Never show up but never leave

Ned 2021-11-12 08:01:24

A good novelist is able to control the convincing power of the story throughout. No matter what kind of style, what kind of writing technique, it must be convincing in the end.
The story told by a novel or a movie can start at will, but it cannot end at will. The story has reached this point, and the author can no longer make up casually.
Watched "Butterfly Dream". Directed by Father Hitchcock. For a film made more than 60 years ago, it is best not to be clever and to be firm with the eyes of a critic. Just enjoy it.
It is this pure appreciation that allows me to focus more purely on the emotional conviction of the heroes and heroines.
But if he loves her, this is not completely convincing. The author of the story probably wanted to give a happy ending after the suspense disappeared. But it is a pity that the previous rendering of the atmosphere was too successful. In the end, either he said he loved her, or he loved her.
Rebecca. From the beginning to the end of the novel, a woman who has never seen her face has never left. Everyone remembers her, everyone talks about her. Almost everyone thought she was almost perfect. Her name is the name of the novel.
But the more perfect it was before, there must be a terrifying secret behind it. How can I lose sight of one's power and lose one's horse? The story has been beyond the author's control under these successful renderings.
Such a secret is so weak after being revealed.
She is nothing but "rebellious". All her hateful behaviors in the eyes of the male protagonist are nothing but her inability to resist. But the author of the novel still insisted on using the actor's mouth to convince us that Rebecca was vicious, and forced the actor to say that he had never loved her. Said he hated her. The more so, the more I want to cover it up.
It was true that he hated her, and he also admitted that she deceived him and made him completely lose himself. But for this reason, he can only upgrade his feelings for her. Long days left marks and never left. The answer is quite different from what the author wants to explain.
Finally, for the happiness of the hero and heroine, he must not be sanctioned by the law. Therefore, Rebecca died of suicide. If the truth is so, he should suddenly realize that he will look back at the broken marriage that failed, even if it is not a human being, but it should be full of emotion, not to mention that he will definitely regret it because of love, but at least Forgiveness is necessary.

Some people say "Butterfly Dream" is different from "Jane Eyre".
But the love between Jane Eyre and Rochester is convincing. Whether it is the secret of the past or the ruins of the manor in the end, it is the foundation of their love.
The love in "Butterfly Dream" is only the shadow of the secret and the burning manor.

This may be why one is a suspense novel and the other is an inspirational story.
You shouldn't appreciate suspense films with the mentality of watching love stories.

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Extended Reading
  • Jimmie 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    The black and white film looks very charming

  • Linnea 2022-03-27 09:01:04

    For the first 40 minutes, I basically didn't feel that this was a fat man's film. The plot took a turn for the worse. Rebecca, the mysterious woman, began to unfold slowly in front of people's eyes. Even after her death, she affected everyone around her. At this moment, the film slowly entered the orbit of the fat man. Although Fatty has always disliked the film, the only film that brought him the Oscar for Best Picture is definitely a classic.

Rebecca quotes

  • Mrs. Danvers: Oh, you've moved her brush, haven't you?

    [moves it slightly]

    Mrs. Danvers: There, that's better. Just as she always laid it down. "Come on, Danny, hair drill," she would say.

    [picks up the brush and goes through the motions of combing the second Mrs. De Winter's hair, without actually touching it]

    Mrs. Danvers: And I'd stand behind her like this and brush away for twenty minutes at a time.

    [lays down the brush and looks at the portrait of Maxim]

    Mrs. Danvers: Then she would say, "Good night, Danny," and step into her bed.

  • Mrs. Danvers: [brings out a negligee from under the bedcovers] Did you ever see anything so delicate?

    [motions the second Mrs. de Winter over]

    Mrs. Danvers: Look, you can see my hand through it!