Film and television works adapted from Thomas Hardy's writings always make people want to revisit the essence of the original works, such as "The Mayor of Master Bridge", a few weeks ago, the movie The channel replayed the British film "The Nameless Jude" (some Chinese translations actually translated it as "Endless Love", which was filmed 12 years ago in the late-night soundtrack theater, which is really harmful to fainting). Wen Ling's feeling of longing to read again struck again. Even if he had read it many times, he couldn't resist the urge to read it again. Moreover, each time he tasted it, the taste was a little different, and it was difficult to tell which one was the most authentic. .
Because of the length of the film, and the original work is a work with a long time span, a lot of content was obviously omitted during the adaptation, and the focus of the narrative was slightly different and offset, such as some related to Jude's academic ideals were deleted. However, these deletions did not hurt the overall effect of the film, but instead enhanced the smoothness and abundance of the movie. In general, the film has a clear narrative, an intuitive structure, a sympathetic atmosphere, and delicate performances, so that the characters and the situation and mentality have been described in a reasonable and precise manner. Although the entire viewing process is easier than reading the original, the actors The superb and well-placed performance, the ups and downs of Jude's fate in Hardy's writings, and the original reappearance of the British style at that time all made the viewers feel sad and sour in their hearts.
Hardy is good at elaborating the experiences of characters in different time periods and places, to show the mountains and rivers of fate, the rough quagmire of life and the deep malpractices of society. For example, "Jude the Nameless" is divided into multiple Chapters of Place Names (at Mary Green, at Christ Temple, at Melchester, at Shastowe, at Old Brickham and elsewhere and Return to Christ Temple). When reading Hardy's works, you must understand and immerse yourself in the characteristics of that era, otherwise it will be difficult to understand the heart of this sincere and great writer. He pays attention to the fate of the little people in the big era. He once commented on his works- - "All of them show the entanglement between the times and individual destiny, with a sense of depth and depth of history." He also commented on his "The Mayor of Master Bridge" - "The narrative reflects the 'character is destiny' and the 'Happiness is but an accidental interlude'."
Hardy's protagonists are usually ill-fated, objectively due to the social and family circumstances at the time, but subjectively, to a large extent, character is the determining factor, and these characters are also largely determined by environment and experience. As a result, as in "Jude the Nameless", if Jude (played by Christopher Eccleston) was not a sensitive and orphaned village apprentice who had lost his parents since childhood, and never accepted the teacher's fee as a child Lesheng's strong teaching about entering Christ's monastery (alluding to Oxford) can be a truly useful person, if he is not a smart and industrious person, in his spare time, persistent self-study, if he has not had ideals and hopes, and If he misses the life goal of seeking knowledge and striving for improvement, then he can be like an ordinary and ordinary farmer, content with his marriage to the butcher's daughter Alberta, and content with spending his life in the countryside...
Unfortunately, all of this is only if Jude has a brain, loves to learn, thinks hard, and is eager to gain recognition. Although he was married when he was young, because he couldn't stand the temptation of Alberta, he always remained in his heart. With a thirst for the love of the soul, when he meets the bright, beautiful and equally ideal Sue (played by Kate Winslet) in a college town, his dry heart is revived. However, the secular world at that time could not tolerate Jude's academic ideals and soul love. Although he could recite the classics fluently in Latin, he could only get a job as a mason, studying while working. Although he kept applying for admission University, but never did.
Su, who yearned for freedom, was Jude's cousin. As an icon craftsman who inherited her father's business and a person with a normal education, Su was a representative of intellectual women at that time. The situation she faced was no better than Jude, and her character On, Soubi Jude is more keen and aggressive. Their love belongs to taboo love, which is not recognized by the world and religion. When the tormented two finally get together and decide to deal with it together, everything seems to have hinted at their tragic ending. They are bound to be expensive ideals and taboos. love pays a high and painful price.
Homelessness in the rainy night made the introverted and sensitive little Jude (born by Jude and Alberta) not understanding why they had to give birth since adults thought there were too many children, and then Jude killed the same father Half-sister and younger brother (born by Su and Jude), and hanged themselves, this tragedy is unprecedented and cruel, the three childish little lives and the bruises on the neck are shocking, Su Na almost cried madly The shouting is also heart-wrenching...
There is a scene in the film that is very meaningful. When Jude and Su are tired of avoiding the secular and the vicissitudes of life, they finally choose to take their three children back to the university town and see the huge and solemn graduation parade on the day of their return. At that time, Jude's eyes were full of yearning and loss, and his mood was even more mixed. Over the years, except for a few small mouths to eat, he still wandered in vain outside the Huanghuang Academy.
Unlike Fei Lesheng, his mentor who had seen through the world for a long time and no longer actively pursued it, this time, Jude, who insisted on his ideals, returned to the Christian Temple again and tried to study while working part-time again. A profession, when he and Su Huan smiled and ran back to the hotel to tell the good news to the children, their trajectory finally swayed to the bottom of the valley... In the snow, three small coffins lined up broke Su's heart, Deeply immersed in tragedy, she finally buried all the things she once yearned for, freedom and ideals, together with her children, and finally surrendered to fate and the church, leaving her beloved Jude... The
actors of the film are in comprehension, grasp, and shape the characters. Well done, whether Christopher Eccleston's ambitious Jude, or Kate Winslet's Sue. Sue was Winslet's role before "Titanic" became popular all over the world. It was much more difficult to perform than Ruth, but she did an excellent job of shaping this psychologically and emotionally complex character. When this stubborn woman with an independent personality and thought, who defied the restraints of the world, finally chose to surrender to her fate, through Winslet's eyes and facial expressions, people understood the sadness of her state of mind and the embeddedness of her pain.
Xide's life seems to be a microcosm of the education process of rural youth in the second half of the 19th century in England. At that time, rural education was gradually popularized, and a group of young laborers with knowledge appeared. They were eager to change their lives and status. However, In the environment where there was no climate and no pattern at the time, this kind of appeal could only be a futile struggle, just like the dust in the wind, just like the beginning of the film, Jude, a young man, went to the field to feed the crows that stole the crops. The same, so out of line with "conventional", so "inappropriate". When the farmer who found his actions roared and drove him away, and cursed his stupidity for breaking the law of farming, Jude ran away in a hurry. How people today learn the true meaning and lessons from it can only depend entirely on the creation of the individual.
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