Besides, I have always been the original party. I have always felt that the more faithful the adaptation of a famous book into a film and television, the better, as long as the action dialogue in the book is replaced by a live performance. Unless it is because of the difference between the film and text performance methods, some places cannot be performed and have to be changed, otherwise the changes are completely thankless. Besides, this work by Wilde was originally a play script, not a novel, and there is no situation that it cannot be performed. It can be read without changing a word, and it is absolutely wonderful.
The film is generally quite faithful, and the dialogue in the film basically appeared in the original book. But there are still some changes that make people feel as uncomfortable as sand in the eyes.
1. Scene change
Dramas will try to reduce scene transitions for the convenience of performance, while movies like to increase scene transitions as much as possible to bring freshness to the audience. I can understand this. Therefore, the movie adds many scenes that are not in the original work, such as London streets, trains, musical theatres, clubs, bands, hot air balloons, etc. I think this kind of change makes sense. It not only shows the audience the style of the times, but also Enriched the picture.
However, the film actually changed many of the private conversations at home in the original work to take place in public places, which I really can’t understand. The conversation between the two male protagonists about fake identities, the lingering love words between the male protagonist and the female protagonist, are all very personal and must not be heard by others. The film actually allows this kind of conversation in public theaters, clubs, etc. Place to proceed! There are many people listening and expressing surprise! What's this?
2. The plot changes
1. Actually let Gwendolyn and Jack get tattoos... I don't know what to say.
2. Let Gwendolyn and Cecily smoke! This is a film in 2002. The film industry had already reached a consensus back then that smoking should not be encouraged on the screen. Besides, there is no mention of the heroine smoking in the original book. Why add this somehow?
3. Actually said that Lady Bracknell, the hero's aunt, was originally a dancer, and Fengzi married into a wealthy family. What is she making up! Lady Bracknell can sue them for slander.
4. Change Jack into Algy's younger brother indiscriminately. Jack is the eldest son, so he named his father, and his father’s name was originally Ernest, so his name should also be Ernest, and he does have a younger brother, so in the end he was surprised to find that he had been clarifying the truth. talk. Changing Jack into a younger brother doesn’t make sense in many places. I don't understand why this is changed at all.
5. In the end, he changed his father's name to John! It means that the protagonist is still lying in the end! In the original book, the protagonist was surprised to find that he had been telling the truth, but the movie was changed to the protagonist and was still lying! It completely subverted the author's original intention.
The biggest feature of these changes is that they are inexplicable, and the benefits of such changes are completely invisible. It didn't reduce the difficulty of shooting, and didn't increase the content of the story. It also made the original very smooth plot inconsistent. I don't know why.
So, the change I don't like is actually this kind of random change. If it is really a compelling change caused by the difference between film and television and text performance, I can accept it. I can't accept the inexplicable and random changes.
Finally, let me talk about some good places for movies.
It’s not bad to show Cecily’s girls’ romantic fantasy, such as warriors riding white horses and armors.
The focus is on the brotherhood of the two male protagonists, which is not bad. (I don't know if it's the rotten trend in recent years...)
If there weren't those inexplicable changes, this movie could have been a perfect adaptation. Because of these superfluous changes, I can only give it three stars.
Originally posted on my blog:http://myfairland.net/the-importance-of-being-earnest-2002/
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