Outdated classic adaptation

Chadrick 2021-12-26 08:01:41

For any film adaptation of a classic book, I always think: whether the original work is good or not has nothing to do with whether the movie is good or not. After all, the evaluation criteria for evaluating movies and books are still much different, so no matter how outstanding or classic the original is, this movie is just ordinary. . .

The most important point is that this story is anachronistic in our time. A story about the awakening of female consciousness became a classic in that era because of its pioneering nature, but the value of this story has been very lagging behind in the eyes of modern women. No matter how far ahead at the time, after all, this is still a story of a woman who has to rely on a man to save her. Because of this, a female friend of mine unceremoniously gave two stars, her comment is so lame...

classic adaptations can easily face such problems, just like the previous two years of "The Great Gates" Like "Wuthering Heights", on the one hand, the original adaptation cannot adapt to the values ​​of the new era, and too many adaptations often cause complaints from the original party. This is definitely the first big problem that needs to be solved in the adaptation of a classic film.

In addition, the narrative rhythm of this movie is not smooth enough, full of the narrative sense of TV series. The turn of the storyline is also very abrupt, especially since the character of Juno Temple has a feeling of squeezing in every time it appears. It is possible to understand a story of one man and three women, and the emotional line is extremely complicated. It is indeed difficult to narrate, but it is really too long for such a movie to drag to nearly 120 minutes.

Fortunately, the performance still added some points to this movie. The most outstanding are Carey and Uncle Xin. Carey has many subtle expressions and voice changes. The most impressive is the scene of confrontation with Tom in front of the coffin. The emotional changes are subtle and the details are well controlled. Uncle Xin's performance is also very stable, from high cold to emotional to infatuation, the changes at each stage are very clear and impressive. Tom’s performance is also good. I haven’t left a deep impression on his "Pirate Radio" and "On the Road". Part of his charm that attracts the heroine is not enough (of course this is also related to his moustache shape), he is still not domineering enough in the sword dance section. It is said that the male protagonist Matthias performed well in "Rust and Bone", I will find out and have a look, but in this movie he really has an expression from beginning to end. As the most important male protagonist, he does not It didn't exude the charm that the protagonist should have, and it also made the movie bleak.

What is commendable is that the film has a very beautiful view of the English countryside, only the forest section has some traces of later stages. In addition, there seems to be no soundtrack in the first half of the movie, which makes people feel a little strange. After all, beautiful music is very important for romantic films. However, the song "let no man steal your thyme" by Carey and Sheen is very nice.

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Extended Reading
  • Josie 2022-04-24 07:01:16

    I haven't read the original, but the acting is good. Like that quote: It's immoral to tempt someone you don't love. But the happy ending at the end is a bit boring, it would be nice if there was a special ending.

  • Herta 2022-03-28 09:01:07

    Why is it Matthias Schoenaerts again... It's almost the same as "A Little Chaos-2014", pat the scene, pat the plants, pat the side face and then back the light~

Far from the Madding Crowd quotes

  • William Boldwood: I want... very much to protect you. For the rest of your life.

  • Sergeant Troy: You've never seen *you* through a man's eyes. It's like not being able to think.