The tragedy of Angel Klein

Icie 2022-04-22 07:01:48

A band I was familiar with once sang a song with the male lead as the theme. The lyrics were roughly the male lead's simple and persistent thoughts, and a little selfishness. Therefore, when the male protagonist encounters emotional problems, the advantage is that he can have a dedicated and direct love life, but he cannot accept the collapse of the perfect object image in his heart. In the end, the male protagonist falls into a difficult dilemma.

Those who have seen the original book or the movie, the main focus is still on the tragedy of Tess's life. But my attention is on the different performances of the two people on the wedding night of the hero and heroine. The performance of the male protagonist may be the normal reaction of many ordinary men, but the blow to the female protagonist is devastating. The choice of life is only at that moment, and some choices determine the future life. Tess's tragedy is inevitable, and the tragedy of the male protagonist is finally redeemed.

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Extended Reading
  • Vaughn 2022-03-29 09:01:07

    4.5 Polanski put away his dark and gloomy creative style, and put Hardy's classical style work on the screen. The film accurately grasps Hardy's regret for the passing of the old times. The agricultural civilization of the late 19th century is being replaced by urban The concept and customs of the old and new eras are undergoing changes, and the shaping of the lower-level characters is also in line with the British classical literary tradition, the scenery is gorgeous, and the photography is vivid.

  • Andy 2022-03-28 09:01:11

    #SIFF# Polanski is very suitable for Hardy's gloomy style, it is so beautiful, that white and hopeless sunshine. What's a little strange about the adaptation is that many of the places that seem to be the focus of the original work, such as the death of the child and the killing of Deberville, are not positively described, the psychological activity is zero, and the sense of sadness and fate has plummeted. Especially the change in murder is abrupt. Kinski was so beautiful back then, he looked like Bergman from certain angles...

Tess quotes

  • Alec d'Urberville: [pins a pink rose on Tess' dress] What's the matter?

    Tess: A thorn.

    Alec d'Urberville: Aw, cousin, beauty has its price.

  • Alec d'Urberville: Ungrateful little minx. Why abandon me as soon as you feel safe?

    Tess: The danger came of your foolishness.

    Alec d'Urberville: I say, what a temper.