For this remake, which claims to be a tribute to the old man's 200th birthday (regardless of the costumes in the scene, it can be seen that the BBC is really attentive), if you are like me and put it on the bookshelf at home before the second grade of junior high school, the book is older than me I read many publications more than three times, and I took advantage of the victory to pursue all the Dickens works I could find in the summer vacation of my junior high school graduation. After many years, I still recite the reunion of the two in the last part of the translation translated by Mr. Wang Keyi - it will undoubtedly have great expectations.
At that time, I felt that the 46th version of Pip was too old-fashioned, and the 99th version of Gwyneth Paltrow's Estella was not beautiful enough, so when the three letters of BBC representing quality certification appeared on the screen, a fan of the original work was instantly stunned. When I remembered the scene of reading word by word back then, I was about to burst into tears.
The beginning is completely in accordance with the original, and it follows every step of the way. Dim swamps, old mansions like graves, ferocious fugitives (Ray Winstone's performance was great), young Pip so tender that he could pinch out of water (Joe, how did you raise him to be a tender cow when he grew up) Five-square face), Joe who makes people feel safe at first sight (Joe is the most beautiful existence in both the original work and the adaptations of various versions), Miss.H (haggard) who is more than beautiful but not enough to make people play Gillian Anderson is also very good), and the little Estella who has a little disappointed eyes than I imagined but is very good, I gave five stars in my heart for the first half of the first episode.
Those who are familiar with Mr. Di should know that he himself is not a good person, but he always does not hesitate to make others into a good person. He is unfortunate in his life but likes YY good people, good rewards and lovers, and eventually they will be married. I don’t know if the director was deeply influenced by the values of the Virgin like me in the process of growing up, so he felt that the audience should be like him, able to accept an adult Estella who is far from disaster and water. Pip, who doesn't like to eat soft rice but doesn't understand gratitude, has to bless them in the end.
When the grown-up Estella appeared on the stairs, I tried to dig out the beauty described in the book and failed, I wanted to say, this is not Estella, it must be Biddy.
Yes, where did Biddy go?
In the book, Biddy is one of the most significant positive influences on Pip. She is kind and tolerant, and she blocks Pip's fantasy of pursuing Estella and becoming a high-class person from the beginning. When Pip finally woke up and wanted to start a happy family with her, she married Joe, an honest man. Though regretful, she was the catalyst for Pip's remorse. She and Joe's happy life almost pinned on the father's most affectionate YY in this book.
After deleting Biddy, Joe, who deserves the most happiness, is left alone for a lifetime, which is fine. Making Orlick's evil deeds against Biddy difficult to explain, in the eyes of non-original readers who are used to watching British rotten national dramas, it has turned into Joe, which is completely unacceptable, although I guess the director is really not unintentional. By the end of the second episode, I feel like I can only give a passing score.
The last episode was very heart-wrenching, from the appearance of the fugitive, Estella's life experience, to the failed escape plan. Miss H's death is also quite heroic.
Until the last two people reunited, the sad and beautiful dialogue between the two did not appear after the most anticipated thousand sails passed, and the whole drama came to an abrupt end in the moment of embracing.
Good beginning but no good end.
For an audience who has not read the original work, they should like this drama, with a compact plot, suspenseful, beautiful pictures, well-characterized characters, and a lot of stars, especially Poirot and Brother Long are very surprising. Of course, there is also the basic love that cannot be lacked in British dramas, although I guess if the old man knew about it, he would be angry and personally celebrate his birthday.
For a person who loves the original book, the warmest parts of the story are almost impossible to find in this drama, and only the lonely old Joe is left to support the beauty of human nature, and little friendship is poured into Magwitch. Body (I really don't believe who will believe that Pip and H are pure friendship after watching this version, director you win).
If it's a birthday celebration, I'd better show the old man "Desolate Villa", which was filmed two years ago. Of course, if I want to revive the old man's anger and save the stagnant British literary world, then I won't say anything.
When I think of my childhood reading time, I miss it a lot.
at last.
"Estena!"
"I wonder how you still recognize me, I have completely changed."
Indeed, her youthful beauty has disappeared, but her indescribable dignified and gorgeous, her indescribable charm and charm are still the same. I have seen all these beautiful temptations before, and what I have not seen before is her pair of eyes, which used to be arrogant, but now they shine with a sad and sad light; and I have never felt it before. It was the hand that had passed. Before when she shook hands, there was no emotion in her hand, but today there is a warm current of true friendship in her hand.
We sat on a nearby bench and I said, "How many years have passed by like a cloud, Estella, and how strange it is that we meet again today at the same place where we first met! Are you here?"
"I've never been back."
"Neither have I."
...
"We're still friends." I said and stood up, leaning over to help her up from the bench.
"Although we are separated, our love will last forever," Estella said.
I took her hand in my own and walked out of the ruins together. I remember the first time I left the smithy long ago, when the morning fog had just cleared; now we're just out of the ruins, and the night fog is starting to clear as well. A vast silence, immersed in the moonlight, seemed to indicate to me that she and I would be together forever, never apart.
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