When I watched the movie version of "The Call of the Wild", I hadn't read the original Jack London novel, and when I first got into the movie, it was true that the CG version of BUCK would make a bit of a drama, but I expected it would be good The story, so keep watching, in fact, the animation effect of BUCK is really good, and the movements and expressions are very delicate. The whole movie was full of laughter and tears, but after watching it, I still felt a little unfinished. I felt that the adaptation of the movie must be missing something. It was not until I finished reading the original novel that I really understood my feelings.
I saw that many film critics are too strong in Disney elements in the film adapted from DISS. Buck's image and storyline are very different from Jack's original novel, especially the image of Buck. From the novel's wolf, cunning, and ferocious , to the kindness, naivety, and gentleness in the film. In addition to Buck, the other dogs in the novel also have their own personalities. They are definitely not a group of sheep waiting for Buck to redeem in the film. Overall, this movie has indeed lost the original wildness, roughness and cruelty in the novel. and profound. This is a beautiful lie. It seems that the animal in the family died, and then the adults lied to the children and said that it was sent to a distant pasture, where the soil is fertile and beautiful, and it has lived happily there since then...... In fact, it is also It is understandable that if the film is not like this, I am afraid it will be a bit too cruel and bloody, and I am afraid it is not suitable for children, so this film should actually be defined as a live-action cartoon.
But I think there are two places in the adaptation of the film that I personally like very much. One is the protagonist John Thornton. In the novel, John is an ordinary worker in Alaska. He is direct, kind, and generous, but his character background is not explained much, and Thornton in the film is more tragic. , that is a gentle and sad man. A long time ago, an illness suddenly took away his beloved young son, and his originally happy family broke down. After the great changes in his life, he came to Alaska, seeking an independent place to spend his twilight years. But there is no place to put such a broken soul. Before meeting BUCK, he spent every day in the numbness of longing and alcohol. And the day he reached out to save Buck, it was a major change in his own destiny. In the novel, Buck's love for Thornton is hot and strong, and Thornton also gives it direct and simple love, while in the film, Buck and Thornton's relationship is much softer and more reserved. Although Thornton saved Buck at the beginning, he did not have the kind of direct love for Buck like he did in the original novel. He saved him because of Thornton's unbearableness, but their relationship was slowly changing in life. It was cultivated until Thornton decided to take Buck with him on an adventure to the no-man's land his son once wanted to go.
I think the adaptation here is more humanistic, including the relationship between Buck and Thornton, which is more intriguing and touching. Until the end of the film, Thornton died by BUCK's side and said "you're my home", which is really touching, and this is also the sublimation of their relationship. The love between Buck and Thornton in the novel is very fiery, like vodka, but not everyone likes spirits, right?
Another adaptation of my favorite movie is actually a detail. It was when the crazy Indian came to the forest to seek revenge for Thornton, BUCK heard the sound and fought the Indian, when the other side took out that crazy stick, the stick that used to make BUCK terrified, BUCK's condition Reflexively terrified and flinched, but the moment the stick hit it, Buck bit the stick hard and used all his strength to push the Indian into the burning house... this I am very impressed with the lens! If you've ever been beaten down by life, you know how to get up from where you fell down, and if you've ever been through it, you know how hard it is! In the novel, BUCK is depicted as a shrewd learner. In the difficult life experience, it understands "sticks and canines". It is good at perseverance, constantly learns the rules, and grows through tempering. But if you talk about the fighting spirit of unyielding fate, in the film, Buck bites the stick that the Indians swung at it, you will really feel the meaning of the word "courage"! I saw a paragraph like this in a film review, and I think it summed it up well, quoting "People should learn from buck how to fight with fate, and then dominate fate and gain real freedom"! Use this sentence to encourage yourself and everyone. May everyone have enough courage to face the challenges of their own lives!
Finally, praise the beautiful white wolf in the movie, my God! It's so beautiful, too!
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