1974 edition poster
2010 edition poster
"Murder on the Orient Express" tells the story of a notorious criminal on the Orient Express who was killed by twelve Avengers on the train. Of course, the scene of the murder case was less than the great detective Poirot, so his show time It's started... The
74th edition has been around for a long time, and it still looks good after more than 40 years - a classic, after all, it is star-studded, no matter the main character or one of them, it is a superstar and a legend. , Under their interpretation, each character exudes the temperament of a "mysterious" person, making the audience unable to stop. (I believe that Poirot fans are familiar with it, so I won't go into details.)
Is it impossible for the 2010 version to break through the previous Zhuyu in terms of characters? So the director still used his brains. After all, the audiences of mini TV series and movies are different, and the production cost is of course limited, so we can only work hard to fix the bugs of the old version.
1. Regarding the assassination of American rich businessman Ratchett by American mafia, the 10th edition is obviously rounded very well. Mafia members, bribery of prosecutors, escape and family vendetta are more reasonable than the 74th edition.
2. About McQueen's identity - the son of the prosecutor, his father was threatened by the mafia and misjudged the case, and he echoed the mafia, which is more reasonable than the 74 version just because McQueen loves Mrs. Armstrong like a mother.
3. Added the illusion that the window was open when the wealthy businessman Ratchett died, which complements the conductor's uniform and the women's dressing gown, making the saying that the mafia hired murderers to be confusing +∞.
However, the director's ambition does not stop there. For the ending of the 74th edition, I believe that many people cannot comfortably watch these innocent people celebrate the crime they just committed, and there is always a faint unease in their minds. If not, if everyone goes to private execution grounds in the name of justice, then where is the rule of law in society? Where is fairness and justice?
So the 2010 version made a big surprise change to the ending, adding Poirot's frustration to this title. The British officer's suicide by raising a gun obviously made Poirot fall into the entanglement between law and human nature? With such a heavy heart, the detective brought the whole film into a solemn and even depressing tone.
On the whole car, Poirot's face was written "No strangers". Obviously, the death of the officer brought him great mental pressure. Along the way, he hoped to seek some relief from his faith. May God Be able to forgive and forgive yourself.
But in fact, it didn't work, the more bad mood it got, the more trouble it got, so the murder came again.
I won't repeat the process of solving the case. Everyone should be familiar with it. When Poirot revealed the truth, the first sublimation came. He clenched his fists and shouted "The rule of law, it must be held" high! And if it falls, you pick it up and hold if even higher! For all society, all civilized people, will have nothing to shelter them if it is destroyed!" "The rule of law must be above everything else, even if it is unfair, Faith should be restored to make it last forever. Once legal faith collapses, civilized society will have no place to live!"
When Mr. Booker suggested that Poirot hand over his uniform to the police so that good people can be exempted from prosecution, Poirot firmly, Saying "No" word by word, and asking Mr. Booker to notify the police early the next morning, the second sublimation came, and those who were once innocent became restless. The few hours that were vacated were enough to Let the executioners who call themselves jurors kill Poirot is the final "baked" test of their humanity. Be loyal to humanity, to yourself, and to your heart, or choose to vent their primitive animal nature and move closer to the dark side of human nature. Still chose to wait and wait for the trial...
The third sublimation: Miss Debenham (little Daisy's tutor) confided to Poirot, she thought that the exercise of justice would make life complete, but After punishing the murderer, her life is still mutilated, perhaps this is God's punishment for her. The other 11 people were punished, and it was difficult for these kind people to seek peace of mind after experiencing this.
Fourth sublimation: Poirot chose the first version of the "So-called True Image" and let them go, but after passing through the crowd, he took the cross from his pocket and held it tightly, walking in the snow , The sadness on his face and the inner struggle are suffocating.
Generally speaking, the whole plot of the 2010 version echoes before and after, and also has a deeper discussion on human nature, the rule of law, and religious belief, which is more in line with the characteristics of the current era, which is thought-provoking!
But as far as the matter is concerned, even if the plot is very exciting, connotative, and deep, but the Poirot, who is too depressing, heavy, and solemn, and who once doubted his own decision-making or even wavered, is not the Poirot we are familiar with. Poirot also retained his personal and professional dignity at the last moment of his life in "The Curtain" in 1975, while the director in the 2010 version of "Murder on the Orient Express" considered almost all factors, but did not consider it. To restore Poirot's style as faithfully as possible, so please don't change Poirot in order to make breakthroughs, and give us a Poirot who is serious but cute, stubborn but willing to give in, rational but reasonable, and some philistine and self-righteous Poirot , that is the Poirot we are familiar with.
Ps: I heard that 20th Century Fox has made another 17th edition of "Murder on the Orient Express". I don't know when it will be released. Depp, Judi Dench, Perelope and many other celebrities are all participating Well, according to the previous American remakes of Sherlock Holmes and Poirot, it has never been comparable to the pure British blood version, so, you know...
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