詹姆斯逃亡是迫不得已。讽刺的是，文莱曾给予詹姆斯如此之多的恩惠，而现任苏丹却有据可查地迫害像詹姆斯这样的人。
我很喜欢这座博物馆，但它只展现了真实故事的四分之一。
詹姆斯有时高尚而才华横溢。但这座博物馆并没有充分展现他才华的方方面面。它似乎忽略了詹姆斯，反而更多地关注他的继任者及其妻子，包括那些让詹姆斯的成就付诸东流的人。布鲁克家族的后裔杰森很好地讲述了詹姆斯的传奇故事。他做得很好。
我确信，詹姆斯会讨厌这篇评论。他逍遥法外，远离文明的束缚。真是个传奇故事。
抵达婆罗洲后，他介入了沙捞越人民与文莱苏丹之间的争端。布鲁克十分精明。他与双方都交好，并同意以一方的名义管理土地，同时又以朋友的身份维护另一方的利益。这可谓三赢，也使他成为了沙捞越大片地区的国王。
然而，这部传记存在粉饰之嫌。与《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》一样，詹姆斯·布鲁克的个人喜好和情感经历并未得到充分展现。在当时的英国，同性恋行为会被处以死刑，因此，对于任何一个有自信（且经济条件允许）的人来说，逃离英国几乎是唯一的选择。
我明白，詹姆斯逃亡是迫不得已。讽刺的是，文莱曾给予詹姆斯如此之多的恩惠，而现任苏丹却有据可查地迫害像詹姆斯这样的人。
我很喜欢这座博物馆，但它只展现了真实故事的四分之一。
詹姆斯有时高尚而才华横溢。但这座博物馆并没有充分展现他才华的方方面面。它似乎忽略了詹姆斯，反而更多地关注他的继任者及其妻子，包括那些让詹姆斯的成就付诸东流的人。布鲁克家族的后裔杰森很好地讲述了詹姆斯的传奇故事。他做得很好。
我确信，詹姆斯会讨厌这篇评论。他逍遥法外，远离文明的束缚。真是个传奇故事。
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