I didn't watch the 80's version of Pride and Prejudice, but I endured it and watched it. Because, after 20 minutes of watching it, I made up my mind that I must write something to vent the frustration I felt when watching this film.
Let's talk about the main slot of this film first:
1. Character distortion
2. Plot confusion
3. Sexual suggestion! (It's not just hinting at orz later)
When I watched this movie, I just finished reading the Chinese version three times, and halfway through the English version. As an original book party, I don't know how to describe my tangled mood...Nima, only the title of the film and the names of the characters are the same as the Jane Austen novel!
Little Fanny came out, with big eyes, rolling around, without any fear. It's not like "exceedingly timid and shy, and shrinking from notice" at all, Nima... At this time, I looked up for the first time to confirm whether I had played the wrong movie.
Miss JA spends a lot of time describing the shy/pitiful state of little Fanny: "Afraid of everybody, ashamed of herself, and longing for the home she had left, she knew not how to look up, and could scarcely speak to be heard, or without crying.”
"She could scarcely swallow two mouthfuls before tears interrupted her, and sleep seeming to be her likeliest friend, she was taken to finish her sorrows in bed." (from my MP, Signet-Penguin, 2005)
Okay , Fanny has grown up, and she has become... domineering! Extremely cheerful and lively, isn't it? Chasing after Edmund? Screaming and laughing? Going on a horse to run wild in the dark and windy night in the rainstorm? ! Aren't you weak? Don't you get a headache from the sun? Can't you just ride slowly? Are you a lady......
Some people may say that the little girl has become a big girl, so she has become bold. Let the original party turn out the fifteenth chapter to show you, the grown-up Fanny is still shy: "...said Fanny, shocked to find herself at that moment the only speaker in the room, and to feel that almost every eye was upon her..." "...cried Fanny, growing more and more red from excessive agitation, and looking distressfully at Edmund..."
What's even more maddening is that comrade Fanny has become the woman of the new era strong man. She has a great view on history, talks freely about the liberation of black people, has the world in her heart, and points the country...
I am confused. Looking through the book, it read: "Fanny could read, work, and write, but she had been taught nothing more; and as her cousins found her ignorant of many things with which they had been long familiar, they thought her prodigiously stupid. .."
and then I checked for the second time if I had played the wrong movie.
By the way, rant about Edmund. Johnny Lee Miller is my favorite actor (actually Angelina Jolie's ex-husband = =! Do you want to be a little smaller in your circle), and his performance in Emma is very good. I always feel that Mr.Knightley and Edmund are very similar, they both play the role of guide and confidant brother in the growth of the heroine, so I was not worried about JLM's performance.
As a result, JLM turned me over as soon as it came out. Red lips and white teeth, all the actresses in this show are not as white as you, and you are the only one who wears lipstick... (scratching the wall)
Well, next is the key characters: the Crawford brothers and sisters. The description of Henry in the book is: "Henry, though not handsome, had air and countenance; the manners of both were lively and pleasant..."
“[Mary's] brother was not handsome; no, when they first saw him, he was absolutely plain, black and plain; but still he was the gentleman, with a pleasing address. The second meeting proved him not so very plain; he was plain, to be sure, but then he had so much countenance, and his teeth were so good, and he was so well made, that one soon forgot he was plain; and after a third interview, after dining in company with him at the parsonage, he was no longer allowed to be called so by anybody."
To sum up, this little guy is not handsome, but has a likable personality. And what about Henry in the movie? When he came out, the Bertram sisters were stunned, and the cards in their hands fell to the ground... To be honest, this actor is really handsome, better than other male characters...
I don't want to complain about the Bertram sisters . She looks so good...the book says that my sister is the best looking...and it turns out.....
Ms. Norris is the most talkative, nagging, and annoying person in the book, while Sir Thomas is stern but kind-hearted and witty. clearly. The movie seems to have transferred some of Ms. Norris's character to Sir Thomas. For example, after Fanny refused to marry, Sir Thomas actually got into a rage, scolded Fanny, kept nagging her and accused her of being unthankful, and then - and then... Let her go home! God unfold! This is God's logic!
The characters are almost said, and then the plot is spit. There are two important moments in the first half of the book: a visit to Mr. Rushworth's house and a play rehearsal. Especially the latter, JA spends a lot of ink to describe each person's actions, and between the lines are the display of the characters' selfishness, the conflict, the budding affection and ambiguity... The movie didn't visit that part at all, and the drama was arranged. It also took a few shots to skip over... I'm so disappointed = =.
In the second half of the movie, the grooves come one after another. First was Henry's bloody firework and pigeon show, and then Fanny accepted the marriage proposal. The two looked at each other happily at the beach, hugged and kissed... Words can't describe my mood... Seeing Henry's expression when his wish came true, I There is actually a feeling of being happy for him! What an infatuated bro! This dog man and woman are finally together! So moving! ………………Oh no, why did Fanny agree to Henry? ! = =
I watched the story sluggishly until the next morning, Henry came to Fanny's house happily with flowers in hand, only to hear Fanny say "I'm sorry I lost my mind yesterday and I chewed our progress too far. Let's forget it soon"...then the two had a Qiongyao-style quarrel comparable to Lagerstroemia and Erkang's "You watch the snow, the stars, the moon with her, from ancient poetry and songs to the philosophy of life", Henry Slamming the door and throwing flowers out, Fanny chased after her with tears in her eyes... Covering her chest—it's so bloody from your sister! ! !
The above bridge section is, in my opinion, the pinnacle of this drama's slot. I think the other Henry and Maria circles are floating clouds, and I don't want to confirm whether I have played the wrong movie...
Let's talk about sexual innuendo... At first, I was still wondering if I was thinking too much. , I found out later that the director meant it! During the rehearsal, Mary touched and stroked Fanny, Edmund fell asleep on the carriage and fell asleep on Fanny's chest = =, Henry and Maria had a direct relationship and it was a bit dewy, and the picture book suggested that Sir Thomas and Xiao Black slave [beep]... The director should want to express a lot of things, a lot of things Austen didn't write and never thought to write...
Finally, I would like to say that the director and screenwriter of this film have a lot to do with Yu Ma. They didn't capture the nuances of JA's novels, the selfishness revealed through the characters' dialogue, the moral code that JA wanted to preach. Next time you want to make a Qiong Yao drama, don't bother us JA, okay...
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