Sense and Sensibility (1995)
The film won the Golden Bear at the 46th Berlin Film Festival in 1996.
The story of the movie is adapted from Jane Austen's first novel "Reason and Sensibility", and the specific content will not be repeated, which is the same as the original.
I haven't read the original novel, but from the plot of the movie, I can tell that the film tells a love story, that is, the story of the rationality represented by the elder sister and the rationality represented by the younger sister facing love. The film also reflects the life of the nobles in that period, and satirizes some people's "money first" concept of love. In short, the movie tells the story of "love you, me and her", which deeply analyzes love to the audience and reflects the social reality. This is the theme of the original novel as well as the film.
For these reasons, although this film is a costume movie, it is quite good. It has dramatic plots, delicate emotional descriptions, image characterization, and twists and turns in the fate of the protagonist, which deeply attracts the audience. From another point of view, the original work of this film is equivalent to the current "Qiong Yao novel" in 19th century Britain. But now, after being made into a film by Ang Lee in the 20th century, the three-dimensional and specific characters allow the audience and readers to truly appreciate the brilliance of this film—the nuanced analysis of love, so it can be said that this film is It is more popular than Qiong Yao's novels. In short, a good original makes the movie attractive, and a good movie makes the original radiate new brilliance. Of course, the topic of love will never be outdated, so the plot of this film will not be obsolete because of the changing times.
Then there's the movie itself. First of all, the film has an excellent script. Emma Thompson's excellent talent makes the plot not only close to the original, but also allows modern audiences to accept the classic love in the film. In addition, the film also adds some modern colloquial words to the "Crepe Crepe"-style dialogue, so that the audience will not feel out of touch with the times, but also appreciate the charm of Jane Austen. In addition, the film also has ups and downs in the plot and twists and turns of the story, which completely attracted the attention of the audience and made people fully immersed in it. In other words, the film's very popular love story doesn't look boring, but on the contrary, it makes people feel empathy, because we have experienced the situation of the characters in the film more or less. Second, the filming is very delicate. The rhythm of the film is moderate, and the beginnings and turns are just right. The structure is smooth and the story progresses step by step. The characters are full of characters, such as the rational sister, the emotional sister, the dull Edward Ferrars, the elegant and prudent Colonel Brandon, and many other supporting roles with distinct personalities, and so on. In such a two-hour-long film, being able to do this and do it well is already invaluable. In addition, the pictures of the film are natural and the scenery is exquisite. The open and atmospheric scenery of each manor is completely in line with the plot, and the clothing has the typical characteristics of British society at that time. These advantages make the movie very enjoyable to watch, and you will be completely attracted by just watching the beginning of the movie! Third, the theme of love in the film is very classic, that is, rationality and sensibility. This is a problem that everyone will encounter in love, and it will never change. Therefore, such a meaningful theme can not only attract the audience, but also cause the audience to think: Should love be treated rationally? Or sentimental about love? Fourth, the film shows the current state of British society in the nineteenth century. Through the story in the film, we can know that the life of the nobles is extremely boring. These nobles, unmarried women are chasing men every day, married women gossiping every day, men have nothing to do, and so on. It can be seen that their lives have no meaning! In addition, there are men who abandon love for money, and stray girls who are pregnant out of wedlock. These are the British aristocratic society, I really don't understand what the purpose of their life is!
Through the above points, you can see that this film has many advantages, basically no disadvantages. So when I first learned that this is a film directed by Taiwanese director Ang Lee, it took me by surprise. It can be seen from this film that Ang Lee does have a certain talent. He was able to westernize this traditional British story, and he couldn't find anything "Chinese", so it was not something that ordinary directors could do. Although many people think that this film has a lot of Eastern things, I don't think so. After all, this is a Jane Austen novel, and the substance is more Western.
In addition, the film's global box office in 1995 reached 130 million, which is really a lot as a costume film.
Lastly, the actor's performance. Because the cast of this film is so well-chosen, the actors are basically integrated with the characters. The heroine Emma Thompson herself is very solemn, so she is very similar to the sister characters in the film, including dealing with people. The same goes for the others, the passionate Kate Winslet, the dull Hugh Grant, the reserved and deep Alan Rickman, and so on. The other supporting characters in the film are familiar faces from British films, including "Doctor House" Hugh Laurie. Therefore, the accurate selection of actors and their excellent performances make the characters in the film plump and three-dimensional. This is much better than watching "Mei Lanfang" yesterday - it was a mistake to let Li Ming play Mei Lanfang.
in conclusion. This is the third time I have watched this film, and I still have the feeling that this is the charm of a famous book. Of course, Ang Lee also takes great credit for making the movie well, so it's a good thing that this film won the Golden Bear Award!
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