For a film adapted from a famous novel that has attracted much attention, especially a film that has been remade many times, regardless of the quality of the results, the audience's comments are mixed. ”, the director must not only consider the expectations of the audience, but also withstand the pressure of public opinion. For the film "Jane Eyre 2011" directed by Kerry Fukunaga, of course, is no exception. As an ordinary audience, from an objective and fair point of view, I think the film "Jane Eyre 2011" has many shortcomings and also has many commendable places.
The success of a movie depends first and foremost on the choice of actors. For "Jane Eyre 2011", I think that the role of the heroine Jane Eyre is relatively close to the image of Jane Eyre in the original work. The Jane Eyre in the 11th edition is played by Mia Wasikowska. I have seen her in "Alice in the Travels" before. In that film, she also showed an independent and strong image, but The appearance is more bright and beautiful. In this "Jane Eyre", judging from her makeup and dress, she is dressed as a plain-looking girl, and her silent, restrained and determined expression makes her more like the short, ordinary, poor, self-respecting and independent Jane Eyre in the eyes of the world. image. And her performance is more in place whether in expression, language, and psychology. But the choices of the two male protagonists, Rochester and St. John, are not ideal, and they are far from the characters in the original book in terms of image. Rochester was supposed to be a strong, not very handsome figure, but a sturdy face, with thick black curly hair and big, bright black eyes. He looks a little cold on the surface, a little stubborn, a gloomy and rough, moody, but manly, kind-hearted person. But in the film, Rochester is tall, handsome, easy-going and gentle. As for St. John, many people may not pay much attention, but he also plays an important role in the works. From Jane Eyre's attitude towards him, we can see Jane Eyre's personality charm, which is shown again through the side of St. John Jane Eyre's kindness is reciprocated, but she is self-respecting and independent, and is firm in the quality of love. And St. John was a serious, learned man, zealous and religious, but at the same time he was a Calvinist missionary who masked his ambitions with religious fanaticism and pursued asceticism. He called on Jane Eyre to live a life of total restraint , and he concluded a marriage without secular love, and went to India to preach, with machismo. In the film, St. John is a "beautiful man" who is pure, kind, sincere, friendly and even affectionate. These are all far from the original, but the film is all about earning more box office, gaining more and greater economic benefits, and attracting the attention of more audiences. Therefore, it is inevitable to beautify the choice of actors. American actors are inevitable.
From the overall structure and plot arrangement of this film, that is, the adaptation of the script, I think this film still has many shortcomings. First of all, in terms of plot arrangement, this film is narrated by flashbacks and interludes. Although the director used this different narrative method from the previous version to create a certain novelty, it was self-defeating. There is no obvious advantage, but many plots are transformed very abruptly, and some plots are inevitably added in order to better logically connect the plots, which is cumbersome. At the beginning of the film, Jane Eyre is running in the wild. If you hadn't read the original book, you would have a feeling of confusion. If Jane Eyre and Rochester were instead told at their church wedding that his ex-wife, a mad woman, was still alive, and the wedding had been blocked, it might have been better to start the flashback from here, which would be less obtrusive and more appealing to the audience's curiosity. Let the male lead come out early. Secondly, on the theme of this film, it is even more disappointing. The commercialized film has turned "Jane Eyre" into a pure love film. It does not show Jane Eyre's independence and self-esteem, and the rebellious women who pursue equality and freedom. consciousness. The novel "Jane Eyre" itself has attracted wide attention from the world for its independence, resistance, self-respect and self-love spirit of Acura Jane Eyre. This is not only the theme of "Jane Eyre", but also its own charm to attract the world. . However, the film completely deviates from the main point, mainly showing the love between Jane Eyre and Rochester. Moreover, the description of the love development between them is also very abrupt, and it fails to explore and show the character characteristics of the two people more deeply, which makes this scene The subject matter expressed in this film is more superficial and lacks depth. Therefore, from the perspective of film and television literature, there is no doubt that this film is a failure. Finally, structurally, the film is divided into three parts like the original: During his childhood he was at Aunt and Loward School, after leaving school as a governess at Thornfield Manor, and as a country teacher at Marsh House after leaving Thornfield Manor. Although the film also depicts these three parts, and takes the second part as the focus of the narrative, it is undeniable that the film's description of the first part is somewhat insufficient, too thin, and the first part can not only reflect Jane Eyre's The rebellious character, and the origins that formed this character, can pave the way for her to go to Thornfield Manor. But the film has always focused on the content of the second part, taking love as the theme of the film, but there are some problems in the arrangement of the plot structure in this part. Some important plots have been cut, such as Rochester pretending to be a witch to test Jane Eyre, and the famous classic line that best reflects Jane Eyre's character: "I care about myself, the more lonely, the more friends, the more helpless, Then the more self-esteem I have." Not in the film either. But as a commercial film and television work, such plot handling is understandable.
Finally, from the point of view of the shooting of this film, there are not only remarkable points but also many small flaws. In general, the film presents a solemn, elegant and quiet style. The scenes in the film, both interior and exterior scenes, vividly and beautifully reproduce the scenery in the book, the quiet and vast and empty wasteland, the ancient and solemn Thornfield Manor, coupled with the light and soft lighting, and because of the simplicity and darkness of the characters in the film. The tonal costumes and costumes make the film more realistic, and also add a realistic sense of historical times to the audience. In the framing of the film, the director shows the style of the times through the endless open fields, the dark and low sky, the ancient and solemn pavilions, and the dim rooms. The inner world of the characters, in the dubbing, through the soothing and slightly sad music to set off the inner conflict of the characters. There are also many close-up shots and the switching of long and short shots, which makes the film more expressive in narrative expression, which are more successful places. However, the whole film looks gloomy and gloomy because of its solemn, quiet and elegant style, empty and desolate framing, and soothing and low-pitched soundtrack, so it gives people a feeling of depression from beginning to end. Also, at the end, Jane Eyre said goodbye to Rochester. The setting of the scene, framing, soundtrack and color were not ideal, failing to show Rochester's vicissitudes, Jane Eyre's complicated heart and the joys and sorrows of their reunion. feel.
In short, on the whole, for the 2011 version of "Jane Eyre", I think its shortcomings outweigh its advantages, so the shooting of this film is still not ideal.
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