I watched the new version first, and then came to watch the old version, so let me talk about my feelings about the old version first.
First of all, a thrilling atmosphere is created at the beginning, with guns and wars, and then the male protagonist is injured. The little girl picking mushrooms (don't think about it) Amy immediately found the injured male protagonist. To be honest, the dark face of the male protagonist at that time was really terrifying.
Then Amy took the male lead back to the girls' school, and met the Southern Army on the way, while the male lead belonged to the Northern Army and were two hostile camps. So the male protagonist and Amy hid in the bushes beside the tree. From here, the male protagonist started to flirt.
The male lead asked how old Amy was, Amy said that she was 13 years old, and the male lead said that she was old enough to kiss, and then he kissed Amy.
I don't know what the male protagonist's purpose for doing this is, is it to prevent the little girl from making a noise to disturb the Southern Army, or to tease the little girl and let her save herself. In any case, it can be said that the male protagonist is very smart, and this plot arrangement is not bad, it can be regarded as the beginning of the male protagonist's nature exposure.
After the male protagonist was brought back to the girls' school, the girls' school changed a lot, and even the hens in the school began to lay eggs. There are not too many spoilers here. In short, the male protagonist is very good at flirting and being a man. Even the nigger slaves in the girls' school who have always been quick-talking finally put down their guard against him.
Feel free to throw a few lines at will:
"Now I surrender to you most beautiful Confederates."
"Because I feel like we're the same people and we don't belong here."
"Amy, I can tell the night by the stars and the moon, and I can tell the day when your freckles are in the room."
I don't remember the original sentence very clearly, but that's probably what it means. In foreign countries, they seem to generally think that freckles are cute, not ugly.
The male protagonist also seduced the headmistress, the teacher Edwina, the 17-year-old Carol (although Carol herself is very coquettish) and the 13-year-old Amy, and even the black slave Hailey, although he seems to be only for Use Haley to help you escape.
The male protagonist is bewildered by the beauty, and he agrees with the statement of the number one in the current long commentary. Smart is mistaken by smart. Maybe the male protagonist wants to ensure his safety by flirting with girls, because he himself is an enemy army. But his romantic nature eventually cost him his life, and he underestimated these women.
It seems that since the male protagonist entered Carol's room, everything started to get out of control. The male protagonist made a wrong choice. He intended to go to the principal's room or Edwina's room, but Carol went Upstairs, and then the male protagonist couldn't resist the temptation, went upstairs, and went to Carol's room. Then Edwina got jealous, the male protagonist fell downstairs, the male protagonist was amputated by the female principal, the male protagonist could not accept the reality, the male protagonist was drunk and troubled, and the male protagonist was killed.
The content of the whole film is very compact, the plot is one after another, and there are several dark lines that come together to promote the development of the plot. For example, the abnormal relationship between the headmistress and her brother, such as the heroine's brother who tried to rape Hailey, and I suspect that it is precisely because the heroine's brother can't get Hailey that he wants to sell Haili's love, another black slave .
Then I want to talk about the two characters in the play, the headmistress who amazes me and the blackened little girl Amy.
The first is the headmistress, who I personally think is the most outstanding character portrayed. From her past to the present, the character image is very full. After losing her brother, the headmistress manages the farm and manages the school alone, probably because of the war and repressed desire, this woman has always been lonely. And this repression reached its climax on the night when she took off the key to the male lead's room, and broke out. The fantasy scene with the male lead's love echoes the painting in the female principal's room (this scene Really wonderful), the headmistress's loneliness and desire for indulgence are vividly displayed. But the headmistress was also sane. Both she and Edwina heard voices upstairs, but she held back, but Edwina couldn't help but went upstairs to check, and the headmistress was much more composed at this point. She is also strong. Although the Southern Army who visited that night was her own, she had no good intentions and even tried to molest the headmistress. This woman, in a few words, sent the Southern Army away, defending her dignity and protecting her. The female students in the school protected the male lead. In addition, aside from the role, the actor's own performance is also very good, the fierce eyes, the desire hidden in the eyes, this is the acting skills, praise.
Amy, probably from the kiss of the male protagonist, something is different. How about a girl who doesn't have a spring? Amy was completely immersed in the sweet trap of the male protagonist. She did everything she could for the male protagonist. She pinned all her beautiful fantasies about her first love on the male protagonist. I think every time she sees it Male protagonist, every time I talk to the male protagonist, and every time I pray for the male protagonist, my heart is sweet. But in the end, this man betrayed her. At that time, she was just a little sad, but she was still willing to believe in the male lead, perhaps because she didn't want to let her dream shatter. When the male protagonist fell to death her little turtle, Amy's last illusion was also shattered, and she turned black. When the principal wanted to kill the male protagonist with a mushroom, the principal expressed it very implicitly. I saw the new version and knew how the male protagonist died, but I was stunned for a while before I realized it, but Amy understood it in seconds. In fact, some of the girls present did not react, because after the death of the male lead, some girls said that the male lead died of mushrooms. Amy said contemptuously, "Don't you think I can't tell which mushrooms are poisonous?" This once innocent little girl has learned to hide and is truly blackened.
Finally, let's talk about the difference between the new version and the old version. Undoubtedly, the scenes and costumes in the new version are exquisite, but the plot is too thin. Even when Edwina pushed the male protagonist downstairs, I was a little stunned. Compared with the old version, the one or two ambiguous words of the male protagonist in the new version are nothing. In the old version, the male protagonist in front was really good at flirting, and Edwina was injured, so all the outbreaks seemed reasonable. Moreover, the old version concentrated on the conflicts and struggles in the war and abstinence life, and it was even more advanced in realm, and it was difficult to feel this feeling when reading the new version.
Maybe it's because the new version is a drama and the old version is a thriller. The atmosphere of the two is very different. The new version has no major ups and downs, while the old version has great music, and every sound hits the heart. The way it was filmed, as well as the large number of monologues by the headmistress, created a gloomy and depressing atmosphere, and the amputation scene terrified me.
In addition, the old version has one more character than the new version, Haley the black slave. I think the portrayal of this character is also good. Hailey yearns for freedom and speaks quickly. As a slave, she has a fighting spirit. When the male protagonist tries to insult her, she also dares to defend her dignity. She is a very individual character. .
I said so much in one breath (covering my face), and I'm embarrassed to say it again. This is the first time I write a movie review, and I feel like I said a lot of nonsense. I hope you don't mind.
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