As for the movie, I just watched it, and I don't know anything about other professional knowledge, but this time I really couldn't help but talk about "professional knowledge".
First, the picture. The biggest contrast in the movie is the south and the north, which can be clearly reflected on the screen. The South where Margaret grew up has always been in a dreamy form, like a dream. The main colors are warm tones full of vitality, yellow flowers, green grass, blue sky, brick and red house, no matter how you look at it, how beautiful it is, like a paradise, no wonder M will never forget it. The north, on the other hand, has always appeared in very dark tones: the factory, the sky, the building, and the interior, too, have always been cold. In this way, the beauty here is more precious, and the love between the hero and heroine is more touching.
Second, the soundtrack. I just went to listen to the soundtrack in the movie, it was really moving. Most of these soundtracks give people a sad and tragic feeling, as if they are in the context of war. In fact, the so-called "war" is between the South and the North, between workers and factory owners. But in addition to sadness and tragic solemnity, the audience can also experience a glimmer of hope from the soundtrack, perhaps because the tune is upward, sad but not sad. Especially the soundtrack at the beginning and end of each episode really brings tears to my eyes.
Again, several lines in the film are clearly expressed: South and North, male and female protagonists, workers and masters. Although I can't tell the specific story flow in general, because the three lines are so intertwined, I don't feel any confusion at all. Many dramas are intertwined and intertwined, which makes people's head hurt, and I don't know how to feel more personal, but "South and North" does not, maybe because these contradictions have already been shown at the beginning, it just needs to develop further.
Last but not least, the actors are well-chosen and well-acted. Take the male and female protagonists as an example, a handsome and cold-looking person is actually kind, infatuated, and upright (omitting no numbers), the female protagonist is "remarkably beautiful" but has always had her own ideas, stubborn, brave, kind, by no means an ordinary darling. Female. The male protagonist's expression didn't change much, but it didn't give people the feeling of facial paralysis, because his eyes were so affectionate. When the heroine left, he stared at the heroine for a long time, the camera gave him a close-up of his face, and his eyes always showed affection, which was very sad. Finally they met at the train station, and he was so adorable looking at the incoherent look of the female protagonist. The heroine is not very beautiful, but her eyes are very moving, and her big aqua blue eyes seem to be able to talk.
Let’s talk about the subjective conditions that make this movie so enjoyable.
The biggest impression when watching "South and North" is that it is fortunate that I don't know the plot. I've seen many similar movies before, and I've read the original book, or at least know the ending. This time, I had no idea how the story would develop.
This movie is quite similar to Pride and Prejudice in some aspects: there is a misunderstanding between the hero and the heroine, and in the end all misunderstandings are resolved before they are happily together. In fact, after watching it, I looked back and thought about it. If I knew the ending in advance, I wouldn't be so attracted, and I didn't want to fast-forward at all. "Pride and Prejudice" was also well done, but because I knew it had a happy ending, I wasn't too nervous.
Another aspect of "South and North" better than Pride and Prejudice is that it puts the story in the context of a larger era, the conflict between the development of the factory and tradition, and therefore the conflict between workers and masters. conflict. In this way, the story is much richer and fuller than Pride and Prejudice. Although the end is also a happy ending, it does not make people feel perfunctory or false at all, because this is what everyone expects.
The BBC is really the conscience of the industry and can make such a good film. I've seen it before and it made several Jane Austen movies not so good (the story is so important).
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