Post by Vits on Jan 1, 2021 11:59:59 GMT
DAVID COPPERFIELD 1935
4/10
DAVID COPPERFIELD 1993
1/10
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD is rich with themes but not with narrative. It's the 3rd movie based on Charles Dickens' novel I've seen and also the 3rd time the title character has come off as boring (which makes it hard for the reader/viewer to get invested in the plot). Therefore, it's fair to assume that the source material has the same problem, although I won't claim that without reading it first. That being said, I didn't have a problem with the acting (Dev Patel being the standout), which is a first. The 1935 adaptation suffered to due to the many bad performances (especially Edna May Oliver's and Lennox Pawle's), and even though the 1993 adaptation would've been ruined no matter what, Julian Lennon's bland delivery made everything worse. There's a point where David's Aunt Betsey clatters a pan to scare her nephew away (she doesn't recognize him). He then grabs the pan and does the same thing. I think the idea is supposed to be that he got so sick of the noise and her unwillingness to hear his story, so he wanted the opportunity to give her a taste of her own medicine and to simultaneously draw her attention enough to give an explanation. However, the scene is so badly constructed that it doesn't feel he needs to do that. That should give you an idea of how hard the movie tries to be whimsical, but in the end it's not funny or charming.
4/10
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4/10
DAVID COPPERFIELD 1993
1/10
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD is rich with themes but not with narrative. It's the 3rd movie based on Charles Dickens' novel I've seen and also the 3rd time the title character has come off as boring (which makes it hard for the reader/viewer to get invested in the plot). Therefore, it's fair to assume that the source material has the same problem, although I won't claim that without reading it first. That being said, I didn't have a problem with the acting (Dev Patel being the standout), which is a first. The 1935 adaptation suffered to due to the many bad performances (especially Edna May Oliver's and Lennox Pawle's), and even though the 1993 adaptation would've been ruined no matter what, Julian Lennon's bland delivery made everything worse. There's a point where David's Aunt Betsey clatters a pan to scare her nephew away (she doesn't recognize him). He then grabs the pan and does the same thing. I think the idea is supposed to be that he got so sick of the noise and her unwillingness to hear his story, so he wanted the opportunity to give her a taste of her own medicine and to simultaneously draw her attention enough to give an explanation. However, the scene is so badly constructed that it doesn't feel he needs to do that. That should give you an idea of how hard the movie tries to be whimsical, but in the end it's not funny or charming.
4/10
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You can read comments of other movies in my blog.
