The storyline of the 18th-century British literary masterpiece "Pride and Prejudice" has long been known to the world, and the film and television works have gone through countless interpretations of more than a century from TV dramas to movies, and they are already familiar. What kind of plot will evolve into this classic love when the zombie element is added? What kind of sparks will the rural life in the English countryside in the early 19th century and the cult wind collide with?
The theme of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" remains unchanged. It is still a young girl's love story. However, the contradiction in the story is not only the conflict between the love that one wants and the mainstream view of love, but also the survival problem of fighting with zombies. . Personally, the reason why the zombie element is added is to achieve the goal, one is to capture the attention of the audience, after all, zombie films are now on the spot, and the second is to better highlight the theme of the original work-in essence, the appearance of zombies is to intensify The main contradiction in choosing a spouse.
In the movie, the girls face two main survival contradictions: one is to defeat the zombies to get the minimum right to survive, and the other is to marry a rich man. The background is introduced at the beginning of the film. The so-called zombies are rampant, and the people don’t have a living. In an environment similar to despair, we see the daily life of the Bennet family: the father is still so enlightened, the mother is womanly, and the five daughters are different. What they have in common is that they both went to Shaolin Temple in Henan, China to learn martial arts! The scenes of five daughters sitting around the fireplace reading, embroidering, and playing the piano were replaced by learning martial arts underneath. At this time, Kung Fu has become an indispensable magic weapon for a person to survive, and it has naturally become a symbol of their maverick .
Although zombies are rampant and viruses are spreading, people have not given up the original way of survival. Everyone still chooses a big house to hold a dance party for the purpose of choosing a spouse. After all, life has to go on. You can't avoid socializing in order to avoid zombies, because the more serious problem is to marry your daughter. Therefore, the lively dance party still attracts people. At this ball, we, who are already familiar with the plot, can naturally see two pairs of heroes and heroines come on stage, and are about to realize the emergence of "arrogance and prejudice". What's interesting is that when the party is halfway through, the appearance of zombies makes everything sublimate to a climax! In my opinion, the first half of the prom is almost boring, but the killing in the second half can set off the five beauties, or set off the difference of Elizabeth. Independent personality, exquisite martial arts, dressed in costumes but can cut zombies in hand, let her charm all of a sudden! The arrogant Mr. Darcy was also amazed by Elizabeth's "martial arts".
Of course, you are not unfamiliar with the light fighting in Chinese martial arts, and the female knights' Lingbo Weibu, Jade Girl Heart Sutra and so on are naturally familiar. However, the strength (combining Chinese swordsmanship and fighting) and beauty (showing thighs and half-naked breasts from time to time) displayed in fighting by British girls in Victorian costumes in the 19th century are still rare! In addition to the two extremely contrasting species of beauty and zombies, it adds visual excitement: the girls dance at the dance party is beautiful enough, and the headshot zombies are not soft. Between softness and rigidity, what I see are "new women" in a special period.
It is said that the field of love is the battlefield. Similarly, the battlefield is also the best place to cultivate feelings. As the story advances further, the conflicts and emotions of existence rise to a climax. "Survival with a knife" has become the main stand for Elizabeth, the new woman in the battle . Fortunately, Mr. Darcy, whom she has secretly promised, valued her. As the main combatant against zombies, what he needs is also a "beater" who can fight alongside him. After the two men resolved their conflict, they returned from the zombie hinterland all the way back. In fact, they had already "sublimated the revolutionary sentiment." Therefore, the happy ending that follows is completely predictable, and the "tail" of the zombie attack left at the end of the movie further illustrates that the married life of the two people is still going hand in hand in the battle-zombies In a sense, the existence of has become a guarantee that their marriage can continue on an equal footing.
Whether it is the original or the new adaptation, what remains unchanged is Elizabeth’s luck: as a woman who is almost incompatible with the social atmosphere at the time, she is fortunate to have an enlightened father who can support her personality and is also fortunate to meet a dad. Mr. West, know how to appreciate her uniqueness. Therefore, whether it is to rush out of the zombie group or gain favor in the process of choosing a mate, a girl needs some luck in addition to her own excellence. In this way, you can live your ideal life. Similar to Edison's definition of "genius", an ideal marriage also requires 1% luck and 99% sweat, and this 1% luck is the most important, even more important than the 99% sweat .
March 21, 2016 13:8
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