Revisiting the Dickens Classic Years Later

I saw this movie when I was a kid. To this day, the fragments that can be recalled are very limited, and the tones are bleak and gloomy. I remember the cruelty of David's stepfather; I remember "Poor Man" Shipp's thin hunched body, sullen eyes and hypocritical humility; I also remember the humble cottage of the Ham family, crumbling by the roaring sea; I also remember the beautiful Ainis and the fiery red-faced and simple fisherman Ham; in short, everything is gray, and these wispy images weigh heavily in my heart. At that time, all I came into contact with were works of so-called critical realism that exposed the evils of capitalism. Although they are all famous novels, the genres are quite single.

Years later, the film was revisited, but in a new version. The plot and tasks of this book are still faithful to the original work. It is amazing that in just over 2 hours of content, it shows so richly all aspects and corners of British society in the 19th century. The chosen characters are also very similar to the original. They are also very good at acting. To my surprise, little David is actually Harry Potter's Daniel. Also a surprise.

The difference is that some of the scenes are quite modern, especially the green lawn of Aunt Beth's house and the interior furnishings of the castle. Of course, it's more eye-catching.

But I am also dissatisfied. It's not a dissatisfaction with the film itself, but a slander against Dickens. I personally think that this film has traces of autobiography, so it is obvious that there is excessive subjective bias in the portrayal of each task. For example, good people are very good, bad people are very bad, dark places are pitch black, and bright places are like heaven. The facial features of the characters are very obvious. Discussing with my friend Danzhu, she said, that's what makes Dickens! :)

Nowadays, everyone has become accustomed to the in-depth excavation of human nature, the understanding of sympathy for split personality, and the multi-dimensional and multi-level analysis of character composition. Such a simple facial expression obviously cannot satisfy people's cognitive psychology. I will secretly think in my heart, no, it must be that you have prejudice against others; doesn't stepfather have any humanity? Isn't Shipp worthy of pity? Is Agnes a saint?

So, despite the ups and downs of the plot and the superb acting skills of the actors, I still harshly expressed my slight dissatisfaction.

Give it four stars then.

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