I watched the movie shortly after reading the novel. Although I knew who the starring of the movie version was before, I couldn't associate Kate and Judy at all when I read the text. And after watching the movie, I also feel that they are not the Shiba and Barbara I imagined. Kate is beautiful, but she lacks Sheba's unrealistic and fantasy-loving qualities and a slightly nervous and simple atmosphere. Kate gave me the feeling of being rational and restrained in the movie, without the stupid energy of the book, let alone innocent and romantic-I think this is a very important character element of Shiba. But I don't think it can be blamed on Kate for not acting well. On the contrary, I think she did her best to interpret this role that she can't fully understand. She said in an interview, “In terms of morality, it is one of the most difficult films I have ever made. This story shocked me. I am a very conservative person in terms of morality. I have to think about why Sheba did this. "But I don't think she can be very clear. I think it is because of Kate's own experience and personality that she cannot fully identify with the role. Although she was nominated for this film, I think she did not perform the real Shiba, of course in terms of novels.
Another important role, Barbara, is played by Judy. It has to be said that the director has taken pains to shape this role, and Judy's strength can not be questioned. But compared with the original, Barbara is a bit more vicious, and a bit less self-pity. After all, Barbara is still a lonely and noble old maiden, and Barbara in the movie has become a strange old lady who makes people shiver and psychopathic. This change should be regarded as an adaptation by the director, which can be seen from the end. But I have to say that I still think the character of Barbara in the novel is more memorable.
What attitude should the strong have when dealing with the weak
This emotion is a question that has been thought of when reading novels. Should we pretend to be in the same situation as the weak and fight for them as equals? Or really stand where the strong should stand and put forward some feasible suggestions? Obviously, the strong will never understand the situation of the weak, they can only imagine the grief of the weak. For example, those well-dressed celebrities attending charity dinners shed tears for their children who are out of school. For example, Shiba said that she knew loneliness and tried to complain about the other side of her seemingly glamorous but unfortunate. For example, celebrities like to say that they are not good. when. For example, Shiba tells Barbara that she has a child's troubles. Perhaps the most disgusting thing for the weak is this seemingly approachable posture, but the superior posture.
Loneliness
Nobody Bibabala a better understanding of the meaning of loneliness. There is a long description of loneliness in the novel which is very wonderful.
"People like Shiba think that they know what it is like to be lonely. The loneliness they know is recalling the whole month of suffering they endured after breaking up with a certain boyfriend in 1975, until they hand in another one. New boyfriend... But they don’t know anything about the long nights, bits and pieces, and endless loneliness. They don’t know how it feels to plan to go to the laundromat to do the laundry throughout the weekend;... ...Or let the librarian smile at you and say, "Oh my God, you read so fast! "Just because you borrowed seven books to go home, read them from start to finish, and then return them in a week.... Whether I sit on a park bench, a subway train, or a classroom chair, I feel belly like a stone accumulated an enormous love, never used and aimlessly until I am convinced that he was going to cry fell to the ground and beating their hands. "
some young offensive nowadays making a fuss, not a day At the end of the day, saying that no one understands you is just talking to yourself and playing decadence. I admit that I can't keep up with the times, and I'm very mean. But I really can't stand those illusory words flying indiscriminately, and there are a few people who use them can really understand.
Changes to the ending of the movie
Maybe it’s prejudice against movies adapted from text. I always feel that the ending of the original is more powerful. At the end of the novel, Shiba replaced the old cat named Popo and became Barbara’s pet. At the end of the movie, Shiba returns to the family, and Barbara looks for her next prey. The novel gives you more thought and aftertaste, and the ending of the movie has a stronger sense of suspense. After reading the novel, it can be said that it is an alternative sublimation of the relationship between the two women who are constantly arranging and chaos, and the ending of the film gives people the feeling of a psychopathic old woman who commits a series of crimes to find the next goal (forgive me for the wording) improper). . . There is even a kind of Hollywood thriller. Well, maybe this is what the director wants, but it's not what I expected to see.
I said a few miscellaneous things, and they were not organized. They were all small insights from the process of watching movies and reading books. They are not film reviews and book reviews. Kwon expresses his emotions by himself.
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