There is a plot in the recently hit British drama "The Difference Between One Good": The thief played by "Miss" Michel Dockry and two housewives lied and said that they had written the best-selling novel "The Girl on the Train" When the two women were about to question her, she went on to say, you know that the author of this novel is Paula, and the media also said that she was bought by the publishing house when she was halfway through it. However, what you don't know is that she was completely out of inspiration afterwards, and I helped her finish the rest. The British version of "The Girl on the Train" has sold 3 million copies in five months. Through this plot, we can see how the novel is selling well. Last year, the novel was successfully made into a movie.
After watching the movie, I will inevitably be a little disappointed. The plot of the novel itself is relatively closely connected, and it is a bit difficult to break through the original structure of the novel and make up new ideas. Therefore, the film basically follows the story of the novel, and it will inevitably feel boring for the audience who has read the novel. There is another problem that puzzles me: novels are often compared with "The Lost Lover", and I have a similar feeling after reading the novel. But when you think about it, the difference between the two is huge. "The Lost Lover" is about a woman who uses extremely abnormal thoughts and actions to maintain a seemingly "perfect" marriage, while "The Girl on the Train" is completely the history of a scumbag. The novel is similar to a story like "Murder on the Orient Express", which is basically a plot to guess who is the murderer among many characters. But what is regrettable is that the murderer in the novel is "scum", and his behavioral motive lacks a motive that is innovative and shocking the audience. The highest level of suspense novels is to tell the murderer’s motives. For example, Keigo Higashino’s novel "Devotion of Suspect X" is unrequited unrequited love, and Sha Po’s "No Life" seeks justice outside the law. This motivation makes the novel a masterpiece of mystery.
"The Girl on the Train" has two impressive points: one is the murderer's "scum", the novel does not explain the murderer's thoughts. It is difficult for readers or viewers to understand the murderer's behavior, and it will feel unbelievable to understand the cause of this murderer's behavior. The second point is the “perplexity” of the victim. After being hurt, he makes mistakes again and again. Even if he encounters true love, he still makes the most wrong choice in the face of reality. This is also incredible. These two points dominate the plot of the novel, but because there is not enough foreshadowing and explanation, the rationality of the story is compromised. Stories without rationality can hardly produce shocking effects.
The three women in "The Girl on the Train" are all sad: one died unfortunately, one was thought to have a mental problem, and the other was buried in the bone after giving birth to a child. The three defrauded women did not give the audience much sympathy, because they all had more or less problems themselves: one alcoholism, one chaos, one blindness. The three images lacking basic rationality are difficult to understand rationally and logically, and it is also difficult to obtain an emotional attachment. The audience and readers will only have the feeling that the best products are all together.
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