The Glory and Loyalty of Fans of the Originals

Elenora 2022-03-19 09:01:04

It's almost a logical causal cycle of reading the original novel -- expecting the movie version -- and then relentlessly demeaning the finished product. There is no other argument that can be more confident and full of complaints than the "read the original novel", as if it is an inviolable right. Its subtext is, "I know the story better than you, no doubt", "I'm an expert on this drama", "I watched it come out and waited almost 18 months for its release", "And your The mere hour and a half of popcorn corresponds to that, and the book I gnawed and read was at least as thick as a brick and smashed you half to death”—what! Do you really understand the story?

Combining my daily reading habits, I haven't caught too much glory as a fan of the original book - I mostly think the movie is great, and then don't bother to care about the original book (the most essential spoilers are exposed, is there any point in reading? ?), or thought the film was terrible and didn't bother to care about the original. butYet another rare thing I was able to mention here. It gave me the power to worship a novel with enthusiasm, and then give its movie a 6.0, and say it's all about the face of the original.

I remember listening to the recommendation in "Light Music" when I was in college, and bought this "Love Breaking Ranking" with an unusually vulgar Chinese translation, and it was highlighted in bright pink. To be honest, I was embarrassed to let my friends see it, so I often read Upside down in the bookshelf. I scrolled back and forth through this book three times. The first time I was busy searching for songs, the second time I started to write in circles. There were too many bitter jokes, and I couldn’t bear to just turn the pages.

As for the movie - I'd rather this movie wasn't made. From the first minute of opening, the picture feels wrong - John Cusack stares blankly at the camera, reading the famous lines from the book, and paying tribute to the original author Nick Hornby. The director was quite satisfied with this performance. Every five minutes, Rob turned his head to focus on the camera to give an off-line monologue. I said can't you use a voice-over, do something meaningful with Rob in the picture, instead of witty facing the audience and approximating it endlessly.

The image of the heroine is also to my taste, fresh and capable, and has a sense of intimacy that is hard to let go. Although Jack Black is very close to the character prototype in temperament, his true performance makes this character too natural. The image of Dick and the folk singer has changed a lot, and it's not a big problem. John Cusack is not only the star, but also participated in the production and screenwriting across the board. He has put the original work on the screen by himself. It can be seen that he is definitely a die-hard fan of Hornby. Fans, on the other hand, are often known for being uncool. They are overconfident in what they understand, thinking that by showing the famous quotes in the book in order, half the story will be successful. This will only make more and more top-notch good books instantly turn into original works that are "too lazy to pay attention to".


"The rest of the night is like the end of the movie. All the show crews are dancing..."

The ending in Hornby's novel was quite unequivocal.

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  • Karson 2022-01-26 08:15:26

    I prefer movies to books. . . I agreed that what really matters is what you like, not what you are like... Books, records, films - these things matter. Call me shallow but it's the fuckin' truth, and by this measure I was having one of the best dates of my life.

  • Freddy 2022-04-22 07:01:12

    He looks like a male version of Catherine Zeta-Jones. That's it. Anyway, I don't know if this guy is manic.

High Fidelity quotes

  • Barry: Top 5 songs about death. A Laura's Dad tribute list, okay? Okay. Leader of the Pack. The guy fuckin' beefs it on his motorcycle and dies, right? Dead Man's Curve. Jan & Dean.

    Dick: Do you know that right after they recorded that song Jan himself crashed his car...

    Barry: It was Dean you fuckin' idiot...

    Rob: It was Jan. It was a long time after the song.

    Barry: Okay, whatever. Tell Laura I Love Her. That would bring the house down - Laura's Mom could sing it. You know what I'd want? One Step Beyond by Madness. And, uh, You Can't Always Get What You Want.

    Dick: No. Immediate disqualification because of its involvement with The Big Chill.

    Barry: Oh God. You're right!

    Dick: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot.

    Barry: You bastard! That's so good - that should have been mine... The night Laura's daddy died. Sha na na na na na na na na! Brother what a night it really was. Mother what a night it really... angina's tough! Glory be!

  • Rob Gordon: She LIKED me. She liked ME. SHE like me... At least I think she did.