more desperate than the original novel

Whether or not to read the original novel before watching this movie is definitely a Hamlet-esque question. Because if you have read the original novel before, then let me tell you, this movie has all adapted the storyline (especially the deleted characters), the background of the era, and the ending in the original novel. If you are a fan of the original novel, I don't think you will like it. If you haven't read the original novel before this, I think you will be confused. Because the movie follows the outline of the story in the novel, and has done a minimalist treatment of the plot in the novel, if you haven't read the original novel, some of the plots in the movie will be difficult to understand for a while. I've read the original novel, and frankly, I like it, but I don't like it very much. I like this novel, mainly because I like this guy Marlowe, "He has a bohemian appearance, but he has a heart of gold, Single-handedly fighting this dark world." What I don't like is the author's writing style, which is not smooth and rigorous enough, and even makes people feel choppy when reading.
The film moved the time background in the novel from the 1950s to the 1970s, and the director's adaptation has its meaning. As revealed at the beginning of the movie, when Marlowe wakes up, it's already the 1970s. How will Marlowe treat this more bizarre world? His answer is to continue fighting this dark world single-handedly. "But the world is no longer the world he knew. In fact, the world in the movie is darker than the world described in the novel. The gang leader in the novel is only to protect his savior, the distressed brother Terry went to warn Marlowe. , don't touch the truth of the matter, the so-called stealing is also right. In the movie, he went to trouble with Marlowe for the money that was stolen by Terry. He even hurt his mistress's face. In the novel, Marlowe firmly believes that his friend ( Just drank a few times together "screwdriver") did not kill, and insisted on his opinion, the facts finally proved his idea. In the movie Terry became Marlowe's good friend, but Marlowe finally waited for Terry to treat him like this The betrayal of trust, Marlowe's answer was, killing Terry in anger. In an almost desperate ending, the value system that Marlowe adhered to collapsed in an instant, just like the shattering of the American dream, yes, it was a movie from the 1970s Movie.

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