Due to the distance of time and space, the movie is a good choice for Chinese readers to really approach Jane Austen's works from a trivial and everyday level. There are as many as 7 film and television dramas based on "Pride and Prejudice", of which the British BBC version in 1995 is undoubtedly the best adapted film. The film is almost perfectly faithful to the original book and the atmosphere of the era, extending what the original book has to say.
The 1995 edition of Pride and Prejudice provides an excellent example of how to adapt a famous book to perfection. Clothing, mood, home furnishing, and character are all perfect. Judging from the selection of the heroine alone, the 2005 American Focus Films version is sure to fail. How does the sharp-billed Knightley play the witty Elizabeth? As long as you are a little familiar with European art history, you will find that all the beauties of that era were plump. Although Austen's characters have distinct personalities, they are all famous ladies of the 18th or 19th century, and their wit and humor are not bitter.
The 1995 version of Elizabeth is not stunning but attractive, with a pair of wonderful eyes that seem to have come out of the painting, acting as a lively, intelligent and unassuming country lady. Colin's re-encounter with Elizabeth in a wet shirt is really classic, and it fascinated thousands of girls and housewives, including the author of "BJ's Single Diary". Fielding bluntly said that the person Mark Darcy in her book was tailor-made for Fels, and no one could play Mark Darcy well except himself.
My only question is why did Colin jump into that pond despite his handsome wet body? This is really puzzling. Is it just because the weather is hot? No matter what, the adaptation here is really a stroke of genius, and it also paved the way for the change in Elizabeth's attitude. No matter how big of a prejudice you have, you will have to lose in front of Mr. Wet Shirt and Gorgeous Manor. The movie provides us with the dark fragrance floating under the fluttering lady's long dress.
The adaptation of the film is almost perfect. If it must be said that it is lacking, it lacks the tolerance of the original. The film needs more dramatic contradictions and conflicts, so some characters are flattened, and in the novel, although comical, there is no malice. Jane Austen has written a wonderful novel, and the dialogue is especially witty and moving. But she seems to maintain an understanding of these stupid people and things, and the good-natured jokes are witty and humorous, even self-deprecating, which is perhaps the most remarkable thing about her.
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