Discuss Murder on the Orient Express
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Is the story/conclusion exactly the same as before?
posted by HarrySkywalkerSTAFFMOD on November 9, 2017 at 10:02 PM
Just say yes or no, don't put SPOILERS.
Didn't they change the story? Is everything all the same regarding previous versions of this movie?
Reply by Renovatio
on December 18, 2017 at 3:25 AM
Why? There is a performance aspect to cinema... it's something that is lost these days given the ease of streaming on phones and tablets and the decent size of TVs, but the theatrical experience is important and is distinct...
Why not have both? Why not release the original 1970s movie in theatre again, as has been done with Alien, Titanic and Terminator 2? Why not have a remake where the ending is changed as well as a remake with the same, unchanged ending?
I don't see why this has to be an either/or choice...
Reply by Philippe LeMarchand
on December 18, 2017 at 4:49 AM
So you want the best bit changed?
Someone with better knowledge of Christie adaptations than me will probably be able to give a more definitive answer, but I suspect that very few adaptations change the "whodunnit".
Compare:
^ Makes sense.
^ Does not make sense.
Reply by HarrySkywalker
on December 20, 2017 at 7:56 PM
I've already explained to you: repeating exactly the same thing over and over makes it totally predictable and redundant.
Reply by HarrySkywalker
on December 20, 2017 at 7:57 PM
No, what you said made absolutely no sense.
Why not changing the ending bit? Why being always the same thing?
These are ADAPTATIONS. Adaptations get changed every time. This should be no different.
Yeah, what you say makes no sense.
Reply by Philippe LeMarchand
on December 21, 2017 at 4:32 AM
Are you sure you're not actually Harry Yoda?
It was. Poirot's moustache, physicality, and the mystery photo as well as the intro and a few character changes. Most of which people complained about.
Reply by HarrySkywalker
on December 22, 2017 at 7:59 PM
Are you sure you're not actually Phillipe LeCharade?
And no, it wasn't.
Reply by myposofr
on January 3, 2018 at 9:30 AM
You two behave like sad, broken people.
Reply by Philippe LeMarchand
on January 5, 2018 at 11:04 AM
Thank you.
I prefer to think of myself as Damaged, though.
Reply by HarrySkywalker
on January 7, 2018 at 1:39 PM
And you do behave like an imbecile.
Reply by Nygma-0999
on February 10, 2018 at 10:34 PM
You know, I have seen many versions of different versions of Murder on the Orient Express. And this is the first time i had any real sympathy for the killers. By the end i though these people have suffered enough. So I think the ending was fine for the tone the movie was going for.
Reply by HAL 9010'
on February 12, 2018 at 4:55 PM
Imo there is a quite profound difference in Hercule Poirot and what drives his final motivation. Indeed the outcome and I suppose the conclusion is near the original work and so bring not much new. But what finally motivated Hercule is different and I dare say more deep than even Agatha may ever have had in mind... so if you are a fan of the story, I think you should enjoy it for this reason alone.. Imo it is not better than the original, but it is different enough to be interesting.
Reply by HarrySkywalker
on February 12, 2018 at 5:58 PM
I'll try to watch the movie in the near future.
Reply by thebarnman
on February 12, 2018 at 9:56 PM
If you can stomach the ending; you'll probably like the movie.
Reply by HarrySkywalker
on February 13, 2018 at 10:42 AM
I know how it's gonna end. I've already seen these story before.
Reply by thebarnman
on February 13, 2018 at 11:40 AM
Maybe my typed words didn't translate well with what I'm trying to say. Now that I look at it; it can surely be deciphered in a couple different ways so I'll be clear.
SPOLIER
The way in which every person; one at a time; at the end of the movie is depicted all lined up; stabbing the victim one right after the other is the most utter bit of nonsense I've ever seen in a movie.
Maybe it read better in a book.