Christie Comparison | Adaptation TOURNAMENT - And Then There Were None

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  @melenatorr · 3 years ago

  Traveling in Devon and the soldier boy staying there pertains to MacArthur because he understands that none of them will leave, and has an important exchange with Vera to that effect.

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• NO

  @notdeadjustyet8136 · 2 years ago (edited)

  This is one of the strongest books, not only as a mystery, but as a psychological study & a moral debate. None of the adaptations I've seen really get it, imo. Turning indirect moral guilt, into actual murders undermines the entire idea & makes it less thought-provoking. Just like turning some of the characters into good guys & letting them survive.

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• LA

  @laurenaob2033 · 3 years ago

  While I love the 2015 version, I absolutely hate that they took out the passive murders. The fact they all were involved with deaths that would he hard to punish them for is the entire point of the book. The style and actors chosen for the 2015 version were excellent

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• GA

  @Gan3eL · 2 years ago

  Gosh, I wish you included the 1987 Russian adaptation. For me it was like a supreme version compared to all others

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• NO

  @notdeadjustyet8136 · 1 year ago (edited)

  the &apos;87 Russian version with English subtitles IS on YT.<br>There&apos;s a great Yugoslav &apos;98 film called Tockovi (Wheels). It&apos;s a black comedy thriller set in modern times, but it keeps all the key elements &amp; themes. It&apos;s a great movie &amp; a more accurate adaptation than many others. It&apos;s definitely more accurate than Identity. And better,imo. Worth a watch

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• IT

  @Itmustbe_bunnies · 3 years ago

  &quot;There is no cat - I am displeased&quot; - no truer words were ever spoken - you don&apos;t promise a kitty without providing a kitty - that&apos;s just mean!

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• KA

  @katshy8811 · 1 year ago

  John and Lucy Combes were children in the book. &nbsp;He calls them &quot;two kids I knocked down&quot;.

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• HA

  @haps2019 · 1 year ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmt7xFfbdkY&amp;t=1583">26:23</a> It&apos;s about &quot;staying there&quot;, and not about the killing method. He accepts his fate and doesn&apos;t want to leave.

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  @81caspen · 3 years ago

  Strong work here. Thank you for this review! One quibble, though: Marston’s victims did not “change” to children in the 2015 version, in that his victims were also children in the book.

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• ТА

  @ТатьянаЗеленская-ч3э · 2 years ago

  The Soviet adaptation is great though. You should watch it with subtitles. As far as I know it is still the one most faithful to the book. It even kept the original name, although I recon it was possible due to language differences – the word used in Russian translation is not the racial slur while the one Christie used very much is. &nbsp; <br> <br>Anyway, I enjoyed the 2015 version very much. Still, you make a great point about changing the crime of the «accused» from passive to active. To be fair while some of the characters of the original novel were legally in the clear during the time the book was written they could (and should) be prosecuted for their actions in the modern day – the lines are stricter (thankfully) so the modern reader will see their crimes somewhat differently, I think. However, the point about the ambiguity and the need to recognize that the characters might be not that different from the readers still stands. I think I’ll revisit the 2015 version with this in mind, thanks. <br> <br>And the Soviet version too. It’s been way too long. ) <br> <br>Thank you for the video! Loved it!

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• CH

  @chriswald7700 · 3 years ago (edited)

  IMHO the 2015 and the 1987 Soviet adaptations are the best. I totally agree that the showing the murders of the 10 accused in the 2015 does work against this adaptation. Unfortunatley BBC One since then goes on with adding shocking scenes to and altering plot points of their more recent mini series adaptations (like &quot;The ABC Murders&quot;, &quot;Ordeal of Innocence&quot; aso.) . Though I love &quot;Identity&quot; I wouldn&apos;t have taken it in account since it&apos;s rather more &quot;inspired by&quot; than an actual adaptation.

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• SE

  @serinadam3r8005 · 2 months ago (edited)

  Oh my goodness I just realized that story for Vera is literally &quot;Leave Her to Heaven (1945)&quot; - she killed a boy so she would have the man she loved all to herself. Her motive is obsession over greed but it&apos;s still the same. She lets the boy drown!<br>1965 - has two actors from My Fair Lady, how fun!

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