New Rebecca: Exist for the old version of Amway

Marcelina 2022-01-11 08:01:37

There are spoilers, there are spoilers.

According to my wild guess, the reason why the new version of Rebecca is what it is now may be inspired by the 2017 version of Murder on the Orient Express, or it may have learned the lesson that this film is not a successful remake. The creative team decides at the conception stage that there must be innovation! Must keep up with the trend of the times! As a result, a movie dressed in idol drama, mixed with the breath of a supernatural film, pieced together some elements of the "psychiatric hospital in the movie", and did not forget to use feminism to embellish the four not like this was born. It's a pity that not all four dissidents can shock the four, such as this one. After I finished reading it, I had to read the 1940 version again so that I could delete the memory of the new version in my mind more quickly. It was like drinking a cup of coffee with a beautifully packaged but indescribable taste. I couldn't spit it out. I had to drink another cup of old-brand boutique to flush out the strange smell in my mouth and calm the mood a little bit.

In fact, when I saw the trailer, I was mentally prepared. As long as I could see that this was not a remake, I still didn't have too high expectations for the quality of the film. Unexpectedly, the actual effect was so much lower than expected. The pictures are beautiful, and the shooting locations are diverse. At least we can finally see how rich Mr. Derwent is. I can understand that directors and screenwriters want to create a work that is significantly different from the original and the 40th edition. However, some innovations are to build a new house from the foundation, and some innovations are the renovation of an old house, only the interior is redecorated without major changes to the main structure. This new Rebecca seems to have demolished some parts of the old house that could not be demolished, and then built many small houses inside, and I don’t know what it was built in the end. Many times during the filming process, my inner OS is: You are really unnecessary.

The novel Rebecca is a typical "sad story". The three main characters, the heroine, Mr. Derwent, and Mrs. Danforth, were not really happy from the beginning to the end of the story, especially Mr. Derwent. And this unhappiness that is hard to get rid of is not caused by the boundless natural and man-made disasters. The culprit is precisely Rebecca who looks flawless. When Mr. Derwent's heart saw through Rebecca's true face, it was like the burnt-down Mandley Manor, unable to recover. After Rebecca, he could no longer establish a normal sense of trust with people, especially women, especially beautiful women. "Once bitten by a snake, I was afraid of well ropes for ten years." People who have been deceived emotionally and have experienced major trauma are almost like this. Wherever I go, who I meet, my heart is ruined. He can't commit suicide, nor can he live alone with Rebecca's shadow on his back. Out of his spiritual desire to survive, he is also eager to get rid of loneliness, and he is afraid of meeting a second Rebecca, so he will only choose someone like the heroine—— Plain-looking, no prominent family background (not even close family), from temperament to interest, no topic at all, simple and ordinary to no more ordinary girls-too obvious safety card. When he showed interest in the heroine, it was not so much fresh, it was more like a person floating in the ocean suddenly found a driftwood that seemed to support him, as long as the driftwood allowed him to live, he would not Most likely let go. Of course, for the heroine, Mr. Derwent should have a little real feelings, but that is not admiration, at least the emotions are completely different from when he first fell in love with Rebecca. The possibility I am more willing to believe is that he wants to love, but after Rebecca, he has no ability to love anymore. I believe that the heroine has loved Mr. Derwent from beginning to end, although there are other elements in this love. The reason why she can't get the happiness she deserves is because of questions like "Does he love me or not", "Does he love me more or Rebecca", and "Why does he want to be with me?" Shaken answer. The person in love, the one who has too many questions, is always unhappy. After Mr. Derwent was with the hostess, there were probably fewer questions. But the shadow that hung over him does not dissipate all day long, no matter how the hostess loves him, he can't easily enjoy the joy of a new relationship.

So, it took more than ten minutes at the beginning of the film to show the significance of the various romantic relationships between Mr. Derwent and the heroine? Just to show that Mr. Derwent is indeed! absolute! real! Are you really infatuated with the hostess? Not to mention how difficult it is for Mr. Derwent to forget Rebecca and the torture and harm she has done to herself. Only the cause of Rebecca’s death is a miss in the movie. There are subjective attempts in the novel. No matter what, if a man follows There is such a "bad relationship" between my dead ex-wife, and then such a passionate, wholehearted, and no thought baggage to invest in a new relationship. This seems to only further explain that the man has a problem? The 40 version of Mr. Derwent often has moody performances during dating with the hostess. On the one hand, it makes the audience and the hostess curious, what has he experienced? On the one hand, the audience and the heroine are not sure what his intentions for the heroine are. In the new version of the dating stage, as long as there is no thing that can clearly remind Mr. Derwent that Rebecca once existed, he is no different from any rich and handsome character who has not been hurt in love. It's not that he doesn't deserve to be happy again, but no matter how much he hopes to love the heroine, love life, and start a new life, he is unlikely to easily leave Rebecca and her representative past behind.

While rectifying Mr. Derwent’s “truth”, the screenwriters did not forget to keep up with the times, starting from feminism, and using the words of Mrs. Danforth to express “sympathy” to Rebecca-I can only hope that they are not Want to express envy or admiration-so this line appeared:

Excuse. Me.

As long as a woman wants to live a life of passion and indulgence, no matter whether she has beauty, wealth, or talent, on the premise of not being deceived or hurting others, it is understandable. But is Rebecca's actions really worthy of this line? The reason why she wanted to marry Mr. Derwent was because she saw that he regarded the honor of the family more than everything else, and she did not want to cause a scandal in any case. Her reckless life after marriage was all based on the threat of success. Isn't it on the basis of. Take a step back and say that while I have a righteous gentleman to be a husband, I have many male friends, including my own relatives. I don’t care about it, it is not a criterion for evaluating character, but the premise of being chic cannot be pinching. Other people’s pain/weakness, you can’t hold the attitude of “I” who knows someone will give sincerely and want to molest at will. The significance of Rebecca's setting is to create a hypocritical and tempting character. She may not have been sincere to anyone, including Mrs. Danforth. Is it really necessary to move out of feminist rights for the abnormal death of such a character? Even if this line has nothing to do with feminist rights, it is just to show that Mrs. Danforth's love for Rebecca has distorted her logic. It not only confuses right and wrong, but also seems superfluous.

The new version adapts Mrs. Danforth into a character with a lot of expressions and a strong desire for expression. I don't understand what the screenwriter's intention is. Mrs. Danforth's cold attitude towards the heroine originally made the pleasing heroine entangled "I want to be friends with her, but does she dislike me", but in the new version, she blatantly told her with a smile and a face. The Lord, "I just don't like you, you can't compare to Rebecca", leaving no room for doubt for the hostess. For a person who is particularly eager to be recognized by others and wants to make others feel better, as soon as they appear on the stage, they make it clear that she doesn’t like herself, so don’t bother; go to innocence to please others, and after a lot of hard work Others finally affirmed their doubts, "Yes, I can't be friends with you, because you can't compare to Rebecca", which one is more painful? Anyway, if it were me, I would definitely choose the latter.

At the end of the film, Mrs. Danforth told the hostess before jumping into the sea that Rebecca was the only person she had ever loved, and it was finally revealed in the movie version that she did have same-sex love for Rebecca. As for jumping into the sea, instead of burying herself in the sea of ​​flames in Mandeli Manor, probably the screenwriters wanted to make her ending similar to Rebecca's, as if she had to follow Rebecca until she died. This seems to be in the new version. The only innovation that can be considered worthy of the past.

I don't know if the director is still not satisfied with the plot innovation, and he is bold in the selection of Jack Favell and the role setting. While I was struggling with the heroine of the film and Xi Bao, which cast was more inappropriate, I found that this one was definitely the winner, and the others were beyond the reach:

Even if your hair and skin don’t fit the original work, don’t you need to be "tall and burly"? Is this the opposite of Armie Hammer? It's not attacking the actor himself, just saying that his appearance and temperament are particularly inappropriate.

Sorry, there is no way to evaluate this candidate as objectively as possible, because my endless love for Mr. George Sanders began with the 40th edition of Jack. Mr. Sanders’ Jack appeared for less than 2 minutes. From the voice, tone, expression, and behavior, it shows that this character is very clear about how to accurately use his charm in front of different opposite sexes, while maintaining the necessary etiquette to avoid any embarrassing scenes. He isn't handsome, but at least he looks personable, and like Rebecca, extremely seductive. The new version of Jack’s two-handed moustache really aggravates the sense of insignificance. After 30 seconds of appearance, he will have unnecessary frivolous behavior (poke the heroine's shoulder), and then ride a horse with the heroine (the heroine will agree to ride a horse together). It's puzzling) If you use your hands and feet at the same time, you are basically a rogue with a lower rank. I understand that such a person can get Rebecca's favor.

It really hurts Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes and Ann Dowd, three powerful middle-aged and elderly actresses who used their acting skills to "encircle and suppress" the heroes and heroines. But it is also thanks to the three of them. Otherwise, like this new version of "Making Out of Nothing" as an innovative director and screenwriter, I probably didn't have the patience to watch it through. Here is a special mention of Ms. Ann Dowd's performance. I originally watched this film to watch Mrs. Danforth of Kristin Scott Thomas. I didn't expect Mrs. Van Hopper, who was played by her, to flash my eyes. She added such a vulgar line, and she said it with a tone without destroying the character setting. It was amazing.

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Extended Reading
  • Bobby 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    Nothing new, Armie Hammer is a little younger playing Derwent

  • Donnell 2022-04-22 07:01:43

    I haven't seen the Hitchcock version, and it's not very good for this version alone. There is no spark between the hero and heroine, and the suspense is not seen.

Rebecca quotes

  • [first lines]

    Mrs. de Winter: [narrating] Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. I dreamt that where our drive once lay, a dark and tortured jungle grew. Nature had come into her own and yet the house still stood. Manderley. Secretive and silent as it had always been. Risen from the dead. Like all dreamers, I was allowed to pass through my memory. Spanning the years like a bridge. Back to that summer in Monte Carlo when I knew nothing and had no prospects.

  • Mrs. Danvers: Welcome to Manderley.