In fact, this may also be the reason why many viewers are disappointed with the movie. With "The Lord of the Rings" in front, everyone is looking forward to seeing a Peter Jackson who will make persistent efforts in the fantasy world, especially now that fantasy travel is so popular, Avatar and Alice. But this time, Jackson just borrowed a fantasy theme to tell a story of human nature. As early as the very beginning of the novel and the movie, with Salmon's monologue, we know this isn't a detective novel. "My last name is Salmon, it's the same name as a fish. My name is Susie. I was murdered on December 3, 1973, when I was 14." Detective novels don't start with the murdered person's confession, which is equivalent to telling Reader who is the murderer. This isn't even a story of a perverted murderer, and it has nothing to do with revenge, solving a crime, or even a murderous ending.
The only focus is on human nature. It was Susie's tears in heaven missing her parents and siblings. The glass window that lies within reach of the world can only watch his father leave. It's about finally no longer struggling with why Mr. Harvey took her life. There is also something that was not filmed in the movie, watching her siblings grow up day by day and find the gratification after finding their emotional home. To see her sister Lindsay finally get the first kiss she could never get, to see the wounds left on her sister's heart 8 years ago finally scab, to see Lindsay finally graduate from college with her fiancé Samuel in the rain Run eight miles home. These are the most vivid and moving parts of the story, and inevitably fall far short of the audience's expectations. The audience was expecting a good story, but was taught a lesson by Jackson.
Originally, I didn't like Jackson because I didn't like watching virtual worlds like The Lord of the Rings. The only amazing thing is the unrestrained imagination in "Zombie Played the World". He should still shoot some stories that tell fairy tales through real people, rather than tell emotions through virtual ones.
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