A simple comparison of "Dragon and Phoenix" and "Love to Paris" (New Dragon and Phoenix)

Elissa 2022-03-21 09:02:10

From the point of view of feminism, "Love to Paris" embodies the progress of feminism in the 20th century to the extreme. In "Dragon," Sarina tries to commit suicide before leaving David, and is studying in Paris the traditional woman's essential cooking skills. And Sarina in "Love" chose to confess before going to Paris, and studied more avant-garde fashion photography (which also made her "transformation" more logically reasonable). She slapped Linus after he kissed him, and the entanglement between David and Linus became less, and the character became more mature. Just as the name of the movie changed: Sarina's feelings belong to Paris, the "hometown" that has completed her own transformation. In addition, "Love" changes the elders of the Lai family from father to mother, which reflects to a certain extent the reflection on the idea of ​​patriarchy.

"Love" expands Sarina's transformation process in Paris, making up for the lack of the original at the play level.

The adaptation of David in "Love" makes this role more in line with the current psychological state of people: the feelings are fluctuating, but the love of Elizabeth is hesitant on the threshold of "marriage". The marriage between David and Elizabeth in "Dragon" was controlled by Linus from beginning to end. The two had no emotional foundation at the beginning, but in "Love", the two were originally lovers. .

The major plots of the two versions are basically the same, but in terms of specific scenes, "Dragon and Phoenix" is more interesting and dramatic. For example, in the scene where Sarina attends the ball, the presence of David's fiancee, Elizabeth, enhances the drama and comedy. The segment of David and his girlfriend's tryst on the tennis court is highly ambiguous and provocative, using the environment of the "tennis arena" to ingeniously reflect the "game" in the relationship, while the segment of the sunroom in "Love" is relatively monotonous, and "a bed" is more Naked use of the audience's "sexual fantasies" to reflect the so-called "romance" and "emotion". Linus confessed to Sarina in the episode, "Dragon" added a cooking plot, which reflected the intimacy between the characters in the fun, and also adjusted the rhythm of the paragraph, suspending the tension and cramps at the beginning of the paragraph, for the climax of "revealing the truth" transition. The episode begins with Linus struggling with whether to continue deceiving Sarina, who discovers that the ticket prompted him to confess. Compared with the sudden change in "Love", the external actions and internal psychology of the characters in this segment of "Dragon" are smoother.

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  • Chelsea 2022-03-26 09:01:07

    One of Wilder's films is more general, mainly because the layout is relatively small. But the lines are still great. Hepburn is also quite suitable for the role, and it is not annoying to play such a silly girl at all; although the setting of Bogart's CEO's handsome man's plan is a bit of a second and moral judgment is a bit hehe, but he actually plays it well. Not dirty at all, which is the magic of this movie. In the end, I actually felt sympathy for Huahua's younger son. What's going on? ! To be able to make this kind of nonsense film so beautifully, Old Wilder is too strong. The lines are also word-by-word, and they play all kinds of puns, which has always been very cool. The supporting roles are excellent. It would have been better to use more of the parody of French food. The part of Bogart on the boat was too imposing. This kind of star was born for this kind of pose, but the two did not match up a bit, but there was an inexplicable sense of mild joy.

  • Raquel 2022-03-27 09:01:09

    One afternoon, I compared Hepburn's original version with Sidney Pollack's new 1995 remake, and in addition to Hepburn's beauty, the only thing that won was definitely the clothing. The story design is still the latter cute, the original chef VS the new Vogue magazine assistant, the latter is more integrated into Paris feelings. PS Edith Head won the Oscar for Best Costume Award for this film, while Hepburn appeared in three suits from Givenchy, who was only 26 years old at the time.

Sabrina quotes

  • Thomas Fairchild: I like to think of life as a limousine. Though we are all riding together, we must remember our places. There's a front seat and a back seat and a window in between.

    Linus Larrabee: Fairchild, I never realized it before, but you're a terrible snob.

    Thomas Fairchild: Yes, sir.

  • Linus Larrabee: If you love her, take her. This is the 20th century.

    Oliver Larrabee: The 20th century? I could pick a century out of a hat, blindfolded, and get a better one.