★★☆
Check out this cast, you may scare to death. Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick, they shouldn't be joking. Check out this picture above, what's your feeling? Could be a horror movie, huh? Of course, after google I got it came from an original stage play and it connected four famous fairy tale skillfully. And if I tell you this hysterical girl is that well-known Little Red, would you like to try it?
All right, maybe I'm not fond of music movie and I have no idea how fantastic the original work is, but this movie, which had been considered as a highlight of year, let me down. It's so long that I had to finish it by several times. The way they chose to connect the classic stories was OK, Cinderella's shoe, Jack's cow, Little Red's hoop and Rapunzel's hairs, appeared completely. The problem is about single track. Cinderella was not innocent this time, Jack showed his kindness mostly to his cow, Rapunzel was ignored easily, Little Red, I couldn't even say a good word about her, check out the picture again. The performance was bad, or the girl was not an option. Probably it's unfair to a teenager, but I don't think it's a good thing for her to take this. Too annoying, again.
The key of the original work is sarcasm with humor. Hello, where are you? Little Red got so much from The Baker's, but she's rude to him. The baker lied to Jack and refuse to keep promise. The baker's wife cut Rapunzel's hairs without a word and no one blamed her. Jack seeked death and caused a disaster for vanity. The prince was ROM brain and fickle. Well, they did have a discussion about right or wrong before the climax but not even a word to explain after that. Either you want to remake a series connection or create an anti-fairy tale, make sure one focus. You don't want to ruin the classic, or show us the real sarcasm.
一看这个阵容，你可能就吓尿了。梅姨，德普，艾米莉·布朗特，克里斯·派恩，安娜·肯德里克，他们应该不会合伙拍烂片吧？一看上面这张图，你啥感觉？喔，可能是个恐怖片吧。当然，在网上查过之后我发现其实是改编自同名舞台剧的，故事巧妙地将四个经典童话结合到了一起。但是如果我告诉你这个歇斯底里的姑娘就是那个家喻户晓的小红帽时，你还想一睹真容嘛，是不是又尿了一次？
我承认音乐电影确实不是我的菜，我也完全不了解这个原著舞台剧有多么的非凡，但是这部原本被看作年度重头戏的电影，实在是差强人意。而且太长了，我居然分了几次才看完。经典童话合体的方式还可以，灰姑娘的鞋子、杰克男孩的奶牛、小红帽的斗篷和长发公主的头发，看起来很完整。问题出在每一条单线上。灰姑娘这次不再单纯了，活脱的心机婊一枚；杰克的善良纯真似乎只寄予那头奶牛，对别人就难说了；长发公主太酱油，删了戏份也可以吧；至于小红帽，我都不惜的说她，再看看那幅图好了。表演糟糕，甚或说这孩子压根不是理想人选。可能这样的评论对一个十几岁的女孩不公平，但是错过这个角色很有可能对她是件好事。真的很糟心，再说一遍。一点也不可爱。
原著的精髓是充满幽默感的讽刺。是嘛，你们在哪儿？小红帽一开始就从面包师家索取那么多，结果对面包师却粗鲁无礼。面包师撒谎忽悠杰克，后来还拒绝履行承诺。面包师的老婆连个招呼都不打，就割断长发公主的头发，而且也没受到责备。杰克不停地作死，引发了大灾难，就为了满足跟人打赌的虚荣心。王子是个死心眼，但是还对爱情不忠。不管怎么说，结尾前似乎他们有了那么一番关于对与错的讨论，可是就不了了之了。不管你是要翻拍一个经典故事，还是要炮制一款黑童话，确定好一个焦点先。要么别毁了童话，要么拿出点讽刺的态度来。
梅姨化身邪恶女巫
