The movie "Barry Lyndon" tells the story of a boy from the bottom, Barry, who can't bear to live in the bottom of Scotland, and tried his best to climb into the upper class but could not escape the tragic ending. In fact, at the end of the movie, Barry's ending is not so tragic except for the loss of his son. After all, at the beginning of the story, his mother's life savings was only 20 gold coins, and at the end of the story, his annual pension was a full 500 gold coins. Director Kubrick's adaptation could be a little bolder about the class issues expressed in the film. It's a pity that the role of Barry's mother doesn't give her enough ink in the title sequence, how she affects Barry. In this way, it can better correspond to how she gave Barry an idea later, but it caused Barry's tragedy. From the film, traces of the novel can still be clearly identified, as well as the traces of Kubrick's modification of the script during filming. A scene of bereavement after the eldest son of the Sir Lady was driven away does not fit closely with the overall expression of the story. It was probably here that the director changed the direction of the script. It did give the eldest son a great scene. Barry, who has been assimilated by the bad temperament of the upper class, released water in the duel. This kind side caused his defeat.
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