Childhood shadows and tributes to the classics - see Murder on the Orient Express again

Aletha 2022-03-25 09:01:10

I have recently rekindled my interest in mystery novels, so I found the mystery queen Agatha's Murder on the Orient Express to re-read it, and found the movie to re-watch it again. In fact, I have a deep childhood psychological shadow on this book. When I was a child, I don’t know which elder read this book to me as a bedtime story. To this day, there is still a female voice echoing in my mind, and the rest of the people Continue on the train, as for where they are heading, no one knows, no one has seen them again...

Rereading it now, in addition to holding the mentality of paying homage to the classics, at the same time, with the growth of my age, I have a new understanding of the past stories. A lot of the stories I've seen recently are about mass murders. Generally speaking, the fewer the participants, the better. In this film, the opposite is true. All people are murderers. For mass murder, how to cover up each other's behavior without revealing the clues should be more difficult to achieve than how to kill? Therefore, all of them became actors in the next interrogation, and began to perform hard in front of the great detective Polo. Everyone's testimony seemed to prove each other, but they inadvertently exposed themselves. I think the most exciting part of the play is at the end of the film, one is Polo's two reasoning, the first is simple and clear, the second is brilliant. The second climax is the performance of the twelve jurors, that is, the twelve killers in the execution of the murder. Everyone will give their own reasons for the murder during the execution, and the angle of the knife is absolutely wonderful. The old and debilitated princess held the knife very high, but the angle of the stab was skewed, which was in line with her physical condition; the former governess who became a believer, stabbed the knife weakly, indicating that it was not in line with her beliefs. Deep hatred, but suffering from contrary to their own beliefs. Of course, this scene in which everyone is muttering in blue light has been my nightmare since I was a child, and I still feel shivering now, but when I watch it again, I start to wonder, where did the bloodstain go? Even dead people will splatter blood when they are stabbed, right? Even if the amount is not large, it shouldn't be seen on the dead body, right? And this group of people has a deep hatred with the dead, why not execute it when he is conscious? Wouldn't this be more indictable of his crimes? The third climax is the final celebration. Everyone raises their glasses to celebrate and celebrates the mother and daughter who have avenged their great revenge. Everyone's performance is also different, some are intimate, some are polite, and even everyone's Eyes can be called classics. But after reading the famous book, I still don't understand, why did they make sure that Polo, the doctor and the train director would not betray them? Shouldn't cutting weeds be the best option?

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  • Queenie 2021-12-21 08:01:17

    It turns out that Agatha wrote this book to cover the Lin Bai kidnapping case. When the last 12 people stabbed the killer like a ritual of 12 jurors, I really saw my tears burst. I hate and kill because of love. The first half has a slightly longer rhythm, but it actually corresponds to the novel. Although I knew the ending, I was still very worried. The elderly Ingrid covered up the goddess' temperament so deeply. When I first saw it, I didn't recognize that the old lady who kept her mouth shut was her. The Oscars deserves her name.

  • Deonte 2022-03-27 09:01:10

    AKA: Murder on the Orient Express / Murder on the Train Director: Sidney Lumet Starring: Albert Finney Country of Production: UK Year of release: 1974 imdb link: tt0071877

Murder on the Orient Express quotes

  • Colonel Arbuthnott: Are you suggesting that I'm fool enough to have entered Ratchett's cabin, murdered him, cleaned my "peep" and dropped it in the ashtray before leaving?

    Hercule Poirot: No, Colonel Arbuthnott.

  • Mrs. Hubbard: For my daughter... and my granddaughter.

    Colonel Arbuthnott: In memory of Colonel Armstrong, a great soldier... and an even greater friend.

    Mary Debenham: And for Mrs. Armstrong - they took me into their home and their hearts.

    Greta Ohlsson: For their Daisy, and mine. God forgive me.

    Countess Andrenyi: For my... my sister and my niece.

    Countess Andrenyi: Cassetti... for the grief you brought to my beloved wife.