Post by Vits on Dec 1, 2020 6:16:01 GMT
REBECCA 1940 starts off as a romantic comedy where our unnamed protagonist meets an aristocrat named Maxim de Winter. They keep their relationship as a secret from her employer, Edythe Van Hopper. It's quite engaging. I can't wait to see--Oh, wait. That movie is over, because he proposes and there's a time jump. Now, it's a drama about the pressure of being a widower's second wife as well as a thriller about arriving at a new place and being the only one kept in the dark due to so much secrecy. Why did we need that beginning at all? If the movie had started at Maxim's mansion, would the plot have been any different? This wouldn't bother me so much if this second part hadn't been so badly-paced and repetitive. Luckily, Joan Fontaine's performance is good.
4/10
None of the actors in REBECCA 2020 do a bad job, but no one truly stands out either. The beginning lacks its predecessor's witty banter that made me laugh out loud, but this version of Mrs. Van Hopper was written better. Therefore, despite not being that relevant to the movie when looking at the big picture, she still leaves an impression. The imagery during the nightmare sequences is creative and it's a relief that this adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel includes the elements that were removed from the first adaptation (mainly due to the Hays Code). Unfortunately, it's the same plot (flaws and all), so it's still a chore to sit through.
4/10
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4/10
None of the actors in REBECCA 2020 do a bad job, but no one truly stands out either. The beginning lacks its predecessor's witty banter that made me laugh out loud, but this version of Mrs. Van Hopper was written better. Therefore, despite not being that relevant to the movie when looking at the big picture, she still leaves an impression. The imagery during the nightmare sequences is creative and it's a relief that this adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel includes the elements that were removed from the first adaptation (mainly due to the Hays Code). Unfortunately, it's the same plot (flaws and all), so it's still a chore to sit through.
Both installments conclude with Mrs. Danvers (the evil housekeeper) setting the mansion on fire. The original concentrated on showing that more than wrapping the story up. This remake is less abrupt, because the focus is on the characters (which is less intense yet more meaningful) and because there's an epilogue where the de Winters get ready to leave the past behind and start a new life. However, a "clean slate" ending only works when the characters reflect on what they've been through up until that point. Here, it comes off as if they're ignoring their experiences. It eliminates the weight of all the drama.
4/10
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