One of the first criticisms is the rationality of the plot. And if you read the original, you can understand that the rationality of the original is very bad, and many details cannot withstand scrutiny, and some changes in the film essentially enhance the rationality of the story. For example, the original journal was replaced with a camera. Firstly, it is easier and more time-saving to take pictures, and secondly, it is more credible. (Imitating notes is much simpler than finding an actor to make a facelift to make a video recording.) Another example, the first encounter between Dr. Nash and the heroine has changed from deliberate search to accident. The setting that the heroine in the original book can be easily contacted by Dr. Nash at first is really unreasonable. And some other details are obviously changed for the convenience of shooting, such as the advancement of age and the adaptation of the location of the accident.
Another criticism is the lack of suspense. And this is also the fault of the original book. The original work propped up almost all the suspense through the trivial first-person psychological description, and the horror effect was only mediocre. The film is obviously difficult to use the techniques in the book, so it is done through the soundtrack and many scenes, which is not enough.
Again, the subject is not clear. Still the same sentence, the fault of the original. Of course, the film cut some of the background to make the story seem thinner-such as the reason for the derailment and the dream of the heroine novelist, but it is also difficult to conceal a fact. Even if all the details of the original work are restored, this is still a thin theme. Unclear story.
In fact, most people's bad reviews of the film come from some unreasonable expectations. However, this is not a movie similar to "Memories", and it shouldn't be. As an adaptation, it tries to avoid the faults of the original (reducing the irrationality of the story, enriching the character of the doctor, and enhancing the sense of suspense), and basically restores the main line. It does not continue the trivial narrative of the original, but gives a The smooth main line is an attempt that will never fail.
And isn’t the excellent performance of the actors worthy of some extra points?
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