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Although it cannot be surpassed, it is also heartwarming
Xzavier 2022-03-12 08:01:02
The biggest problem with remakes is whether the artistic charm of this masterpiece can be reproduced. Back then, when I accidentally read this book, I was filled with resistance. Because many works describe the UK of that era, most of them are dark and miserable scenes, so after reading it, I usually feel unhappy for a while. But this book really moved me for a long time. Although the naked presentation of social reality is heart-wrenching, it still has a warm picture, and the warmth in this dark tone is the most shocking. This strong contrast makes this precious warmth more artistically appealing. This film obviously does not express this contrast very well. However, as I said before, its value cannot be surpassed but cannot be erased. The film's description of the dark social reality is still very tense.
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Josianne 2022-03-12 08:01:02
Damn, I didn't realize that Fagin was played by Sir Alec Guinness until I read the cast list. Absolutely! The director's grasp of light and shadow is really good, this version of the little boy is pitiful at first glance.
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Lia 2022-03-12 08:01:02
Lean's genius intuition captures the bright spots in Dickens's original works - the roar of the city, the restless crowd, the depraved, valiantly rescued, the crowd of people blindly moving, and the terrifying and depressing London, which together constitute this edition of "The Fog". The real protagonist of Orphans.
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Mr. Brownlow: Somehow I feel you and I are going to be good friends.
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Mr. Brownlow: How would you like to grow up a clever man and write books?
Oliver Twist: I think I'd rather read them sir.
Mr. Brownlow: What, don't you want to be a book writer?
Oliver Twist: I think I'd rather be a bookseller sir.