The story of "Tristan and Isolde" has been circulated in the West for thousands of years. It was also adapted by Wagner into a classic opera of the same name. Adaptation. On the one hand, it expands the background of wars and grievances, and wants to create an epic atmosphere and traditional and typical tragedy types; on the other hand, the details of love clues are increased and decreased in order to meet the tastes of modern people.
Let's talk about love first. "We have a chance to meet for thousands of miles", the director arranged for the protagonist and heroine to meet this sentence, but the "romantic" is a bit outrageous, and it can even be described as absurd. Tristan led a crowd to defeat an elite Irish army, but he was also injured, poisoned, and suspended. His compatriots held a sea burial for him (they floated to the sea in a small boat and shot a rocket), and then a miracle happened: not only did Tristan not be burned by the fire, he also floated across the ocean from England to Ireland. And Isolde found him by the sea, dragged him into the secret hut, and immediately took off his clothes to warm him. For the director, our princess must be a super kind-hearted saint. Otherwise, it is impossible to "openly meet" or "skin on a blind date" to a strange man who meets for the first time. "Beach surviving" and "body warming", such vulgar bridges were used to graft love bluntly, but from the very beginning, this legend lost its due light and temperament.
Tristan returned to England after recovering from his injury. Then he played for the king and participated in the martial arts contest held by the king of Ireland. Because what Isolde told him was a pseudonym, Tristan didn't know at first that the princess was the Isolde who saved him and fell in love. This is a rare highlight in the adaptation of the film (in the opera, King Patristan took the initiative to ask for relatives and knew each other’s identities, but there are also suspects of non-original and plagiarism), Isolde has gained freedom and love But Tristan was on the mission of the king, riding a tiger, and had to go back together.
The film removes the original important content about drug abuse in the future plot, so that the two have an affair entirely because of love. This should be in line with the expression of modern people's concepts, intertwining love, morality, and obligation, deepening the conflict among them, and emphasizing the tragedy. But in this way, it seems hesitant and evolving. Love and obligation cannot completely give up one party. As a result, there is a lack of respect for either party, and there is a place where people can be harsh. The adaptation of Wagner's opera is very wonderful and very dramatic, which not only makes Tristan and Isolde truly love each other, but also retains the part of the legend about the drug. On the boat back to England, the two of them faced the fate of being in love but not being able to love each other and prepared to commit suicide by taking poison, and were loyal to the monarch, husband and love. But the princess’s maid replaced the poison with magical drugs. As a result, personal affair became irresistible enthusiasm, and love was completely released. They could abandon fate and face the inevitable death with enthusiasm and calmness. The hot, strong emotions broke out completely, pushing the whole story to its climax. Of course, movies and operas are different, the era is also different, and the expressions of the creators are of course different. But obviously the purity and appeal of love in the movie are very limited.
The process and intention are very different, and the final ending is of course also different. At the end of the movie, Tristan finally gave up love, joined the battle and sacrificed. One died for love, the other died for the country, good or bad gains and losses, everyone will have their own evaluation.
Love is not the only focus, it has been transformed into historical embellishment and helplessness. A lot of the movie was spent on describing the hatred of the country and the family. The background of the whole story is placed on the basis of resisting foreign aggression and seeking national independence. The background is enlarged, and there are many traitors, infighting, and misunderstandings, but the scenes and narratives are very simple, and the war scenes, even if the historical facts, are included in the movie. It makes people laugh. The hard shell is not as epic as the tragic and heroic of pure love. At the beginning of the film, the young Tristan witnessed his father's tragic death, as if the hero must grow up in this way, and in the end, he must be a benevolent for the country to complete. The setting of the plot is random, lack of focus and necessary response. Each character is very stylish when he appears on the scene, but as the plot unfolds, one by one loses personality. It wasted James Franco’s handsome face, both righteous and evil. .
There is a shell of ancient costume epic on the outside, the temptation of tragic love inside, coupled with seductive handsome men and beautiful women, the film has a lot of attractive elements. It is a pity that there are scenes and ruthlessness, tangible and no rhyme, and the simple combination of love and history does not enrich each other's connotations. The flowing movie finally presents a vulgarized millennial legend.
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