When Renren Video recommended American TV series, it brought into my eyes a poster of a little girl wearing a wreath with freckles on her face. Four capital letters "ANNE" were printed on the warm yellow sunlight background. Although I know that there are countless people called "Annie" in the European and American world, the moment I saw the name, I still trembled in the bottom of my heart: Couldn't this be that "Annie"?
Yes, that is "Anne", the famous "Anne of Green Gables ".
I should have known the name of this book when I was in junior high school, but I never had the chance to read it. With the passage of time, people have long been pushed to grow up, and they will not remember to read books about youth growth. This time, after watching the TV version, I felt it was necessary to read it, so I watched it again.
As I read it, I deeply regret it: I missed the book that inspired me at an important time in my life. When I became a middle-aged woman with dull eyes, greasy face and bloated body, the lady's dress with small white flowers in lace was finally delivered.
Even so, for moms with daughters, it's worth reading before it's too late.
? Original
Anne of Green Gables is a 1904 novel by Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery .
Lucy grew up living with her maternal grandparents in the countryside of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and her works have a strong poetic and primitive beauty due to the influence of nature. She loved literature since childhood and showed outstanding literary talent. She completed her classes early in college and earned her teaching license before returning to PEI to teach.
After the writing of "Anne of Green Gables", it was rejected by many publishers for several years, until it was published in 1908, it quickly became a bestseller of that year and swept the world .
The story tells the story of two unmarried siblings, Matthew and Marilla, who accidentally adopted orphaned Anne on the beautiful Prince Edward Island. Annie has experienced ups and downs since childhood, no one loves her, but she is pure and kind, full of enthusiasm for life. The most commendable thing is: under the cruel blow of the cold reality, Annie also has wonderful fantasies about everything around her. Her imagination is rich and amazing, and the association is natural and childlike. Her sincerity and beauty have infected the elderly brothers and sisters, and gradually affected the people around her, and won everyone's love.
American writer Mark Twain once said: " Anne is the most touching and beloved child image after the immortal Alice ". As a novel about children's life, it fascinated both British Prime Ministers . Since its publication, there have been dozens of editions and countless printing volumes. And, due to the influence of the book in the world, tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world visit Edward Island, Canada every year. In addition, according to the information provided by Chinese netizens living near Edward Island, the current state of Edward Island is similar to that described in the novel, and it still maintains the beauty of the original ecological nature.
??The view on TV
There are many beautiful descriptions of scenery in the novel. People who are indifferent to beautiful words and have no patience can learn about them through TV series. Compared with the novel, the TV version has not changed much, and is basically loyal to the original. What's even better is that the shocking scenes are shot very beautifully on TV, and the visual effects are more impactful.
The filming is very beautiful at the beginning: Matthew rides a horse and gallops by the vast lake. The yellowish-orange sunlight has not yet risen, and the bright light shines on the lake. Broken into strips. The rushing sound of hooves and Matthew's panicked rushing horses, coupled with the sound of the train whistle in the distance, tell us that the story has begun.
White Yarn Bride Cherry Tree
The train is at the station. Matthew is going to pick up someone at the station. He is going to pick up a little boy. At the same time, Annie, a little girl, was sitting on the platform. She looked anxiously at a cherry tree full of white flowers by the railroad tracks. The cherry trees are in full bloom and bright. Annie blinked and moved her lips slightly, the splendid beauty could not soothe her fear of a bleak future. Here the director took a close-up of this cherry tree. Although it is very beautiful, I didn't think it was necessary at first, but I realized it was useful later. Keep looking down.
When Matthew arrived at the station, he found the wrong person, and his natural shyness made it difficult for him to tell the truth to a strange little girl. He couldn't reject Annie outright: we're adopting boys, not girls, and you keep going back to the orphanage. Before Matthew could speak, Annie stepped forward and took the initiative to say a long paragraph, just like a fledgling college graduate trying her best to express her enthusiasm in front of the interviewer.
Annie said she planned to spend the night in that cherry tree tonight if no one came to pick her up.
It turned out that Annie's expectations for the cherry tree were more practical than ornamental. Even sitting on the waist of the tree surrounded by small white flowers, the moonlight fills the whole body, which is extremely comfortable. But how desolate the homeless people who can only spend the night in the trees. I was impressed by Annie's imagination that first appeared in the TV series: people can describe the desolate situation so beautifully when they have no place to live. She has such a strong heart!
Matthew wanted to take Annie home for a while and let Marilla handle the mistake. Annie was very happy, thinking that Matthew had agreed to adopt her. When leaving the station, the director has not forgotten the cherry tree. Annie waved at the cherry tree and said, "Goodbye, tree." As the cherry tree in the distance is zoomed in again, Annie's waving hand shows that she has left the panic of being homeless today far behind.
The White Way of Delight
Matthew drove the carriage into the boulevard full of small white flowers on both sides. The scenery was so beautiful that Annie couldn't help but admire and asked Matthew: What is this place. Matthew replied: Boulevard. In the eyes of Matthew or others, this is indeed an ordinary boulevard. Even if the green trees on both sides are full of beautiful yellow stamens and white flowers, and the sun shines on the trees, there is a misty brilliance, like a pure white dream, but it is still It's a boulevard.
But it is so beautiful that Matthew, who is so beautiful, can't help but change the expression on his face, and said with a slight smile: It is very beautiful, isn't it? In Annie's eyes, it is more than beauty, it is simply a fairyland, a holy light, a joy that is hard to find in her dark life.
Anne immediately used her imagination and renamed it " the white way ofdelight ".
The Garden of the Oath
After Matthew and Marilla adopted Annie, the neighbors knew. Mr. Barry's family has a daughter, Diana, who is about the same age as Annie. He and his wife are worried that if Annie's character is not good, becoming friends with Diana will affect Diana in the future.
Although Mrs. Barry was a little arrogant, Diana was very gentle and kind. When only Anne and Diana were strolling in the garden, the two chatted happily, and Anne suggested that the two swear to be good friends. Anne said it was better to swear on a moonlit night or by a running water, and we can now imagine that it was night and the path was the stream.
Annie asked Dianne to hold the dandelion, and the two of them held the dandelion in their hands, with their little fingers pulling the hook, and solemnly swearing. The two little girls were in the green grass, bathed in the soft sunlight, one was wearing a white and noble puff-sleeved gauze skirt, and the other was wearing a dull old-fashioned coarse cloth, sincerely for their friendship covenant.
There are interests and differences in the eyes of adults, and only joy from the heart of children. Knowing that Anne was from an orphanage, Mr. and Mrs. Barry looked down on her and worried that she was a bad boy. The genial brilliance shone on the earth, and the children were so pure that they could not reveal any impurities under the sun. The comparison of the differences in the clothes of Annie and Diana shows that there are differences between the two on the surface, but the little fingers are connected to each other, and their hearts are the same.
These are the scenes in episodes 1 and 2 of the first season of "Little Anne" that I think are very beautiful. The TV shooting is very good, and there is a lot of beauty like this that can touch people's hearts. A truly beautiful picture is not only pleasing to the eyes, but also to the mind.
☁️ Annie's imagination
Annie's parents both died, Annie was a child, and was beaten, scolded and humiliated by others. But recalling the past, Annie did not immerse herself in grief too much. She presents us with all the beauty she imagines.
While admiring her imagination, I couldn't help but wonder: how did her imagination come about?
In the play, when Annie and Matthew talked, they mentioned that when people are touched in their hearts, they always have to find a suitable word to express.
When Anne and Diana were together, Diana said that imagination was never her strong suit. And Anne asked: Is this true? I really don't know how to live without my imagination. Life will become a torment, a complete torment.
So, it's possible that Annie was a naturally imaginative child who could relate to anything. It is also possible that Annie's life is too hard, she is easily touched by seeing a little beauty, and it is easy to imagine the beauty and sweetness of the world.
Anne's imagination is not exaggerated, she made me reflect again: when raising children, we should respect the imagination of children. In the face of nature, children are born artists with unrestrained artistic ability. If a child's imagination is as powerful as Anne's, it is her gift, her treasure.
✋Annie 's calmness
Annie is a natural imaginary, often daydreaming, but educated by suffering, she is also a capable and good helper in life. It is because of her calm and tactful problem-solving in several real-life situations that she has earned the respect of the adults in the town.
Once, Marilla was reluctant to adopt Annie and planned to send her back to the orphanage. On the way, Marilla's horse is suddenly startled by a vicious dog, and Anne is thrown from the carriage. She immediately picked up a stone from the ground and yelled at the vicious dog: Go, go away. The evil dog was scared away by her. She hastened to soothe the frightened horse.
By the time Marilla got out of the carriage, Anne had settled everything. At this time, Marilla was very surprised. After all, Annie was a child who fell off the carriage, but did not take into account her injury, and was not afraid of the evil dog at all. This event played a pivotal role in Marilla's adoption of Annie.
Once the neighbors in the town caught fire in the middle of the night, and everyone took buckets to put out the fire. Annie ran bravely into the room, closed the windows and doors, leaving the room without air, cutting off the fire. Everyone admired Annie's decisiveness. Annie said: I read it in the handbook of the orphanage. If there is no air, the fire will go out. This incident made everyone in the town feel better about Annie. When people say that she is a wild child from an orphanage, they also think that she is a warm-hearted girl.
Another time was when Diana's sister had acute pneumonia, and Annie tried to get her to spit out and save her in a critical moment. Annie is not a doctor. During the treatment process, Annie was also very scared and uneasy, but she was still very calm. Relying on experience and courage, she saved Diana's sister. Mrs. Barry had always been prejudiced against Anne, and she forbade Diana from interacting with Anne since she was misunderstood. After this incident, Mrs. Barry allowed Diana to continue to be friends with Anne.
When helping the neighbors to repair the house, the girls prepared food out of kindness and sent them to the working boys. Who knows, the boys laughed at them: the girls are only fit to cook in the kitchen of. Annie was very angry, and she picked up stones and smashed the rude boys on the spot, and said loudly: Girls are no worse than boys, what boys can do, I can do girls too. He was about to go up to compete with the boys, but luckily a classmate stopped him. Annie's ideological views of right and wrong are very positive and firm.
Although Annie is emotional, she surpasses many children of her age in handling things rationally.
? Social trends
As a play that took place a hundred years ago, every aspect of it shows the style of the time.
When Matthew came to the train station, got off his horse, and was about to walk past, he encountered a few ladies passing by. He immediately stepped aside, following the principle of ladies first, and waiting for the ladies to pass first. The ladies said goodbye to him as they brushed past him. In rural Canada a hundred years ago, gentlemanly manners and daily etiquette were still very standard.
Go out in formal attire and a hat. Cutlery is silverware. The next morning when Anne came, Marilla found that Anne was missing, and her first reaction was to check the silverware in the house for missing. There is also the orthodox afternoon tea, not only Annie is looking forward to it, but I also enjoy watching this formal and traditional scene of etiquette specifications.
At that time, the trend of feminism began to change. Mrs. Barry always asked Diana to be a maid, and Marilla always taught Anne to sew pieces of cloth. Later, someone who advocated feminism called Mrs. Barry to attend the meeting and talked about some changes in women now.
I watched the first season, and that's what I felt at a superficial level. I think it's a work that deserves to be tasted multiple times, each time giving a different taste and something new. As a girl, watching this drama not only delights the eyes and mind, but also brings a lot of insights to the mind. There are many dramas in the world. If you want to cultivate a layered character for girls, you should really let girls watch more dramas like this.
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