Compared with the 1971 version and the original work, Coppola's adaptation is a neat three-act play without many side details. If there is no jade in front, it can be considered a good sketch. The shots and style are very distinctive, but the story is weakened, resulting in limited performance of the actors and insufficient characterization. The background of the Civil War was weakened. Except for the wounded soldiers from the North played by Colin Farrell and the southern troops who only appeared once, the background of the war was basically displayed only by the sound of artillery fire and the occasional thick smoke. The consequence of the weakening of the war background and the black slave factor is that this story is only confined to the narrow pattern of one man and three women being jealous. Even the tension between men and women is not enough. Coppola doesn't seem to understand the cautious thinking between women. Several women in the school use all their abilities to seduce and seduce the handsome northern soldier. A few eyes, a pin, and an interrupted kiss are far inferior to the quiet struggle described in the original book. The story itself is interesting enough, so even if the adaptation is not good, it is attractive enough. But probably the original story is good enough, so with Coppola's aesthetic, you can win an award in Cannes instead of smashing the gifted girl's signature. The wounded northern soldier strayed into the women's college and encountered the school's female principal, teacher and several female students. The handsome soldier relies on his appearance and eloquence, but who knows that a woman's jealousy is not easy to control, and he accidentally falls to death under a peony flower. Some people say that compared with Chinese Gongdou drama is really insignificant, but what I think is interesting is that compared with the calculations between women in Zhen Huan's biography, the jealousy of women in this story is killing men. When the women found that their jealousy was out of control and the crisis reached themselves, they quickly cooperated and jointly killed men and restored their dignified and charming female image. Nicole is very qualified and dignified, but the desire is not deep enough, and the emotion in his eyes is too obvious; Colin's performance is mediocre, but it is too handsome, Coppola's shots are serious, so he treats the wound. Hanging around on his body again and again. It's a pity for Kirsten Dunst and Fanning, they simply didn't give them a scene to play too much, depressing and debauchery are the end. The natural light shooting pictures are really beautiful, the costumes and colors are very classical, the biggest contribution of the film is that people can enjoy these classical beauties. As mentioned earlier, the whole story is a neat three-act play, the story is peaceful and quite satisfactory. Echoing from front to back, everything is stable.
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