Extended Reading
  • Brain 2022-01-18 08:01:16

    [Film Review] Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) 8.0/10

    This dichotomous horror cinema progenitor which ripsnortinglydelves into the sordid underside of human psyche, is directed by the Hollywood's maverick innovatorRouben Mamoulian and made just shy of the scourge of Production Code.

    From its unorthodox opening sequences, shot with anovoid...

  • Mae 2022-01-18 08:01:16

    The soul is separated from the body but pinned in it

    Human beings always have a cognitive dualistic paradox for themselves. On the one hand, it is civilized but repressed; on the other hand, it is barbaric but real. What is true human beings, what is true freedom, can't say how to say. The tragedy of the film is that although the duality of the soul...

  • Brice 2022-04-22 07:01:48

    11. 1 What a great movie! ! !

  • Hunter 2022-04-22 07:01:48

    FM is the one who I think restores Dr. Jekyll the most in several remakes so far. In addition to the first-person shooting method at the beginning, it is easier for the audience to empathize with the characters, until they can experience the tragic meaning of the ending to the greatest extent. In addition, the reason for Dr. Jekyll's choice to take the drug desperately is more reasonable than other versions. The long-term oppression of etiquette on nature can be collapsed instantly with the stimulation and temptation of the last straw, and the uncontrollable desire is like a flood of beasts, which will eventually backfire on the conscience. The cat and the bird, the boiling potion, and the swaying naked long legs, these three images impressed me deeply.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde quotes

  • Ivy Pearson: Come back soon. Won't you?

    Dr. Jekyll: Sorry, I'm afraid I can't.

    Ivy Pearson: Oh, yes, you can!

    [breathly]

    Ivy Pearson: Sooooon.

    Dr. Jekyll: Good night.

    Ivy Pearson: [breathly] Come baaaaaack.

  • Dr. Jekyll: That's not a matter of conduct; but, elementary instinct.

    Dr. Lanyon: You ought to control those instincts.

    Dr. Jekyll: Are you pretending that either can or do? We may control our actions; but, not our impulses.