Perhaps,
you have an experience that when you read books, you imagine as if it were
movies. You imagine who will be the most appropriate for the characters. Actually,
many masterpieces are reborn as films. Furthermore, when the movies get
popularity, the original books also gain popularity. Many people buy the books
or borrow them from the library near their house. I will introduce some great remake
movies which touched people and became popular.
1.
Les
Miserables (2012)
Les
miserables is the story of the poor people in France. The original story is
written by Victor Hugo. The title ‘Les Miserables’ means the poor in France. As
the title implies, it depicts the story of Jean Valjean who stole a loaf of
bread and Fantine who became a prostitute for her daughter, Cosette. It also
expresses the love between Cosette and Marius and the sadness of Eponine.
Furthermore, it depicts the time of French Revolution.
The
beautiful music from the movie also matches with the situation of the movie. In
fact, when the movie was released, the sales of original sound track of it were
also increased. Still, many people listen to the song of Les Miserables such as
‘I dreamed a dream’, ‘One day more’, ‘On my own’ and so on.
However,
the only shortages of the movie is the original books are too long to summarize
all in 2hours of the movie, so the movie do not contain specific stories such
as the episodes related to the bishop Myriel.
2.
The
Great Gatsby (2013)
The
original story is written by F.Scott Fitzegerald. The Great Gatsby is the story
of the man named Gatsby. The clear contrast of the wealth and poverty, the
immorality of Tom and Daisy and the life of Gatsby show the reality of ‘American
Dream’ and the feature of US society at 1920s before the Great Depression.
Like
Les Miserables, the original sound track of the movie gain a popularity among
people because many famous musicians such as Beyonce, Jay-Z, Fergie and so on.
However, some people complain that some of the songs in the music download
websites cannot be downloaded, so they have to purchase the CD at the store.
The
Great Gatsby received a favorable evaluation because it summarizes the whole
story of the original story. After you watch the movie and try to read the
books, then you can understand more about the characters of the book.
3.
Pride
and Prejudice (2005)
The
original story was written by Jane Austin. Jane Austin is a famous writer in
Korea. Many people read the several books written by Jane Austin such as Pride
and Prejudice, and Emma. Pride and Prejudice was the story about the love
between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. However, there are many difficulties in
marrying, they have a prejudice each other so, it was hard to realize their
love. Finally, they resolved a misunderstanding and married.
The
music of the movie also gained popularity. The piano performance was so
beautiful and it helped the audience to focus on the scene of the movie. Thanks
to the music, the audience can also understand about the characters and their
mind well.
Pride
and Prejudice received a good evaluation because it summarized the whole story
of the original book well. Also, the actors expressed the characters’ emotion
well, so sensitive audiences were touched by the movie.
Nowadays,
there are many remake movies. Read the original books before watching remake
movies or after watching remake movies. It will give you a special opportunity
to understand movies and books well.