"Pride and Prejudice": Comparison of 2005 Movie Version and 1995 TV Version

Two hundred years ago, when Jane Austen began to describe her familiar manor life, she might not have thought that the fine observations of the gentry men and women around her would be carefully studied by critics and artists of later generations with a magnifying glass. Her description is undoubtedly limited: in terms of class, she will always only write about the class she belongs to: the squire and the emerging bourgeoisie. There are no petty bourgeoisie such as shop assistants and employees, nor the proletariat such as traffickers, pawns, servants and farmers, and there is very little description of the life of the nobility. However, it is such a perspective mirror with limited angle of view that has set off a storm in pastoral life. When she first wrote the novel, I guessed that she might just want to write a few love stories and family novels with sarcasm. However, even spontaneously and not voluntarily, her novel became a pungent realist novel: The faces of aristocratic wives, the flattery of their lackeys, the absurdity of the British marriage and inheritance system, and the increasingly serious social contradictions between the emerging bourgeoisie and the declining aristocracy, all portrayed vividly and interestingly; and It is precisely because of this spontaneity that it is more natural, vivid and interesting to read, because that is her own life.

This is also the biggest difference between the 1995 version of the TV series "Pride and Prejudice" and the 2005 movie version of "Pride and Prejudice". In short, the 95 edition faithfully made the original work into realistic works; while the 05 edition can only be regarded as a romantic novel.

In the 95 edition of character interpretation, exaggeration, drama, we can seem to see the readers who Jane Austen imagined when he wrote the pen will smile. Mrs. Bennet's circumscribed lines, Mr. Collins's hair that hasn't been washed for hundreds of years, they all feel like this. Elizabeth is sunny and healthy. Although she does not conform to the modern aesthetic figure, she is pleasing to the eye. Elizabeth, played by Keira Knightley, is scrawny, staring at Mr. Darcy with wide eyes, and instantly makes me go through romance dramas such as "One Kiss"; their dialogue is down-key, including Zhu Mrs. de Bauer, played by Di Dengqi, is also deliberately repressed, trying to return to the state of dialogue in daily life as much as possible. These two performances are better or worse, you can’t make any comments, but recalling the original work of "Pride and Prejudice", Jane Austen’s works are actually a drama in every scene, from the first few dialogues between Elizabeth and Darcy to Collins. The husband made a ridiculous marriage proposal, and went to visit Madame de Baul's house during the trip. There were strong dramatic conflicts in every scene, and one after another, with almost no pause. When I watch movies and TV, my biggest emotion is that the screenwriters are so easy to do. As long as they are loyal to the original work, there will be almost no cold spots. Here, the sharp personality and language of the characters play a big role, which is why the 95 version of the actors use exaggerated drama language to say their lines without making people feel surreal.

The 05 version of "Pride and Prejudice" is unique in the use of lens language and has the beauty of literary style. Elizabeth stood in the wilderness of England and looked into the distance. After Mr. Bentley left, the servant lifted the white tablecloth into the air. Darcy and Elizabeth met at the end of the dance, forgetting the eyes of others. These transitions are almost a Wordsworth song. Idyll. The pastoral life of the eighteenth century was so wildly photographed, the livestock of the manor, the green mountains, the lively dances, the dirty streets, and the croaking flock of geese scattered when Mrs. Bennet ran out to chase Mr. Collins. However, when it comes to scenes with characters, this version is not as good as the 95 version of the TV series. The two met by chance at Pemberley Manor. Darcy came out wet from his own pond. The two met almost in the most primitive and natural state, and their hearts were throbbing. In contrast, The 05 version of the design Elizabeth sees Darcy through the crack of the door, it is not so noble; and Elizabeth received a letter from Jane saying that her sister had eloped. The 95 version of Darcy had red eyes and left with clenched fists, which fits him very well. Personality is also in line with the next suspense of Elizabeth’s misunderstanding described in the book; and I don’t know if the 05 version is to save time, Darcy said “I’m here to help” on the spot, which not only does not conform to his reserved and implicit identity in the original book. It is simply the rich and handsome of modern TV series.

The central idea of ​​"Pride and Prejudice" is realism, although it is realism from the perspective of the upper class. Just as the author said through Elizabeth's mouth: "He is a gentleman, I am a gentleman's daughter." This is a right marriage, not a romantic movie of a domineering president falling in love with me. The 95 version of "Pride and Prejudice" does not seem to be prominent at first, but it is a rare and good play, with a smooth flow, first-class acting skills and a high degree of restoration of the script.

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