She asked me how I was doing, and I spent a lot of time thinking of words, and finally said: Anyway—it can be seen that the director did his best.
Then we laughed together.
I never believed that "Perfume" could be made into a good movie. Although its story is very traditional, it is still quite different, and the taste itself is something that cannot be grasped by visual images. Perfume is not like food, it is not a supplement to a visual feast. You can't use synaesthesia for visual representation, so it's even more difficult.
What's more, a very literary work cannot be made into a movie without major revisions to the extent that it hurts the muscles and bones. Like Tom Tykwer, who does not dare to make any major changes in content, and vulgarizes the theme in terms of ideas, no matter how it is, the charm of the film itself can only show a small part, which is too wasteful .
Moreover, even if the director makes a good work, he has to throw away more than 50% of the essence of the idea. The more wonderful the work is to read, the easier it is to make a film into a mediocre film. Good and bad are inversely proportional.
So, "The Godfather" can be made a very good movie because the original is terrible; "Gone with the Wind" can be made a good movie because the original is huge, but the story is relatively simple; but, look, someone dared to make it "Perfume" - of course he would die ugly.
The characters are the biggest difference from the original, the protagonist is too handsome to be dirty, the most beautiful girl is not beautiful enough, there is not much temptation, perfumers and noble fathers simply do not use actors like Dustin Hoffman or Alan Kleiman , nowhere to play and forced to play, the result is serious stealing, and there is also the suspicion of waste.
But there are also wonderful things, especially in the chapter on the execution ground, which brings out the most dramatic scene in the original book to the extreme. The little man in the blue coat (who was also solemnly written in the rock music lyrics) only used two drops of perfume, He turned the execution ground into the center of the carnival, and at that moment, Ben Whishaw, who had been fooling himself all the time, could finally raise his eyebrows: the crowd
moved, just waved his finger; he was so intoxicated, he danced his handkerchief - Jesus No more life than that.
It developed to the last thousands of people who were promiscuous in groups, covered with nudity, and the light was extremely beautiful and dazzling. In contrast, the Korean movie XX, which used to be known as the selling point of "group nudity", is really pediatric and convoluted.
Another scene that cannot be seen in the book, the protagonist finally came to the famous Grasse, looking for the secret of oil extraction, only to see a sea of colorful flowers under the bright sun, solemn and simple buildings, so beautiful that it took your breath away. I immediately wanted to buy a copy of Provence Forever.
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