Likewise, five stars are not enough! Watching it along with the original, the film can be said to be faithful to the original. As soon as every character appeared on the scene, I thought to myself, "Ah, that's right, that's what I thought when I read the book." Oh no, except for Ellen, not that old...
There are also some places that were not clear when I read the book, and the movie deepened my understanding. For example, Andrei was unhappy to see Piel coming on the eve of the Battle of Borodino, "obviously not willing to see people of his class". What kind of state is this? I can't imagine it at first, but it feels right to watch a movie. Platon's eyes before his death should be said to be exactly the same.
A small detail, when Andre proposed to Natasha, he turned his face to one side and looked serious. When I read the book, my mind is full of happiness and sweetness, and I don't think about it carefully. After watching the movie: "Ah, so it is, yes, it should be like this." Andre was actually nervous and shy, and extremely rational, and would not easily reveal his emotions. Besides, he was also worried.
The movie sometimes does a good job of merging what should belong to two scenes. For example, in the long talk between Andre and Bill in Tongshan, the book says that after they finished talking, Andre himself was thinking, the water was rushing, as if saying "yes, yes". In the film, the conversation turns to sleep, and "yes, yes" is Bill's voice.
Another example is the death of Andre. He opened the door in a hallucination and walked into the boundless darkness. He was a small person. I have read this passage many times in the book, trying to understand and imagine every detail, but it is still inferior to this scene in the movie. There's one more thing about Andre's death that I think is a combination. When Natasha was knitting socks, Andre asked her, "I think I can live with my whole soul." When Andre heard it, he turned his head, his expression became cold, and he said indifferently, "How good that is". In the original book, there is still a time when worldly love is better than death. It is in Natasha's later recollection. Andrei said that "tying himself with a person who is struggling is torture", and Natasha replied " You won't be in pain all the time, you'll be fine." This was not the answer Andre wanted at the time, he looked at Natasha with disappointment and reproach in his eyes. I think the two shrunk together in the movie, and they shrunk nicely.
Many empty shots show the inner activities of the characters. Although the technology was limited at that time, the techniques and shots used were genuine and generous. Thinking Andrei and Natasha danced that famous ball, fully expressing the feeling of bubbling joy and happiness. Don't add dreams too.
The aerial photography of the big scenes of war and dance has been praised by many people, so I won't go into details. Each frame is like an oil painting. When appreciating the picture, you have to open your ears, because the soundtrack is also great. I just hate that I can't understand Russian, so I have to be distracted by the subtitles. Well, the voice of the actors reciting the lines and the voice of the narration are also nice. Watched several scenes over and over again. Just to mention one, before the Battle of Borodino, when the statue of the Virgin was brought up, the crowd gathered together to sing a hymn, the setting sun was blood red, and the music complied with the picture, except for the shock... I am at a loss for words...
But in all fairness, if you watch the movie without reading the original book, you may be a little confused. But I don't think it's because of bad changes, but because the original volume is too large to fit in four movies.
The last bit of nympho, strictly speaking, Andre's face is not handsome, but the more he looks, the more he loves him. Although he has a bad temper, he has a sensitive heart under his bad temper, which is distressing.
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