There is no doubt that david sunchet's acting skills are unleashed in this version of the express. I have reservations about the acting skills of the supporting roles. After all, the 1974 edition brought together many big-name superstars, such as Sean Connelly, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, etc. The star lineup is unmatched by the new edition, and the 74 edition is Released as a movie, it is fundamentally different from a "drama".
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of all, I have to admit that I have not read the original work. It is said that the 74th edition has some changes to the characters' identities, but it is still basically in accordance with the original work. As far as the two versions I have read, there are the following differences in the plot of the
old version. Put the evidence on the character dialogue, such as Secretary McQueen's unconscious description of Mrs Armstrong: not rejecting a boy with lofty revenge, the Duchess's words dodging and confirmation of Mrs Armstrong's original name, Miss Debenham's American way of saying long distance Wait, and in the old version, the main mastermind of the murder was Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs. Armstrong's mother, which seems very plausible to me in the
new version, although I added a star to the david version of Poirot , but aren't the clues too obvious? Or did the supporting roles betray them by being too direct? Although I already know the ending for a long time, is it necessary to adapt for the sake of adaptation? A crappy obstetrician is also one of the criminals... In addition, the mastermind of the murder in the new version is miss debenham, I think it is far-fetched, this debenham really has nothing to do to avenge his former employer and call everyone? There is not much description of conductor pierre in the new edition. In fact, he should also be a key figure. He also changed the identity of secretary McQueen to the son of the judge who handled the Cassetti case? ? In addition, the new version also excludes Mrs. Armstrong's sister from the murder case and uses the doctor I mentioned just now as a substitute. I don't think there is any need to focus on the old version to continue the movie style with the above changes
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and make a few paragraphs of the express train murder case Handling, the first paragraph gives an overview of the background, the cause and effect of the kidnapping, the middle paragraph is the occurrence of the murder, and each person's portrayal, and finally Poirot uncovers the mystery, the case repeats, a few paragraphs are very clear, and each character is portrayed more delicate
The new version may have made a major psychological characterization of Poirot himself due to time constraints. At the beginning, he described his own memories and thoughts on the previous case. In the middle, Poirot's doubts and shakes of his beliefs were inherited, and finally his true violation of his beliefs. The actions of the book have been described in depth, and the main tone is depressing and sad, but the old version did not have these descriptions at all, and the new version also made a major description of the remarks about faith that miss debenham and greta ohlsson said, precisely because of these and Poirot The disparate beliefs and their final punishment swayed Poirot's decision to bring them all to justice, contrary to his own belief that the killer was severely punished. However, I really don't like the emphasis on miss debenham and greta ohlsson, it's a bit contrived, and what's wrong with greta's hair? It was specially made like this and it was still not well edited. It looks like a special commissioner from an opposition party in modern times. It is very different from Bergman's performance in the 74th edition. Maybe it's a casting issue. I'm speechless about it...
Okay, the difference between the two editions To sum up, in any case, the new version is still good, but I prefer the old version. One day, if I have time, I will go to the original and read it to see if there are any major changes to the plot
. P. S Just finished reading the original book of the trump card, very good!
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