When Duke Bridges made the film, he was about the same age as Duke Wayne, who was about 61 years old. I watched the new version first and then the old version, so I compared the duke with the governor during the viewing process, and the conclusion is that they are comparable. Just like the performance of the two films, they are all western scenery, the old version is charming and colorful, and the new version is bleak and chilling, each with its own advantages.
So did the two little Matties. The new version is stronger, the old version is more dynamic.
Watching the old version, I found out that the adaptation of the Coen Brothers is so fast. The biggest idea is the corpse hanging high in the treetops and the Jianghu doctor wrapped in a brown bear. At the end, the Coen brothers first made it reasonable to amputate Little Mattie (with the medical conditions at the time); the second was to have different arrangements for the two male protagonists, the cock Coburn had a bad evening, and the Texas Ranger Lebeev. No audio. This seems to be due to the warmth of the Coen brothers. When I saw the death of the old version of Lebiv, I suddenly realized why Maddie never heard from him in the new version.
Mattie's magical Daggett lawyer makes a letter in the new edition stating that he is not a fictional character. In the old version, the appearance of the lawyer gave people a kind of surprise to see Easter eggs. Mr. Stonehill, who has been unsuccessful in bargaining with Little Mattie, seems to be more savvy than the new one.
I haven't read the original novel, but I heard that the Coen Brothers version of the movie is actually more faithful to the original, and the old version has more adaptations.
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