The original work is an extremely successful stream of consciousness novel, which has the characteristics of time and space interlaced, reality and fantasy being superficial. However, the adapted film has been unable to reproduce the strange dreamy color and language atmosphere of the original. Harry, the writer written in the original work, died there after attaining spiritual elevation at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, but the film allowed him and his wife to return to the United States and live a happy life in the dusty city. Ernest Miller Hemingway was unhappy with the doctoring at the end, but audiences were more pleased with the film's ending.
In terms of film technology, the film has advanced meaning. When interweaving the protagonist's memory and reality in different time and space, there is no very clear and clear excessive means, such as overlapping paintings, fading and other optical techniques, or the explanation of voiceovers, as is usually the case in contemporary works. The interweaving of different time and space sometimes Let the audience not be able to distinguish each other, which is also consistent with the characteristics of the "stream of consciousness" of the original work. In addition, the magnificent scenery and the processing of tone and tone in the film all have symbolic meanings. (
The plot of the film is rich and touching, especially Helen's love and care for Harry. At the same time, it shows from the male protagonist that as long as you have firm confidence and have ideals and ambitions, people will not be hopeless.
