90% of Jane Austen's film and television adaptations are probably difficult to win the favor of the "fundamentalists" among Jane's fans. The space limitation of the film and television, the deviation of the selection of actors, the "magical reform" to please modern audiences, and the unsatisfactory service of the way of service made Jian Mi feel "it is better to read the original". It happens to be an adaptation of "Emma". Every version has actors with online acting skills. No matter how "magic changes" are made, they look good. It is really the white moonlight that Jian Mi will never tire of. To say that I like "Emma" better than JA's original works, that's not all; but it is indeed the charm of film and television dramas, which makes "Emma" in my mind the ranking of JA works rises. Aiwu and Wu, watching this 90s American youth drama "Leading the Coquettish" also went to the modern adaptation of "Emma", and I was not disappointed: without the lace and tights of the Regency period, "Leading the Coquettish" from the past. It sings a new tune, the fashion in it is still not out of date after a quarter of a century, and the base of a famous book makes this pioneering work of Chick film of high quality, vivid and three-dimensional characters, and good intentions; for literature For fans, there is another layer of textual fun in the campus youth drama. In this sense, "Leading the Coquettish" proves the absolute charm of JA works that transcends the era, and at the same time proves that "Emma" is definitely the most suitable work of JA works for film and television.
So, why Emma ?
角色的魅力。《爱玛》开场不扯什么“有钱的单身男子汉”之类的，聚光灯直接给女主角：“Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence.” 作为JA小说中在社会经济地位与个人条件得天独宠的女主角，JA说除了自己会喜欢Emma，大概别人都不会喜欢；可事实与之截然相反：Emma身上的骄纵、盲目和些微的势利，我们和Mr. Knightley一样看的清清楚楚，却还是不由得被她吸引。如果没有缺点，以Emma的家世相貌，再加上Fanny或者Jane Fairfax贞淑贤良的品德，那大概就是一等一的玛丽苏女主，美则美矣，却令人难以信服、难以接近。Emma有缺点，却不让人讨厌，还在于她能言善辩，也善于反思自己的错误。至于男主，P&P、S&S还有Northanger Abbey中男主们最擅长的事情，就是消失的无影无踪（大概也和JA在那时不擅塑造男主人公角色有关），而Mr. Knightley正直、古道热肠的为人却是时时在场的并且在全书的细节中处处可见的，而小小的嫉妒、猜疑也让他的形象更加丰富。选角成功，那大概影视剧也成功了一半。
Personally, my favorite adaptation of "Emma" is the BBC 2009 miniseries version, and then there is "Leading the Coquettish". In fact, the two dramas are not small compared to the original, but I think both of them have selected the heroine who fits the image of the original Emma. JA never engages in concrete descriptions of appearance. Ms. Weston said Emma is "image of adult health", Mr. Knightley also said she is "beatiful women and spoiled child": Romola Garai and Alicia Silverstone are both big beauties. Vigorous, bright and charming, but also has a bright smile and a charming childishness. To use Maugham’s description of Rossi Driffield’s words in "Happiness Finding", “She had serious and irritating faults, but she was beautiful and honest.” Such an outward temperament should be said to be gender-friendly. To kill, that is not an exaggeration:
Can justify the plot. JA is not good at ending, so most of her early novels have to rack their brains to arrange an incident at the end (such as a sudden elopement, fall in love, scandal broke out) in order to really bring the hero and the hero together. What about "Emma"? All feelings and events have left clues at the beginning of the novel. Although the plot of "Leading the Coquettish" is thin, the emotions between the hero and the heroine can be considered logical. The audience can understand the truth at first glance.
To say that you can complain, it is probably to force Josh/Mr. Knightley's setting to Emma's "Ex step-brother". I have seen ethical (crossed out) science fiction dramas such as "Lost", and I feel that this is the setting. It really makes people feel like a throat, but it's not as clear as a childhood sweetheart.
Smart humor and irony. "The whole "Emma" was conceived in irony." JA's "Emma" satirizes the pretentious and pretentious of the upper class, while the irony in the movie "Leading the Coquettish" is probably the American campus. Unique campus politics. But in the two texts, the social class gap caused by wealth also exists, and the irony of ambitious people has not diminished. Elton (the name hasn't changed) is still so greasy, the upset Weston Churchill (the name is Christian in this book) is simply gay, and Emma's visit to the poor in the original book has become a pretentious gesture in American middle schools. Charitable donations are really uncontrollable. The lines of "Leading the Coquettish" are dense, and there are few quotes from the original. Cher, as a lawyer's child, is unreasonably involved in three points. Parents are quick to speak quickly. The dialogue involves the contemporary mantle that inherited JA from Jifeng. Compared with the popular youth dramas, the vocabulary is much larger, and it is also very suitable for learning English.
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