When it comes to the "genius fraudster" portrayed in the novel, Ripley must be on the list.
This little gangster, who has nothing and lives by abduction, ascended to the sky in an accidental mission and became a rich second generation.
His speculation on human nature and the use of people's hearts have also brought it step by step to the broken bridge that is difficult to turn back.
The process of his "transformation" attracted countless fans, and the book "Ripley the Genius" was also filmed in 1999, and the movie received numerous reviews upon its release.
After 25 years, this IP has been changed to the drama version of "Ripley".
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As soon as it was launched, it exploded again!
After the dean brushed it in one go, I'll talk about it today-
Ripley
Ripley
The reputation of the drama version is very good, with a current Douban score of 8.4 and an IMDb score of 8.1.
On the same level as the original, it is not easy for Zhuyu to get this score on the basis of the previous one.
The biggest difference between the drama version and the film version is that the whole film is presented in the form of black and white images.
You can watch this with confidence, the photography composition of this drama is extremely comfortable, the details are exquisite, coupled with the atmosphere of "the whole process is tense and thrilling", it is really enjoyable to finish it in one go...
The male protagonist Ripley is played by "Mo Niang" Andrew Scott, whose representative works are "Sherlock" and "London Life";
The second male Dickey is played by Johnny Flynn, although his appearance is a little inferior to the original Jude Law, but he has a little more of a gentleman's feeling, and the whole is more suitable for the role;
The heroine is the child star Dakota Fanning we are familiar with, she plays Dickey's girlfriend Maggie.
The drama version is set in the early '60s of the 20th century, when Ripley was a swindler struggling to make ends meet in New York.
The scam he used is nothing more than the common telecom fraud nowadays, fooling the victim into sending him an extra sum of money, but this kind of fraud is easy to debunk, so his life in New York is not easy.
After being debunked again, he meets a private investigator.
The detective hands him a business card and tells him that there is a Mr. Greenlee who wants to talk to him.
He didn't know Mr. Greenlee, but he said that Ripley was his son's former best friend.
And his son Dickey has not been home for many years, and has been living abroad on the trust fund set up by his parents in advance, although he keeps saying that he wants to pursue his dream of being a painter, but he knows that his son is not that material at all.
The reason why a private investigator was hired to find Ripley was to persuade Dickey to return home, find a full-time job in New York, or take over the family business.
At first, Ripley had no interest in this kind of search, but after hearing his offer, he was still moved.
Instead of continuing to be abducted in New York, it is better to go to Italy for a vacation and make a small profit.
So, Ripley got into the car that went to find Dickey.
Dickey's location is easier to find than expected, and his life is much better than Ripley imagined.
He lives in a splendid villa with beautiful women by his side and a maid to take care of the daily affairs of the house, while Dickey himself spends his days lying on the beach basking in the sun and painting.
However, it really confirmed his father's words, he was not a painter at all, and every painting was not beautiful.
Dipley's life was in stark contrast to Ripley's, whose parents drowned in an accident on a boat in their early years, leaving him to live with his mean aunt.
This contrast provoked Ripley's jealousy, which gradually gave rise to malice in his heart.
Dickey learns that Ripley is an old acquaintance of his, and that he has been asked by his parents to come here, and immediately invites him to live in the house.
From then on, Ripley began to follow Dickey inseparably, not only did not urge him to go home, but also frequently praised his paintings, which made Dickey gradually deepen his trust in him.
The rapid acquaintance of the relationship between the two aroused the suspicion of Dickey's girlfriend Maggie.
After all, Ripley's appearance was too strange, and he knew that he would have to rely on Dickey after the mission failed, which was obviously ill-intentioned.
Her disgust signal was quickly picked up by Ripley, who began to deliberately curry favor with Maggie.
Maggie has been writing books, but knowing that her writing is not good, she has always had no confidence in her works, and she hit a bottleneck in the middle of writing.
Ripley seized on this and got closer to Maggie, claiming that he had worked as an editing assistant and had seen countless untouched manuscripts, and encouraged Maggie to show him the manuscript.
He spent the night reading all of Maggie's manuscripts and annotating revisions, which also made Maggie's perception of him improve for a short time.
However, Ripley soon showed his feet again.
He sneaks on Dickey's clothes when Dickey and Maggie are not at home, and mimics Dickey's speech in front of the mirror.
Apparently he did not persuade Dickey to return home, but in a letter sent to Dickey's parents, he mentioned that the mission was in progress and asked for money.
All these strange behaviors make Dickey suspicious, especially after receiving a letter from his father warning him to be careful of Ripley, and he and Maggie discuss driving Ripley away.
He took Ripley to the ship, and the two sailed to the sea for a heart-to-heart conversation.
To Dickey's surprise, Ripley was surprisingly calm after he said he couldn't be with Ripley next.
However, in a moment of turning, Ripley took the oar and slammed it directly at Dickey's head!
A few more slams followed, and Dickey died on the ship.
Looking at Dickey's corpse, Ripley felt no guilt, but was eager to take the ring he had coveted for a long time, and the scene of lubricating it with blood was particularly ironic.
He then strapped Dickey's feet to a heavy object and plunged to the bottom of the sea, and the ship was filled with stones and sunk after the fire.
After all this was done, he made a bold decision: to become Dickey.
He hurried back to Italy and began to pack Dicki's belongings, claiming that Dicki had sent him back, and that he was about to go to Rome for a vacation.
In the face of Maggie's questioning, he rushed to Rome overnight to check in with Dickey, just in time for Maggie to call and ask, and escaped for a short time.
After that, he began to write letters to Maggie and Dickey's parents to report his safety, and also exchanged the photo on Dickey's passport for his own, and proposed a large trust fund to start a free life.
However, behind the seemingly clever is actually full of loopholes...
As for what he will do next, the dean can't spoil too much, and interested fans can watch it for themselves. (Portal, comment section)
The biggest feature of the drama "Ripley" is the black and white picture, which will be a little awkward at first glance, but after watching it, you will be deeply attracted by the processing of light and shadow, every frame is particularly pleasing to the eye, and the black and white picture is more textured.
And the thrilling atmosphere is a bit "Hitchcockian style".
Compared with the original work, this version of Ripley pays more attention to inner activities and the performance is more delicate, after all, the drama version has 8 episodes, and the protagonist can better interpret this role.
In general, the adapted drama version is a good masterpiece of Netflix, and the dean personally likes it.
Fans who are interested in this genre can also download it.