Personally, I still prefer Europe and the United States, regardless of culture or customs (of course, my favorite is movies). Therefore, I also prefer English. I have seen many English names, but I always feel that it is either too vulgar or too old, or those names that sound good but have long been rotten. Sometimes lucky to see a good surname or a good first name from an English name, but the other is always a little unsatisfactory. But that all changed when I saw the name "Joan Fontaine", and it's safe to say I've never seen such a perfect full name. I remember watching "Jane Eyre" in my class when I was in junior high school. At that time, I didn't feel much about the movie, let alone the characters in it. But somehow, the heroine in the movie left a mark on the once ignorant me. When I went home that night to check the details of the movie, I noticed a very beautiful name written in the heroine column: Joan Fontaine. Since then, the name has left traces in my mind.
Since I haven't watched too many movies and I don't have any professional knowledge, my understanding of the actors' acting skills is still at a more emotional stage. And the name I gave to the film critic is actually to express my admiration for Joan Fontaine's performance in the film. This film is like Joan Fontaine showing her life, and everything is so dreamlike. I used to think that it was impossible for a character to have no trace of performance in the film, but the heroine of this film has subverted my perception. Although she is also "acting", the cowardice and lack of self-confidence of the heroine in the early stage seem to be imprinted in Joan Fontaine's bones, and all she has to do is simply "act in her true colors".
Just a few shots (there are too many classics). What impressed me most was when the newlyweds went for a walk together on Rebecca's former pier, and when the pet dog Jasper dashed to the seaside hut disobediently, the hostess left her husband to chase the dog. When she found no trace of the dog at the beach, she shouted loudly, and at the same time, her left arm was subconsciously clenched towards her body, and when she looked around and found no trace of Jasper, her left arm subconsciously waved to the outside. There is another shot, when she was getting ready for the masquerade, she actually had plenty of time, but she lifted the corner of her skirt like a little girl and ran in the corridor, but when she came to the corner, she was a little shy and secretly Stick your head out to peek at the guests downstairs. Several of her confrontations with Mrs. Danvers were very exciting, whether it was the heroine standing up subconsciously when Mrs. Danvers came to ask for the recipe at the beginning, or the unwitting sincerity after being tricked by Mrs. Danvers to look at the family portrait Thank you, only to find that Mrs. Danvers has gone away, or the confrontation between the two after the heroine finds out that she has been deceived, is a classic and memorable.
I once heard others say that she didn't like such a story of "the overbearing president fell in love with me". It's true that the heroine fell in love with the hero quickly and got married. It was a bit ill-considered. It was like a gamble. You chose to be with your partner for a lifetime without really knowing your partner. I don't either. Think that's sane enough. But I have to say, she won the bet this time. In fact, I feel that she was not entirely favored by fate, and her naivete added some leverage to her. Because of her naive belief in love, she was not disturbed by other slightly worldly factors, because she believed in love, believed that he loved her, and at least one day she would fall in love with her. She believed that her love would redeem him, and that in this way the emotional bond between them would be stronger. This kind of recklessness and wishful thinking often ends in tragedy, but this time there is an exception. He just needs such a woman, a woman who has subverted everything he has ever been. Domineering president fell in love with me, often because of its cheesy and coppery smell people hate, but this movie is an exception. In this marriage, the heroine found something that many people may not be able to experience in their entire lives: growing up in love, redeeming each other with love, and becoming better with those who want to be with them for a lifetime.
Mr. Hitchcock was very dissatisfied with this film, and I can only say that he did it unintentionally and created his best work in my opinion. Everything about the film, whether it's the acting, the set, the plot structure, or the main theme that matters most to me, is perfect in my eyes. And the love and family ethics film dressed in suspense film can be said to be one of my favorite themes, because it does not lose the look and feel, but also has rich connotations that make people memorable. And the love hidden under the suspense coat adds a bit of charm in the half-coverage, and it may be really difficult to find if you don't taste it carefully.
The male protagonist was once hurt by love and redeemed by love. The female protagonist redeemed the male protagonist with her own love, and because of her love for the male protagonist, she also grew up, inspired amazing potential, and quietly accompanied her husband through difficulties in the way of a woman. And Rebecca, who is also a woman and has no ability to love, is destined to be only a ghostly person. Before her death, she was ruined by gold and jade, precisely because she lacked the thing she despised the most: love. Maybe it's because it's too easy for her to get love, so she doesn't cherish it. Therefore, her life is extremely empty. It is true that she keeps winning, but at this time the victory means nothing to her, because she has long lost the pleasure of it, and she has become a naked machine, which is undoubtedly sad. Love is indeed a mysterious thing. For most people, it's not easy to get love, any kind of love other than parental love. It is precisely because it is difficult to obtain and often lost that people take care of it seriously and are extremely happy when they enjoy love. Perhaps this is precisely the preciousness of love.
Finally, let’s talk about some differences between the film version and the novel version. It is said that when Mr. Xi was directing, the filmmakers did not want him to make too many adaptations, for fear of losing the audience. Therefore, the reduction degree of the movie can be said to be relatively high, but to compress a novella into a length of more than 2 hours, some plots must be discarded. And a lot of the heroine's inner monologue was omitted, which made me feel a little bad. And in the end, when the sheriff took the male protagonist to the doctor, the film did not arrange for the female protagonist to accompany him, and the image of the female protagonist was somewhat compromised in my opinion. The most uncomfortable adaptation for me is that the heroine at the masquerade doesn't develop enough, but instead directly connects to the confrontation with Mrs. Danvers. I think that if the female protagonist's last dark moments before her transformation are adequately described and the pain ferments, there will be a qualitative improvement in both the thickness of the film and the image of the female protagonist.
Of course, I don't have the right to judge the big director. After all, the space limit, he makes his own decisions, and the effect is also very good, I don't think I need to say anything more.
In the end, may everyone who pursues success and desires victory not lose themselves in the process of pursuit and desire. And the most important thing that cannot be lost is the ability to love.
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