's film "Innocent Disaster" is a suspenseful short TV series launched by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 2018. The original novel of
was completed by Agatha Christie, a famous British female detective novelist, playwright, and one of the three masters of literary reasoning. In addition, the famous film and television works "Murder on the Orient Express" and "Murder on the Nile" were all written by Agatha.
Agatha Christie
was born in Torquay, Devon, England in 1890. In childhood, Agatha read a lot of English and French classics, such as the works of Dickens, Thackeray and Dumas. Every time she goes to London's Ealing district, she can go to the theater to watch stage plays and musicals. Under the influence of the strong literary environment, coupled with the influence of the talented sister, Agatha opened the source of creation. She began to try to write some poems, novels and even scripts. At this time, the mother finally realized that her daughter should receive more education.
Childhood Agatha Christie
Agatha went to Paris to study vocal music at the age of 16, but her long-term literary influence made her still full of enthusiasm for literary creation. She finally gave up the path of a singer and started a writing career. During the First World War, she participated in the British and Red Cross volunteer teams, engaged in rescue work. Such an experience gave Agatha a wealth of social observation skills.
In 1920, she published "The Strange Case of Stiles Manor", which first appeared in the character of Detective Poirot. In 1947, to celebrate the 85th birthday of the Queen of England, Agatha created a three-act thriller "Mousetrap". Due to its ingenious plot and rich story content, the play became one of the most popular dramas in British history. One. Because of her outstanding achievements in detective literature, the Queen of England awarded her the crown of "Detective Queen". On January 12, 1976, she died in Wallingford, England, at the age of 85.
Middle-aged Agatha Christie
The novel "Innocent Disaster" tells about the murder of female philanthropist Rachel Aguirre. Her adopted son Jack claimed to be innocent but was still arrested and died in prison. Eighteen months later, Dr. Arthur Calgary claimed to have found evidence of Jack’s innocence, which made the family suspicious of each other, and the story was dark.
characters
in the film, a total of 12 main characters appeared. The first character of
is the victim in the film, the female philanthropist Rachel Achill.
The hostess
always keeps a smile at others, full of restraint in every move, strict tutoring of the children in the family, and full of resentment towards her husband. Everything implies the "iron fist" identity of this female philanthropist. In such an environment, her death gave the audience a spearhead-in this suppressed family, there must be a murderer hidden.
When the victim was found, a continuous long scream made the atmosphere instantly dignified. The person who screamed at
is the second person, acting as a shadow housekeeper in such a family.
The housekeeper
faced the corpse of the hostess. The housekeeper’s horrified expression and screaming at his best, the hostess faced the frightened hostess’s seemingly sensible but inconsistent embrace, all telling the family hidden in the family. Some ulterior secrets.
hugged a fingerprint bottle of
, and smoothly pointed all the fingers at the unruly and surly son. It is precisely because of this bottle's unruly behavior in peacetime that all the charges were condemned to him.
had his son’s fingerprints as a "killer weapon"
, but the police chief forcibly forced his son to press his fingerprints once again made the audience suspicious.
forcibly press the fingerprint
So far, five key figures have appeared. The rest of the characters are also observing the events in the dark.
The "Doctor" who came to testify
not get spoiled and jealous daughter
money as one of the great son
evil intentions from North Korea to come back because the son
love and mother's daughter
holidays and humiliation because of their race daughter behind
hidden secret police The secretary
female secretary
, an unusual family is actually an adopted family, because the hostess is unable to have children and is a philanthropist. The adopted group of children has become a different aspect of this family from ordinary families.
Five children
clues
Agatha is very distinctive in layout and plot when creating suspense novels. It is often that when the work is opened, doubts and strange events appear one after another, which makes readers confused and curiosity. The trance shot of the hostess at the beginning of the
TV series, dripping drops of blood, and the passing Egyptian statue all make people suspicious.
blood bottle
blood drops
statue
In suspense novels, every lens and every object is a key to the truth. Every heavy object, every drop of red liquid, can give people an ominous premonition. The clue of
in this work is the death of the hostess. From the "Doctor" who testified that his son Jack was innocent, to being driven out by his family, coming back, and being driven out, the two visits turned the narrative of the film. Written tortuously and wandering, it makes people feel helpless when they have a big case clearly and turn into confusion. The movie captures the audience's psychology well and makes the audience gradually lost in the ups and downs of emotions. The dark line of
family
is actually describing a kind of family contradiction and the complexity of human relations. Whether it is a daughter who is not favored or a husband who has cheated in marriage, it fully reflects the chaos of family relations.
is also in such a chaotic family background, the story is winding and readable.
thoughts
repeatedly mentioned the issue of family education and family harmony in the movie. In the original
and the movie, the hostess plays a mother with a strong desire for control.
drugged her pregnant daughter
Her education of the children was too strict and the children's hearts were twisted.
sternly teach
and the so-called "family education" for children for a long time is actually to instigate children to pretend to be themselves. Throughout the film, every character is doubtful, and a large part of the reason is that every character is lying. , Using the so-called "education" to conceal the truth in his heart.
Lies
In short, what this film expresses is a reflection on family relations and family education. Under such a misty and suspenseful atmosphere, readers are more deeply impressed. The murderer at the end also makes people feel both unexpected and reasonable.
