Compared with the TV series version, the movie version has 20 minutes more exclusive footage. When the whole theater went dark, what was shown on the big screen was the scene where screenwriter Magic led the audience to visit the room in 221B. To be honest, I was eager to watch the feature film and refused at first! But as he looked further, from the wallpaper to the functional settings of the room, the details of various props were highly restored to the Victorian era, and the sophistication of the production was astonishing.
The background of the story is in the Victorian era in 1895, which is different from the modern time and space in which the TV series is set. There are no mobile phones, no computers, and no airplanes. You can go out by horse-drawn carriage and cross the sea by ferry. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times", Dickens's famous saying is very suitable to describe this era. It was at the peak of the British Industrial Revolution and the British Empire, and at the same time the entire society was impoverished. Wealth is unequal, women have no social status (this is where the strong feminist flavor in the film comes from), and horrific murders such as Jack the Ripper occur one after another. Although the weather in England is always gloomy, the streets, buildings, costumes, props and conversation of that era are all very exciting. High praise!
So, in this era, we see the "curly blessing" with straight hair and the "peanut" with two beards. It is said that when Benny heard that the story took place in the Victorian era, the first thing he asked the screenwriter was if he could cut his hair. This shows that he really resented the curly hair! However, even though there are eggs, people will not become straight because of it, you know! Peanut looks much older now that he has a beard, but fortunately his eyes are still full of love when he looks at Naofuku. Mrs. Hudson complained that there were no lines to hit the point of laughter. Mary's classical appearance was very tasteful, and Jasmine's men's clothing style was quite eye-catching. But the most shocking thing is that the slim and tall Michael in the TV series became fat in the movie. A ball, a ball, a ball, a ball...
The subtitle of the movie is "The Abominable Bride", which tells the story of a woman named Emilia Reicleti during the Victorian period. The story of a woman who committed suicide and then killed her husband mysteriously caused many women to imitate her at the time. The bride's makeup is very scary, and the complicated and confusing case creates a gothic thriller atmosphere very well. In the final analysis, the bride murder incident serves the theme of women's rights, and the team of "brides" symbolizes the slowly awakening awareness of women's rights in Britain. Women of that era were completely reduced to being dependent on their husbands after marriage. They had neither the right to vote nor the ability to participate in many jobs. The director borrowed words from Mike to say, "We will not defeat them. We will almost definitely lose to them. Because they are right and we are wrong." This shows the crew's efforts to cater to a more mainstream audience. .