You will never think that this story is a super classic landmark story.
In the beginning, the novel of the same name in 1902 came out first. Then it was shown on the big screen 5 times in the next 43 years, and was remade once in more than 8 years on average. In 1961 and 1985, they were reproduced twice as British and American films respectively.
These versions are:
Brewster's Millions (1914)
Brewster's Millions (1921)
Miss Brewster's Millions (1926)
Brewster's Millions (1935)
Brewster's Millions (1945)
Three on a Spree (1961) British Movie
Brewster's Millions (1985)
In other words, this edition in 1985 was the seventh time this story was put on the big screen.
(In addition, there are 4 Indian movies and 1 Brazilian movie)
One can imagine how popular, classic and popular this story is.
This mass basis is: If you have money, you should spend it.
The setting of the story is: a poor man suddenly has a lot of money to spend, and there is more money to spend in the future, what should I do?
This money is constantly expanding. The early version cost 1 million, and the 1985 version cost 30 million. In the 1902 version of the novel, the way to spend money is to hold dances non-stop and hire a large group of people to sail a yacht to sail to Africa. This is obviously different from the current way of spending money. Therefore, every few years, filmmakers have the incentive to adapt the original work, replace it with a new way of spending money, and release it as a new version.
The story of the 1985 edition is relatively straightforward, and the process of spending money has a lot of morals and ridicule.
From the beginning, living in luxury hotels, driving luxury cars, and hiring a lot of attendants at high prices, everyone shouted and begged to serve the local tyrants.
Random investment, but won the title of stock god.
In order to spend money on the design, I won the design award.
Spend 1.25 million to buy an out-of-print stamp, and then use it to send a letter. . . .
I think the better version is that this version did not forcefully turn into a love story. Brewster and his female assistant Angela did not develop into a couple, and Angela's boyfriend was not badly contrived. So the development of the whole story is quite natural.
The relationship between Brewster and the white assistant Angela actually reflects the difference in social status. The white assistant Angela was a little gentler, and Brewster dumped his black female partner to win the favor of the white. At that time, the social status of blacks was not high. Of course, it would be too much to say that this is a declaration of war on racial discrimination. Because the year before the film was released in 1985: In 1984, the "Beverly Hills Detective" starring the same black comedian (Eddie Murphy) was a big hit at the box office! And it has been popular throughout the 1980s.
The last place Brewster spent his money was to run for the mayor of New York City, and then asked everyone to vote for no one. After learning that he was ahead in the polls and likely to win the election at the last minute, he withdrew from the election. . There is no lack of political irony, such as: "Two candidates spent 10 million to run for the mayor of New York City for a $60,000 job? This sounds too unreliable." During a game against the Yankees, the ace team. , He also said: “Anyone who inherits millions of dollars can buy a winning election. But to be a professional athlete, you must be a real athlete. (Alluding to being an athlete at least There is a real bottom line, politics does not.)"
When Brewster was in despair at the beginning, people treated him like a scumbag. When Brewster squandered, people's flattery to him was in stark contrast to his previous downfall. Then at the end of the film, Brewster was once again placed where there was no money. Everyone's reaction changed again.
When Brewster ran out of money on the last day, almost everyone left him immediately.
The hotel manager politely chased off the guests. Brewster responded: You are so kind to me.
The person in the high-end clothes shop said: These clothes are now ours, including yours. (It means you have to take it off and return it to us.) Brewster responded: I want to recommend your service to all my friends.
The contrast is the true feelings of the working class. The hotel doorman greeted him: I still remember your advice: Don’t vote for anyone on the ballot.
In the film, everyone's reaction becomes a mirror again and again.
In the film, Brewster said the finishing touch: No one like losers. Supervisor Edward Roundfield corrected him: Your grandpa will be proud of you.
In general, as a comedy, the 1985 version is worth watching and recommended. The entertainment is not bad, reasonable, and not overly exaggerated.
However, the performance is average, and it is conceivable that the ratings of film critics will not be high. The director himself also confessed a few years after the movie was released that he didn't have any creative passion when making this film, mainly to make some money, and he did make a lot of money.
Finally, to mention specifically, I think the end of the film is a bright spot. The last scene was unexpectedly moving:
Brewster accidentally got 20,000 yuan 3 minutes before the deadline, and realized that he was conspired to make the game. He tried his best to spend 20,000 yuan at the last minute...
He yelled to Angela Drake: Why don't you be my lawyer? I will pay you 20,000 yuan for attorney's fee.
Angela also yelled anxiously: No, I don't have a lawyer's license!
Brewster shouted: Then you take it to study and research! This is a prepayment!
Angela shouted: I'll get you a receipt!
Then hurried to open the receipt at the last second, the supervisor Edward Roundfield announced that the mission was successfully completed, and to investigate the joint deception of the two lawyers.
In this scene, the efforts of Brewster and Angela and Edward's justice, like a light across the sky, are slightly different from the laughter and scolding of more than an hour before. This is my favorite part of this video.
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