Jane Austen is extraordinary in that she can always wear a Victorian hem long skirt, cross the criticism of her lack of depth, avoid the current politics, appear in the new era without compromise, and must cross the national door at the same time.
It is true that there are many masterpieces that are more advanced than Jane Austen,but Jane Austen can have a place in many people's bookcases, and it must be a whole set.
He wrote six novels in his lifetime, on the same topic, but who else was the winner of the big winners, Such as Jane Austen?
Few people have written novels so many people that don't fall behind a local collection and read them repeatedly.
Look, in a world of cell phone communication, in the new century where computers have almost replaced the brain, in the United States, there is a group of people who want to gather to read Jane Austen.
In the first set of shots of the movie "Austen Book Club", people feel whether there is an editing error, the world is chaotic and anxious that it is impossible to have anything to do with Jane Austen, and even immediately reminds people of the opening of the novel of the same name, not only funny, but also with Austen-like humor -
Joslyn's Austin never married, Bernadette's Austin was a comedic genius, Austin in Alegra was classified by her as a horror novel, Brudy's Austin was a romantic story during the year, and the next year suddenly turned into a cold satire... No one knows what Grieg's Austin was like.
But soon you'll discover the director's cleverness, as Joslyn says, "It's absolutely essential to introduce Austin into your life on a regular basis, and by the way, let her look around..."
It can be said that the first set of shots in the film is a posture of viewing, and soon, personal problems are examined.
Starting from a dog's funeral, the narration of the Book Friends Club cuts beautifully and reasonably ends the chaos of the opening scene - in order to participate in a dog funeral, alas, it is really helpless and upsetting, who let the dog owner attend his daughter's birthday every year!
The guests wore sunglasses and black dresses with sad faces, Jocelyn, who had lost his dog, slept on a recliner to receive comforting greetings from his friends, and the people who could not resist quietly looking at their watches...
The funeral echoes the hectic and noisy set of shots that the audience has just experienced, and in this era of telegraphy that ignores the people around them, what could be more loyal than the company of a dog?
This is very jane Austen's astute humor, which makes people laugh deeply in their hearts.
Funny is the world, Jane Austen is not funny!
Immediately, the first question surfaced, and Sylvia's husband filed for divorce.
We see that the most cruel thing is not the husband's iron-hearted confession, but the most cruel thing is the wife sitting opposite.
Sylvia has unruly hair, no trace of brilliance on her face, a comfortable and boring look, and when the thunderbolt comes on a sunny day, her mouth is closed for half a day...
Her husband had been in love with someone else for six months, and she had behaved like this every day of those six months, and for six months she had not given herself a chance and lost without a fight.
Does Sylvia take everything for granted to hers?
Her husband was originally Jocelyn's boyfriend, Jocelyn became her bridesmaid and her girlfriend for half a lifetime, after her husband left home, Joslyn thoughtfully helped her massage her feet to relax, she was at ease with acceptance... Is there grace in the world for granted?
So Joslin launched a book club, six novels for six people, one a month, to help Sylvia through the dark period.
Sylvia's daughter Alegura had to join as a group of relatives and friends, but fortunately Bernadette and her "picked up" Brudy. (Of course, Brudy was originally "picked up" by Joslin.) ）
The film adaptation is also appropriate, because Bernadette in the film is portrayed as the most sunny and calm woman in the book club, the one who speaks at the most critical moment.
Besides, Jocelyn was also responsible for "getting Grieg back."
As for Sylvia, after watching the film, you will find that her value is to make others shine in her life, at least, in the film she shows indifference to the needs of others in their lives.
Everyone could see that Grieg was full of feelings for Joslyn, only Sylvia, who accepted joslin's arrangement for her and Grieg, did not have the slightest encouragement for Grieg's inviting hand to Joslynn in public, but innocently looked at Joslyn...
The film omits Jocelyn's exploration of life, her distance from marriage, and her eccentric hobby of "pairing" for others, all of which are simply portrayed as "cool" by the film, which is the lightness of modern urban films.
This kind of movie, no matter how good the theme, will definitely avoid the important and light, because the audience of this type of movie is those who need to find some survival principles and fun from entertainment.
They don't take the time to explore life, and one day they find that the problems in their lives are really similar to those depicted in the movies, so they will continue to watch such a show and say that life is like a drama... "What you read, you are what you are." ”
Somehow, the story begins with the impression that Jocelyn and Grieg are the male and female protagonists.
In fact, Brudy is the heroine of this movie.
Brudy has a unique taste, likes European style, even wears a wedding ring in her right hand, in her eyes only Chanel's jewelry designed in the twenties can be counted as jewelry, she dresses like a stewardess every day, and she is very much looking forward to going to France - as a French teacher who has not been to France, she feels that she has no face to see students, specifically, it is the 18-year-old high school boy who has no face to tease her...
What made her even more faceless was her mother, a hippie who persevered, and the hippie's mother certainly left Brudy without a father.
Emily Blunt, who plays Brudy, is very dramatic, portraying the life of the most necessary thing to live.
When you see Emily Blunt starring Brudy, you want her to hurry to France, and when she goes there, she will know that she is not French at all.
In fact, Brudy's husband is very simple, and it is a blessing for a girl who is so thoughtful to her.
Thankfully, with Jane Austen braking in time for her derailment, it seems that Jane Austen not only checks your life, but also keeps the moral bottom line for you.
Unfortunately, in order to express fashion, the story arranges for people like Alegra who are marginalized in sexual orientation, and it can also be said that Sylvia's family still has too many problems worth digging into.
What can be kinder than a novel is that the right actors are used to beautify the cruel age in the novel to bring the reader inner regrets and sighs...
Grieg is a Flash-like landscape in this film, with the effect that all women will sit more upright as soon as he appears, in fact, he is over forty years old in the novel, making it difficult for the reader to imagine that he can be as soft and energetic as in the movie - after all, many men will be slightly bored by the age of forty.
Of course, with the camera's kindness to Grieg, Jocelyn also changed from a fifty-something to a cool girl in her forties.
It's not that the movie is deliberately lying, it's that the movie gives us a good example, and you can be like Grieg and Joslyn, energetic and fresh enough to still be able to have a good relationship, and, be sure to read Jane Austen's kind (just kidding).
The only failure of the story is the arrangement of homosexual appearances, using a very childish way to make the story a little more fashionable, this failure is the story's modern classical sense slipped to the point of no difference, fortunately, the strength of Jane Austen makes that improper fashion is ignored.
The real attraction of this movie is Jane Austen.
She's like some sort of code that gives the film a classic element, making these people a unique group for the time being.
In a re-reading of Jane Austen, they seem to have found an ancient compass, ancient but still clear in its direction, helping them to sort out their minds, just as Bernadette wisely reminded Sylvia's husband:
"Jane Austen will always give men another chance, and her male protagonists will write letters to female protagonists, don't look down on a letter with emotion!" 」
Mr. and Mrs. Brudy rekindled their love for reading Persuasion.
Jocelyn also finally found himself messing around like Emma and almost gave Grieg away... Fortunately, Grieg chose to love his lover the same as choosing a sofa, no matter how expensive or not ("chasing Joslin is very difficult"), no matter how unique the color is difficult to match, he will not change at a glance.
Everyone has a happy ending, and that's what Miss Jane Austen likes the most, and I think you like it too.