When Detective Poirot appeared, I felt that it was really ugly, and I didn't make the image of Poirot beautify in the slightest, a slightly fatter uncle in his fifties or sixties, with a huge beard, and he had to sleep in a special wrap. Then I went back and read the comments, but everyone said that this version of Poirot is the most handsome in history. I must have forgotten the image of Poirot in the novel - a short fat man, maybe also because the director who played Poirot was the director of the film, so The director wanted to make himself handsome. In any case, after watching the whole film, I feel that Poirot has indeed become handsome. The intellectual crushing and compassionate mind make me feel that Poirot's blue eyes are shining.
Thinking about it carefully, the director did magnify Poirot's image in terms of human nature. He repeatedly mentioned Poirot's deceased love Catherine, and the image of an affectionate man suddenly appeared in front of him.
The most interesting thing about the case of the Orient Express is that other reasoning cases will make you think that everyone may be the murderer. When the focus is on a certain person, you will think that he is very suspicious, and The same is true for the case of the Orient Express. The difference is that in the end, you find that every passenger on the Orient Express is a murderer. Well, don't be surprised anymore, you're right, this person is suspicious, that person is suspicious, everyone is suspicious, and then Poirot tells you, you're right, every suspect you suspect Murderers are murderers.
I like the rhythm of the film very much, although the scene is a bit too new, but the rumble of the train, the collision of the rails, the thick black smoke on the top of the train, and the alternate shooting of the train passing through the snow-capped mountains from far and near, with retro Background music, gorgeous retro British atmosphere blowing.
The female characters in the film are all super-beautiful, and it was only later that I learned that they were all big names, especially Linda Arden, the grandmother of the murdered little girl Daisy, who showed amazing acting skills in one of the few scenes. When grandma appeared, she deliberately approached Poirot and pretended to be a woman looking for a husband. She was not too young, at least in her fifties. Although her face was wrinkled, her temperament was still very elegant. I thought it was very beautiful. .
I didn't seem to cry when I was reading the novel, but when I watched the movie, I cried. Daisy was killed alone, causing a tragedy that wiped out the whole family. Everyone related to this family was deeply tormented, and it seemed like a piece of life was missing. In the last scene, when everyone stabbed the criminal, there was no sinful atmosphere, but it was like a kind of redemption, one person, one knife, as if the stabbed not only killed the criminal, but also represented the end of the sin. Set yourself free. Good people get killed, good people do "bad things". Poirot couldn't rub the sand in his eyes, but he chose to save everyone in the end, as it was the fulfillment of John's wish for help.
The novel is already a very old novel. It is said that everyone who watches the movie in the UK knows the plot O(∩_∩)O haha~ But it seems that many people in China still don’t know it. The person sitting next to me heard it. I was still amazed when the mystery was revealed.
I really enjoy the feeling of the characters on the paper appearing on the screen. The real people appear one by one, beyond my imagination. Originally, I imagined that it was just a closed train space, a bit dark, old carriages, and the environment was average. The result was filmed. The inside of the car is very luxurious, and then I secretly checked that the real Orient Express is so luxurious and exquisite.
PS: Conan also has references to this case.
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