I once read a novel

Bernard 2022-04-14 08:01:01

To be honest, I have really been looking forward to "Norwegian Forest". I once felt that the most regrettable thing about not going to Japan before was that I was not able to see the premiere of "Norway" with my own eyes, but I didn't expect to see the middle part and pressed pause . I heard a lot of people say that this movie is not good, something like "strong Southeast Asian flavor", "uninteresting", etc., but I still haven't weakened my expectations, because I think even if the movie is not as good as I imagined, I will do it well. Once you are mentally prepared, it is just a matter of recollection. But looking at me makes me uncomfortable. One of my favorite scenes, Watanabe-kun and Midoriko's date on the balcony, has turned into a boring lunch. To say that the clip of Watanabe and Midoriko is omitted is for the sake of It is understandable to use more ink to illustrate the time with Naoko, but the story of Watanabe-kun and Naoko is not necessarily full.

Beautiful scenes have been omitted again and again, but many of us are often taught to use scene descriptions to set off the mood of the characters and enrich the emotional content. Chen Yingxiong used this technique in "The Scent of Green Papaya" to make him He has achieved success. In my opinion, this can also be called one of his characteristics. "Qing" is a relatively simple film without too many branch lines. It can set off the fresh and simple artistic conception expressed by this film, but for "Norwegian Forest", first of all, his plot is more complicated, the characters' images and emotions are very full, and more importantly, he already has a book. With the strong original work as the support, is it really appropriate for the large or occasionally interspersed scene descriptions? The last thing I dare to agree with is that when Watanabe-kun lost his straight son, the large part of the scene where the waves were tumbling, the crying should not have happened in In the scene of turbulent seas, it happened on a plain and simple day. Watanabe-kun saw an object, a picture, a sentence, or just the appearance of dust in a beam of light, and the gyration occurred in his mind.

I also don’t like the content about the guitar that was omitted from the movie. First of all, Midori and Watanabe were not playing the guitar on the balcony and watching the fire spread across the other side. Also, when Reiko came to Watanabe at the end, she was completely stunned. They didn't carry a guitar, at least they didn't let me notice. I can't say why here, but I have a strong feeling in my heart that the piano should be an important part of them. For Midori, with a guitar, the atmosphere of a date with Watanabe-kun will be very natural and comfortable, and it will make people feel that everything is out of the way. There are only two people, and that kiss will not always feel a little far-fetched like in the movie. . For Reiko, that guitar may be her tool of consolation. When he went to Asahikawa to become a music teacher, no one noticed whether she was carrying a guitar. In my opinion, the last thing was missing. A sense of free and easy wandering, and of course, the time alone with Watanabe-kun will not make people feel dry and lack a little lubricant. The guitar can be said to be the lubricant. In the novel, I like the time with the guitar very much. Even if I can't hear the sound, I will feel a warm current in my heart. What the guitar represents is music, and the influence of music on this novel can be seen from the name. It is music that strung the joys, sorrows and sorrows of young people of that era. Rather than Watanabe-kun, Murakami was deeply influenced by Western music of that era and incorporated it into this novel, but it was just a part-time job in a record store or Reiko playing guitar and singing in a sanatorium, supplemented by the movie soundtrack. , I'm afraid it can't show the influence of music, but I can't think of any better way, just a little bit left in my heart because I love the original book.

There is also a place worth complaining about the performance of Mizuhara Kiko. Before it came out, I was very optimistic about Kiko, because I think she does fit the temperament of Midori from the appearance, but I didn’t expect it to be just the appearance, I didn’t watch it at all. As for Midori's wayward and quirky elves, I can't think of a better one for the time being. The character of the five days played by Hikaru Mandashima in "Peach Blossom Period" that I watched before may be a bit more like. The smile that she always carries, maybe she wants to make people look more meaningful, but she loses the cuteness of Luzi. In my impression, Luzi should speak loudly, and she is not so careful, what comes to mind is what , Suwon's performance always made me feel like I was on the air, but I didn't see the true temperament. A lot of people say that Naoko is ugly in this play, but I don't think that this is probably the best look of Rinko Kikuchi, but if you want to be more pure, Kikuchi is really inappropriate. As for Kenichi Matsuyama, I have nothing to say, he is a good actor, and Watanabe played it well, but I would not be so satisfied with whoever I want to play Watanabe-kun. In my imagination, Reiko should have a stronger physique, have shorter hair, wear a long shirt and flared pants, and carry a guitar. Of course, this is all just my imagination. I can see such a cast. satisfy.

In the end, the scene in the green grass made me think of LOST for no reason, and the scene where Naoko was hanged was too eerie and scary, it made me almost think I was watching a horror movie~

Always talk about it Well, actually, I think the best part is that this film made this novel into a movie, which is really nonsense, but I think this is already a breakthrough, no matter how bad it is, it is an attempt, I think we are not We can't be confined to first-class novels, and we can only make third-rate movies. Even if this has been verified many times, we can't stop this pace. The combination of audio and video is a product of this era, and the era has given us such a product. We should use it to create a fuller artistic conception than novels. It is certain that there are good and bad. Such attempts to recreate literary works must provide us with another perspective to think about literary works themselves, so that Undoubtedly, it has enriched the wings of literary creation and film art.

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Norwegian Wood quotes

  • Naoko: Please remember me forever. Please always remember that I existed and was here by your side. Will you promise?

    Toru Watanabe: I promise I'll always remember.

  • Toru Watanabe: With each passing season, I grow father away from the dead. Kizuki remains 17. Naoko remains 21. For eternity.