Editor and Author: Reins and Mustangs

Summer 2022-04-20 09:02:53

Editor: restrained, rational, stern, sober Author: passionate, tireless, maverick, whimsical, fresh and bright, like the ever-burning sun, unconsciously attracted to him, too close may be burned. The editor understands the tastes of the public, knows the elements needed to write a good book, and pulls the soul that is too out of the world into the world, so that he can integrate with the world without going with the flow. It is not good to be too isolated from the crowd, and it is not good to be too catering to the public. He overcame the turbulent river and let it show the most attractive gesture of the world. In this case, the editor must worry about whether his adaptation will make it lose its original flavor, whether it will destroy the unique characteristics of the book, and whether it will lose the author's ideas. The editor understands the author's mind and the needs of the readers. He is like a conciliator, connecting readers' expectations with the author's heart. Max and Tom are just opposites. Their personalities, preferences, behaviors, etc., have almost no intersection, but they are unexpectedly compatible together, and they work hard together to create works. , of course unsurprisingly popular. What I especially like is the paragraph at the end, Max receives a letter from someone he treats like a close friend and a parent, he takes it out of a pile of envelopes and lays it straight on the table, as if in disbelief, he gets up Go and gently close the door of your editing room, like the two of them would always shut the door when Tom was still there when they were having a heated discussion in the editing room. He sat down and opened the envelope a little excitedly. At this point in the movie, all the sound disappeared, and only Tom's voice was left in my ears. I hardly heard him like this, um, compared to him before, it was slightly A calm voice, he was full of affection, he said that he still wanted to live, I heard this can no longer be controlled, and Max gradually could no longer maintain his usual demeanor and calm self-control, almost weeping, he slowly Taking off my hat made me even more uncomfortable, and he hardly ever took it off for the entire movie, not even at home, in the cemetery, let alone crying. Maybe he understood from this letter that Tom already has the ability to empathize. I don’t know. The movie didn’t show Tom after his illness too much. In my heart, he was still amazing and full of passion. It was the thought that he finally understood the feelings that the people around him wanted him to understand, but fell down. This huge gap and conflict were vividly expressed in several shots. The language of the shots did not need to be said too much, and the thoughts were conveyed. enough.

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  • Maxwell Evarts Perkins: [looking at the three cates containing the manuscript of Thomas Wolfe's new book] This - is Of Time and the River? Well done. Now go home and get some sleep.

    Thomas Wolfe: I... I...

    Maxwell Evarts Perkins: Let me read it.

    Thomas Wolfe: Read it kindly. Please.

  • Thomas Wolfe: I'm sorry I'm not decent enough for your fine dinner parties and your fine friends, but before you drag me out to the wood shed, I think you ought to look at who is giving the lesson. Am I supposed to grow up like you?

    Maxwell Evarts Perkins: No, Tom, but you're supposed to grow up.

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