A good movie should first have a good script. Shakespeare has already created a masterpiece like "The Merchant of Venice", so the script adaptation will not be a problem. The key point is how the director will lead the crew to bring Shakespeare's masterpiece to the stage The screen, whether modern audiences can see the bright spot, whether it is a screenwriter, an actor, or a director. I think this one directed by Michael Radford gives the audience the occasional sparkle.
From the beginning of the film, at first glance, it really created the style of the water city of Venice in the 16th century. The bustling merchants, the clothing with distinct ethnic differences, and the calm and slow ships sailing in the water. The film has indeed made great efforts to restore all aspects of society in that era. , following the time the story takes place. Everything seems to be in peace, but conflicts and contradictions are growing in secret, injustices will eventually be released, inner anger will explode, and desires in the mind will finally be realized.••••••The film shows Shakespeare's story in In front of the audience in the 21st century, some deeper social issues were added, which caused the audience to think.
The Jewish Sherlock played by Al Pacino is recognized as a miser in history, selfish, stingy, and loves money. , The words are also full of the meaning of protecting money. When his daughter Jessica eloped with Lorenzo, Sherlock was very worried about the part of the property he took away. At this moment, what he was worried about was not his daughter's safety, but his own property. When his daughter bought a monkey with an emerald ring, his heart seemed to have been hit hard, and he had a tendency to be almost paralyzed on the ground. It can be seen how important and supreme he was to put money, and it seemed that he even had family affection. You can also forget about it.
On the other hand, the Jewish people have been expelled many times in history, and they are not welcomed by other peoples. They are very suffering. The Jewish people finally found a person in Venice who can make them and other peoples. Opportunities to carry out equal trade together, but ethnic discrimination will not completely disappear, it will still exist, and it will affect the inner world of the discriminator and the discriminated person all the time, causing them to hatred, evil thoughts, and murder. idea. Judging from Sherlock's words, Antonio is a complete racist. In the past, he has been insulting Jews including not only Sherlock, which really made Sherlock's heart suffer a great blow. Feeling extremely unequal, and self-esteem being drowned in Christian spittle, it is also reasonable to explain why he wanted a pound of his chest flesh when he made a pact with Antonio, which was a desire to put his own grudges away Released, but I personally think that this kind of thinking is just revenge for hatred with hatred. If it is Chinese thinking, I am afraid to deal with it with a broad mind, but this kind of revenge idea finally made him lose the lawsuit at the trial. , making your losses even greater. But I think the final verdict was a huge blow to Sherlock, both financially and spiritually. He lost half of his property and wanted to change his religious beliefs. The latter was a huge blow to a devout Catholic. When he heard this, Sherlock was on the verge of collapse. He wanted to cry, but he was in his heart. Dead, in great grief. Antonio never charged interest on borrowing money, and Sherlock, a Jew, made a living by lending usury, which undoubtedly robbed him of his business, which was one of the reasons for Shylock's inner resentment. It seems that Sherlock has always been a character who appeared in a negative image. The screenwriter Shakespeare let the Christians win in the play, and Sherlock, who represented the Jews, lost. If he hadn't received Antonio's mercy, Sherlock would have lost even more. , more loss, more trauma. It's a comedy for the Christians, but what about the Jewish people? Did Shakespeare take the stand of Christians and let their group win? Was Shakespeare a racist? Whatever the answers to these questions, the great Shakespeare has thrown a real, never-ending question to the world—ethnicism. On the other hand, Sherlock is a weak person, a person worthy of sympathy. He was rejected and humiliated by other ethnic groups on the issue of ethnicity; he was forced to convert religiously. How can a religion be willing to give up Woolen cloth? This punishment is the most cruel, and it is the destruction of the soul, which is greater than the destruction of the body. This problem of ethnic discrimination still exists in modern society. When some people from countries in the Middle East arrive in other countries, there will be more or less unfair phenomena in security inspection, education, etc. The religious believers are insulting and have been strongly opposed by Islamic believers in these countries. If there is only hatred and hostility, then there will be more hatred and hostility, which will be endless and spread endlessly, affecting each other's survival and development. There are also many ethnic minorities in our country. We should face up to this problem and cannot ignore it. Everyone in the world should treat others with an equal heart, regardless of race or ethnicity, resolve conflicts with each other in a reasonable way, and try to avoid conflicts with each other. Reduce conflict. May anger be suppressed and hatred be dispelled.
Two big movie stars were invited to star, and their performances were only at their original level, but Sherlock's image was still good, especially when faced with losing a lawsuit, he was full of sadness and despair. I thought it would be an exciting work, but was disappointed. The rhythm of the entire film is too uniform, at a moderately slow pace at the beginning, and only picks up the pace at the climax. There are not many supporting roles in the play, and I can hardly feel the important role they play, adding some character reactions to the play. More plays may speed up the movie in some places to some extent. speed of progress.
The other characters in this play have many human and social issues worth exploring, but by watching the movies of Shakespeare's famous plays, it made me understand people's inner and social real problems. Reflect on the present through the experience of predecessors and put it into practice, perhaps our world will be better tomorrow.
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