A brief discussion on the understanding of no survivors (including spoilers and cautious entry)

Christophe 2022-01-11 08:02:07

Let’s take an excerpt from the original
book when the drowned boy’s uncle was chatting with the judge in the bar. He said, “You’re right. Murder is not like the concept most people think of: putting some food in the food. Poisons, pushing people off the cliff, and the like.”
And after all this happened, the police officer who handled the case said so again, “Mr. Owen intervened in these cases that the law cannot touch. "What
Agatha hopes to explore in this book is probably who will escort morality at the gray edge that the law can't touch. Therefore, in the book, whether it is the "inadequate care" of the two servants to the old woman, the special "task" performed by the general to the subordinates who betrayed him, or Lombard took all the food in the war and caused the natives to live. Starving to death is a loophole in the law. There is an insider behind every case before these events can reach the judge's ears. People understand the truth, but they are powerless. No one can bring the murderer to justice. Even today, it is still difficult for us to say in a precise tone that several protagonists in the film should be sentenced to death. Even the judge with the most sense of justice in the book only decided to give these protagonists a trial only after knowing that he was gone.
On the other hand, several protagonists, after the death notice was published, they could clearly deny everything, saying that they did not know the person mentioned in the notice at all. After all, the people present did not know the details of each other, and denying everything was a kind of conciseness and clarity. The way. However, their reaction at this time is very interesting. They are as if standing on the dock, nervously defending themselves by taking advantage of the gap in the law, and pretending to be a gentleman and a lady to persuade others. At the same time, he is comforting his ridiculous self-esteem. Lombard, who seems to be the most indifferent of all, still uses the understatement of "not enough gentleman" and "everyone will protect themselves in danger" when describing himself. absolve.
In this way, Agatha's setting of the background of the protagonists is the essence of the book and the place that arouses readers' thinking. However, these important details were not reserved in the play. Instead, the adaptation became an obvious atrocities. As a result, the distance between these selected people and ordinary prisoners was significantly shortened.
The screenwriters seem to have lost some of the value that can be explored because of these adapted stories, so they focused on the female teacher. If there is no final scene, it would be too harsh to not give this play a five-point mark. . Unfortunately, in the last scene, when the female teacher seeks reconciliation from the judge under her strong desire to survive, it may be difficult for the audience to think deeply from the disgust of the hostess's ugly face and the pleasure of justice and evil.
Finally, there are some points where I personally think that novels are more detailed than film and television dramas. For example, in the novel, the judge killed a total of ten people. The tenth person was not on the island. The judge was the powerful controller of the scene when the incident began. Also, it was not the doctor who came to him for help but he took the initiative to ask for an alliance. It was unexpected that the doctor came to him.) In the judge’s confession at the end of the novel, the judge believed that with three clues, it was possible for the police officers to decipher the truth. However, the irony is that the police officers only made factual judgments, and did not put themselves in thinking about what actions each character should take under the conditions at the time to be reasonable (such as the alliance of doctors). In this way, the police officers are as usual. Missed the truth.
The above is my thoughts after reading it. Because the novel has been read for a long time, I feel a lot of emotion after watching the drama, which means I just glanced over it roughly, so there are definitely many loopholes in the whole film review. I hope to correct it.
In addition, it is recommended for students who have watched the drama and are interested in Agatha to read the original work. If you don’t have time, you can read the end. The whole idea of ​​the judge’s crime is described in great detail. There is also Roger’s suspicious case. Can find the fun of reasoning.

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