The episodes that were cut by scissors

When adapting a novel into a movie, the most important thing is the choice of plot. The movie is only about two hours long, which is hardly the capacity of a novel. At this time, what a director and screenwriter have to do is to pick out the really important plots that can reflect the essence of the work and promote the development of the story. It is not difficult to say this, after all, we have seen many successful movies adapted from world famous books. From the choice of plot, we can also see the director's understanding of the work.

The Vietnamese, who is also the director and screenwriter of the film, obviously did not understand Murakami's original work. I read the original 10 years ago, and this time I took it out and read it again. According to my understanding, the following plots are extremely important, but were discarded by the director.

1. At the beginning of the novel, Naoko and Watanabe talked about the bottomless pit.
2. Nagasawa became friends with Watanabe because he watched "The Great Gatsby".
3. Naoko talked to Watanabe for 4 hours before his 20th birthday.
4. Watanabe didn't answer every time he was called, so Midori noticed Watanabe.
5. Midoriko and Watanabe watch the fire together. (This paragraph can also be saved!!! I feel bad when I see the rain! I'm going to go crazy when I suddenly kiss!!!)
6. Everything about Reiko. (Reiko in the original work is the most important character except for the three protagonists, 1 male and 2 females. Murakami's characters are very plump, including wrinkles, past experiences, piano and guitar, but there is not one left in the movie)
7. Watanabe and Midori's father is in a section of the ward. (This section and the fire are actually an important plot of the deepening of the relationship between Watanabe and Midoriko. After being removed by the director, I don't know how Midoriko likes Watanabe.)
8. Reiko and Watanabe held a guitar memorial service for Naoko.

The overall impression, because the above plot is removed, the Watanabe in the film is like a stallion, just keep sleeping with three women again. (Although the one with Midori was not filmed)

In addition, there are some inexplicable changes I don't know what the director meant. Watanabe and Naoko met on the bus, why change to a gazebo? The Expendables were supposed to be funny, why make him a pervert?

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