At the
beginning of the opening film, when I saw little Oliver being taken to the foster home, a warm feeling came from the bottom of my heart. The feeling I had when reading novels before seemed to come back all at once. I vaguely recalled many plots in the novel, as if they had been somewhere in my heart and never forgotten. The feeling of this kind of memory can only be described as "warm". I remember that I bought this book when I was in junior high school. It was translated into a set in Shanghai, with very small characters. I saw the book "Orphans in the Fog" on the counter at a glance and bit my teeth and bought it. When I came home, I was very excited for the first world masterpiece I had in my life. After adapting to the long sentences used by Dickens and the somewhat awkward translation accent, I quickly planted in the text, and followed the characters in the book with the same joys and sorrows. Worried about what happened to Oliver, sad for Nancy's death, and gratified for the final outcome. There are always many unreturned stages in life, and the only things that can be kept are the memories that are immortal.
Sunshine·Ryefield·Road
Another place that impressed me was when Oliver escaped from the coffin shop and walked towards London along the country road. On both sides of the road are golden wheat fields, shining brightly in the sun. It rained occasionally, but it stopped soon. The sun came out again, shining brightly on the whole land, from the wheat fields beside him to the grasslands in the distance. One by one, white clouds wandered lazily in the blue sky. A country road just lay there, extending to the end of the field of vision, as if there was no end. The passing carriage raised a cloud of dust, and everyone was just passing by in a hurry. On this narrow road, they exchanged a shallow smile. Of course, you will also meet a kind grandma who brings you food that is not rich but delicious, and warms the whole soul with simple words. When she goes on the road again, her mother's kind eyes are behind her. So, on the road, what better things can you expect? It's just that you can't stay, the wandering people will always belong to the road. "Walking in the oil painting, walking in the sky. London is a city on the earth, and the earth is a star in the sky". At this moment, I am willing to become Oliver. Although I have all the pain, I am alone, tired and hungry, and although I don’t know where tomorrow is, I hope to keep walking along this road, keep going, with vague hopes, keep Come to the end of life.
Eat my own head
Guess there will be this detail. When I read the novel, I was impressed, and I was impressed by Dickens' humor. Here is a copy of the plot in the original book. When the silly old Greenwig swears to Mr. Brownlow: I will eat my own head, he still can't help but laugh. Unexpectedly the second time he added another sentence, and yours. Absolutely.
Fagin
Fagin is a very full character, both in the original and in this movie. He embodies extremely complex human nature. The so-called bad guys and the so-called dark side of human nature have always been the subject of spare no effort to express in the works of art. It seems that people must have shadows, as if there is Neo, there must be Smith, and human beings will never get rid of it. , And there is nowhere to escape, the only thing that can be done is to face it bravely and get to know yourself more clearly.
Interestingly, it is said that Fagin's name comes from a friend of Dickens's good character in his youth. This is probably a joke made by the humorous Dickens with his friends. However, the joke seems to have gone too far. Due to the influence of the novel, the word fagin has long become synonymous with children's instigators in English.
The final scene plays Oliver visiting Fagin before his execution. Fagin's performance is very exciting, can be described as the highlight of the whole film. The description here in the novel is even more fascinating, drawing the psychology of this poor old thieves into three parts.
Due to time constraints, it is impossible for the film to show all the plots of the original (although this is what I was looking forward to), and the role of Oliver in the second half seems to be dispensable, which is where the film fails. The plot of the mystery of Oliver's life experience in the original book is very exciting, full of suspense and coincidences, enough to make readers sleepless and sleepless. As a result, they are all deleted from the movie, greatly reducing the content. If I were the director, I would have to complete the plot in two more hours. We can't let our Oliver end, can't we?
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