Pride and Prejudice is based on the novel of the same name by the British writer Jane Austen, which mainly tells the story of Elizabeth, the second daughter of the five unmarried daughters of the squire Bennett, and Darcy, the son of the famous man, who know and fall in love.
The novel was very popular after its release, and to this day, "Pride and Prejudice" is still a classic that readers rush to recite, and it is said that there are nine film and television dramas adapted from the novel, but due to its age, there are only four versions that can be found on the market today, namely 19040, 1980, 1995 and 2005.
The 1995 and 2005 versions are the most talked about, this article takes these two as a reference, simply compares the advantages and disadvantages of the shooting of the two versions, and tastes the themes of marital love and human nature.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > look at two versions of the film and television drama from three angles: actor casting, content details and camera screens</h1>
The 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice is a six-episode short series produced by the BBC. The 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice was directed by director Joe White. I generally compare the three angles of actor casting, content details, and camera footage.
1. Cast:
The casting of the two works has long been controversial, but overall, most people think that the 1995 version of Darcy and Elizabeth is more in line with the original.
Darcy is played by Colin Firth, a gentleman and handsome, with a very British aristocratic demeanor and a proud and serious look in his eyes, so impressive that after watching the short play, many viewers cannot jump out of the image inertia of Colin and call him Mr. Darcy.
Although Elizabeth's actor Jennifer Ellie is slightly plump in the play and less girlish lightness, she wins the audience's recognition with those beautiful eyes, and elizabeth uses these eyes to get Darcy's attention in the original book!
In the 2005 version, Darcy is played by Matthew McFidion, and his image is slightly soft and melancholy, unlike the proud and rich boy.
Elizabeth is played by Kayla Knightley, compared to the 1995 version of Elizabeth, the 2005 version of Elizabeth has more girlish playfulness, but perhaps kayla's appearance is too eye-catching, but it makes the audience focus on her appearance rather than intelligence.
Of course, the styles of the two works are different, and the later adaptations are bound to make a breakthrough in the previous version, and the change in the type of actor's temperament does indeed give the audience a refreshing feeling.
2. Content Details:
In terms of content details, the 1995 version is a six-episode short series, one episode lasts one hour, while the 2005 version is a two-hour movie, and in terms of content accommodation, the 1995 version has obvious advantages.
The 1995 version explains a lot of details, whether it is the details of life or the details of emotion, even if the audience who has not seen the original can understand.
However, the 2005 version has compressed the details due to the length of time, and viewers who have not seen the original book may watch the clouds and fog.
For example, in the 1995 version, Darcy and Elizabeth looked at each other from a distance in Pemberley, implicitly restrained, in line with the expression characteristics of the emotions of the times, while in the 2005 version, Darcy and Elizabeth's ambiguous romance in the rain was more in line with the love expectations of modern young people.
3. Lens screen:
The 2005 version was written by director Joe White, the film and television picture is exquisite and delicate, the director is good at using aesthetic visual elements to set off the emotions of the characters, and bringing a unique aesthetic feeling to the audience with a single long shot.
There are a large number of long shots in the film, which innovate the way the classic bridge sections in the original work are presented, and the addition of modern elements makes the film more in line with the modern aesthetic.
Although some people say that the 2005 version is less British than the 1995 version, I think that if the previous version is copied, then what is the significance of the new version? Therefore, for the choice of different versions, it is also a benevolent person who sees the wisdom of the wise, and one more version, the audience will choose one more.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > why "Pride and Prejudice" became a classic? The buying and selling of love in marriage and the nature of human beings seeking profit and avoiding harm are eternal topics</h1>
The reason why classics can become classics is that they can see the big in a small way, grasp the pulse of the times, and reflect the development law of social history.
But in the eyes of some people, "Pride and Prejudice" is not a marriage novel, compared to some classic masterpieces, its story style, plot content seems to be slightly lacking, in the narrative writing, it seems to be some shallow humor and irony. Why is such a work still talked about to this day?
That's because the times and societies are changing, but the themes of human nature reflected in the works are never outdated.
1. The sale and purchase of love in marriage, the contest between the pros and cons of love and bread
No matter how the times change, love trading is an unavoidable topic in marriage, marriage is both the union of two people, but also the union of two families, when two people have the intention of marriage, a trade-off contest is also secretly unfolding.
In Pride and Prejudice, Darcy is the ideal husband of unmarried ladies, in large part because he earns £10,000 a year, in addition to inheriting the family's estate and property, which makes him a "single nobleman" in the eyes of others.
When the eldest sister Jane praised Mr. Bentley, Elizabeth said that Bentley's five thousand pounds made him cute.
At the same time, the dowry of the bennet daughters was not much, and Mrs. Bennet had to choose left and right to seek to maximize the benefits of the daughters' marriage. When she heard that Collins was willing to marry Elizabeth, in order to keep the family's property from falling into the hands of outsiders, Mrs. Bennett tried to persuade Elizabeth to agree to the marriage.
Such a marriage reality is not uncommon nowadays, and there are girls who are in good condition in all aspects, have jobs, pay attention to maintenance and self-improvement, so that they are more competitive in the marriage market.
And the unmarried man, want to find a wife with superior conditions in all aspects, his own conditions are often to have a house and a car.
For example, the phenomenon of high bride price and high dowry, which is now criticized, how many loving lovers are destroyed on the brimstone and dowry before entering the palace of marriage?
Because the man could not afford the bride price requested by the woman, the original marriage plan was shelved again and again, and finally the small couple directly broke up. Also because the woman's dowry is too small, the man's family therefore looks down on the woman, repeatedly lets the woman give in, and finally even if they get married, the husband and wife also have a knot.
The reality of marriage in "Pride and Prejudice" even if transplanted to the present, there is no sense of violation, we appreciate the marriage made purely for love, but at the same time, the real problems in marriage should attract our attention, how should the choice of love and bread be measured?
2. The nature of human beings seeking advantage and avoiding harm
The love sale in marriage reflects the essence of human beings seeking profit and avoiding harm, Mozi once said that "profit, gain and joy", "harm, gain and evil also", that is to say, people are happy when they get benefits, they are disgusted when they get bad, and people's emotional likes and dislikes of interests reflect people's emotional pursuits.
For the favorable people and things that can make people feel happy, subconsciously approach, for the unfavorable, annoying and depressed people and things subconsciously away.
In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy has a wealthy family but loves Elizabeth alone, because Elizabeth is different from the shallow and monotonous girls around him. Elizabeth is intelligent and lovely, and has a good opinion among the ladies, which makes Mr. Darcy can't help but fall in love.
But at the same time, Elizabeth's family situation made Mr. Darcy hesitate, first of all, Elizabeth's family was not rich - but this was not the most important thing for Mr. Darcy, what was important was that Elizabeth's mother was vulgar and superficial, and their family had financially poor "poor relatives".
This is not uncommon in reality, such as the saying of "helping the brother and the devil" when talking about marriage now. The so-called "brother support demon" refers to a younger brother in the woman's family, and the woman's parents often leave the bride price given by the man as funds for the marriage of their sons in the future.
Therefore, many men now list the woman's lack of a brother in the mate selection criteria, that is, they do not need to "help the poor" after marriage.
In recent years, the topic of "original family" has also been mentioned many times, the original family is a concept in sociology, as the name suggests, the so-called "original family" is a family composed of parents.
Freeman believes that the state of the original family will have a subtle impact on the children, and this influence will affect the future relationship between the children. For example, children living in families that lack love may be insecure in marriage when forming a new family and will not be able to take the other half.
This is also a problem that many lovers who are about to enter marriage will face, and even if some people are very satisfied with their lovers, they still have to think twice about the original family of their lovers.
In Pride and Prejudice, Bentley considers this issue for Jane and Darcy for Elizabeth, but in the end Darcy overcomes the prejudice against Elizabeth's family and still expresses his love for Elizabeth, which expresses the author's good wishes for marriage.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > what we can learn in Pride and Prejudice</h1>
Shakespeare once said: "Love is not a sweet word in the shade of a tree, not a honey word in the peach blossom source, not a light tear, nor a tearing compulsion, but a spiritual communication based on a common foundation."
A healthy and beautiful love is by no means a momentary dizziness and recklessness, just like Elizabeth's sister Lydia and Wickham, who is in gambling debt, eloped, and on the way, the only money they had on them was spent, and if it were not for the fact that Elizabeth and her party found them later, they might have wandered the streets.
As the work says, "This combination of lust and morality is really difficult to achieve permanent happiness."
A good marriage is a business, it needs both love as a hotbed of marriage and reason to make the marriage last long.
1. Marriage is a cooperative relationship, the ideal marriage is a combination of sensibility and reason, and what is important in marriage is to balance sensibility and reason
If love is a bouquet of flowers, then reason is like a refrigerator that keeps flowers fresh, and if there is only love and no reason, then love is bound to wither. But if there is only reason and no love, then what is the difference between marriage and a cold grave?
In "Pride and Prejudice", the author's view of marriage and love is very obvious: in marriage, neither money status can be used as the only measure, but if there is no certain economic foundation, it is not advisable to plan for the future and treat marriage as a child's play.
Elizabeth and Darcy initially prejudiced each other because of each other's arrogance, and although Darcy had money and status, Elizabeth resolutely refused his marriage proposal.
Later, when each other's prejudices were eliminated, Elizabeth also understood her heart for Darcy, and the two eventually came together.
2. Maintain a sense of self-independence in your marriage and treat the other person with respect, understanding, and equality, rather than treating the other person as your own vassal or becoming a vassal of the other
Many people are easy to lose themselves by impulse when they are in love, and lovers say that they unconditionally accept support. Pin all your love and expectations on your lover, but forget that everyone is an independent individual, even the closest person, the other party is not obliged to assume all your personality, and no one can ask you to give up yourself for him.
Whether unmarried or married, keep an appropriate distance from your lover, leave some space for each other, respect each other's ideas, and treat the relationship between the two as equals.
Elizabeth gained Darcy's respect through her own courage and self-esteem, and Darcy also gained Elizabeth's love through her own reflection and calmness. This way couples get along is also what we need today.
3. Do not treat others with prejudice, do not treat others with pride, do not destroy their conscience and virtue for profit, and pursue profit but do not enslave them for profit
Sima Qian once said in the "Records of History", "The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all are for profit", believing that people in the world come and go for profit, which coincides with Mozi's point of view.
Seeking advantage and avoiding harm is the essence of man, and this issue should be viewed objectively, and it can neither be demonized to death, nor can it be enshrined as a guideline as one's own code of conduct.
Mr. Darcy's concerns about Elizabeth's family members are understandable, and when Mr. Darcy tells Elizabeth what he thinks of her family, Elizabeth feels guilty and embarrassed about what her mother and sister have done.
Just like in reality, the two parties who talk about marriage are not unreasonable to worry about "helping brothers and demons" and "original families". People should talk about these topics in order to face and solve these problems, not to use it to create new problems.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > concluding remarks:</h1>
Pride and Prejudice is a classic that will never go out of style in any era, and the marriage and human nature reflected in the work can easily resonate with people.
Mothers like Mrs. Bennett still exist, the stories of Lydia and Wickham play out in every corner, and the reality of Collins and Charlotte's marriage is a problem for many couples.
But despite the many troubles, we can still see the hope of the ideal marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth under the combination of reason and sensibility in the work, let us see the reality but also see the hope, perhaps the best wishes that this work brings to everyone.