Of course, there will be a lot of deletions and innovations in the film adaptation. The character of the male protagonist has changed, the identity of the villain has changed, the female second has disappeared, and even the ending has completely changed. I accept all of these. But I can't accept how this good Count of Monte Cristo has become a vulgar Christian propaganda film. The whole film is full of GOD, the lettering in the prison, the teachings of the priest, Jacob also became the spokesperson of the priest, and the heroine also praised Allah at every turn. It is really heartbreaking that a generation of entertainment classics has become propaganda.
Of course, some people want to say that the Count of Monte Cristo itself is full of religious symbols, and the author himself also endowed many plots with religious meanings. This is true, but the classics are classics not because of those religious hints, but because they are close to human nature.
Some people like religious propaganda, they like to tell religious stories, and they like to draw people into religion. These are personal freedoms, and it is not up to me to comment. But we ask, is this the purpose of Dumas for writing the Count of Monte Cristo? As a popular novelist, Alexandre Dumas may not have the noble ambitions of Hugo, but he will never be reduced to propaganda's sake. The director of the film is obviously a fanatical Christian, but he chooses the method of ruining famous books to promote his beliefs, which is disrespectful to his predecessors; self-righteous to the audience; Step back 10,000 steps, even if the director wants to shoot propaganda, just like last year's Spartan 300, he can at least pick a simpler story, and don't start on the famous book, because the nature of propaganda determines that this kind of film is full of narrow-mindedness. Opinions, silly preaching, masked characters, and clichéd plots. And a well-known masterpiece, even if the author has no lack of religious or political inclination in it, its own meaning goes far beyond these narrow propaganda.
Some people may not feel the strong propaganda stench in the film, but if you compare it with some Chinese films that have eight honors and eight shames, you will find that you have found a brother. At this time, I was in the middle of Christianity, and I accidentally saw a few men and women knocking on the door to deliver prayers with more dignity than our party counselors. I couldn't help but want to shout: Director, the Count of Monte Cristo, Why did you send me a pirated "holy" bible again? ? ?
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