Tus neeg sau sawv tom qab HBO's Controversial Adaptation Ntawm 'Lub Sijhawm Traveler's Wife'

Critics thiab cov neeg tuaj saib zoo sib xws zoo li tsis xis nyob Nrog Steven Moffat qhov kev hloov pauv ntawm Audrey Niffenegger's 2003 tus neeg muag khoom zoo tshaj plaws Lub Caij Ntoo ncig teb chaws tus poj niam Tom qab thawj ntawm rau lub sijhawm poob hnub Sunday ntawm HBO Max. Txawm hais tias muaj ib txwm griping txog casting, zajlus thiab cov kev xaiv muaj tswv yim uas nrog rau kev hloov ntawm ib qho kev ua haujlwm nrov, feem ntau ntawm kev txhawj xeeb yog nyob rau ntawm cov lus piav qhia uas tus neeg tuaj ncig tebchaws uasi Henry (pom los ntawm Theo James) them nyiaj ntau zaus, tsis yeem. mus ntsib nws tus poj niam tam sim no Clare (Rose Leslie) yav dhau los, thaum nws tseem yog menyuam yaus thiab hluas (Everleigh McDonell thiab Caitlin Shorey). Cov kev sib cuag no ua rau lawv txoj kev sib raug zoo rau cov neeg laus nyob rau hauv txoj hauv kev uas coj los rau lub siab lub ntsiab lus ntawm qhov chaw ntawm peb qhov kev coj ncaj ncees tam sim no, kev tu siab.

Niffenegger, uas tsis tswj hwm txoj cai tshaj tawm rau phau ntawv thiab tsuas yog koom nrog kev hloov pauv tam sim no, hais tias qhov tsis xis nyob uas tshwm sim los ntawm qhov xwm txheej tsis yog qhov tsis ua tiav ntawm kev saj ntawm Moffat (uas muaj. xa teb rau cov neeg thuam); kev sib tw cov neeg tuaj saib nrog kev coj ncaj ncees tsis meej pem ntawm qhov xwm txheej yog ib feem ntawm nws lub hom phiaj muaj tswv yim.

"Nws tsis yog txhais tau tias yuav tsum tau ua raws li tus qauv"

"Kuv tsis xav tias kuv tau ntsib lo lus tu siab thaum xyoo 1997 [thaum thawj zaug sau ntawv tshiab] tab sis kuv paub txog lub tswv yim. Nws yog qhov tsis tsim nyog rau cov txiv neej loj hlob tuaj nrog cov ntxhais me uas tsis saib xyuas, "nws hais. “Yog vim li cas nws thiaj nyob hauv phau ntawv. Nws yog qhov txawv. Nws yog txoj kev uas lub sij hawm mus ncig ua si nrog lawv. Nws tsis yog txhais tau tias yuav tsum tau ua raws li tus qauv. Henry paub tias nws yog ib qho phem, lub tswv yim phem thiab nws ua nws qhov zoo tshaj plaws los muab tes tawm thiab niam txiv vim nws yog cov neeg tawm tsam ntawm qee tus uas tab tom sim tu menyuam yaus. Nws yog qhov tseeb hauv phau ntawv tias nws tsis muaj kev ntxhov siab los ntawm qhov no. "

Ib feem ntawm qhov teeb meem nrog kev txais tos ntawm qhov yeeb yam, nws xav tias, tej zaum yuav yog qhov tshwm sim ntawm qhov kev cia siab tsis sib haum. Txawm li cas los Lub Caij Ntoo ncig teb chaws tus poj niam muag tau zoo tshaj 8 lab luam tawm thoob ntiaj teb thiab yav dhau los tau hloov mus rau xyoo 2009 zaj yeeb yaj kiab uas ua yeeb yam nrog Eric Bana thiab Rachel McAdams, nws yeej tsis tau npaj ua ib hom ntawv tshiab uas muaj neeg coob coob nrog kev tsis sib haum xeeb thiab kev daws teeb meem.

"Muaj cov neeg uas hais tias nws tsis yog sci-fi txaus, thiab cov neeg uas hais tias 'qhov no tsis yog kev sib hlub!' thiab kuv zoo li, 'yog, nws yog phau ntawv.' Kuv tsis xav peg nws rau ib yam dab tsi tshwj xeeb. "

Ib zaj dab neeg tshiab masquerading raws li ib hom ntawv muag khoom zoo tshaj plaws

Niffenegger, uas kuj yog ib tus kws kos duab ua tiav, tau sau Lub Caij Ntoo ncig teb chaws tus poj niam ntawm 1997 thiab 2002, thaum nws nyob rau hauv nws lig 30s, raws li kev sim. "Nws yog thawj zaug uas kuv tau sau," nws hais. "Kuv xav tias nws yuav nthuav kom sim qhia ib zaj dab neeg hauv cov lus, tsis tas yuav leas duab. Nws tau txais los ntawm tus tshaj tawm ywj pheej me me, MacAdam/Cage, thiab kuv yuav zoo siab muag ob peb txhiab luam ntawv. "

Phau ntawv, zoo li Niffenegger qhov pom kev zoo nkauj, yog ntau txheej, gothic, paub tus kheej, thiab nyuaj rau kev sib faib. Nws muaj cov ntsiab lus ntawm kev tshawb fawb tsis tseeb hauv nws txoj kev siv lub sijhawm mus ncig, nrog rau kev paub zoo nkauj thiab kev sib hlub ntawm nws lub siab. Lub Sijhawm Traveler's Wife's extraordinary kev lag luam vam meej tshem tawm cov ntsiab lus no thiab complexity. Tib neeg hnov ​​​​qab nws los ntawm lub lens ntawm qhov kev cia siab tsis sib xws, tsis yog qhov teeb meem, kev ua haujlwm zoo nkauj ntawm cov ntaub ntawv los ntawm West Coast indie xovxwm uas txaus siab tso cai rau cov neeg nyeem nrog lawv tus kheej "ick factor" thaum ntsuas Henry thiab Clare txoj kev sib raug zoo.

Thaum nws tau txais kev yoog los ntawm ib tus neeg zoo li Steven Moffat, paub zoo tshaj plaws rau cov neeg tuaj saib raws li tus neeg ua yeeb yam ntawm txhua lub hnub nyoog science ntawv tseeb series kws kho mob uas los ntawm 2007-2017 thiab BBC's niaj hnub version ntawm Sherlock Holmes, thiab siv lub ntsej muag zoo ntawm sci-fi tinged romantic comedy, qhov chaw uas tus sau txhob txwm muab tso rau cov neeg nyeem tsis xis nyob ntaus ib qho kev tsis sib haum xeeb tshwj xeeb.

Lub Caij Ntoo ncig teb chaws tus poj niam tseem, ironically, ib yam khoom ntawm nws lub sijhawm. Nws yog peppered nrog cov ntsiab lus los ntawm Niffenegger cov tub ntxhais hluas xyoo nyob rau hauv Chicago lub kos duab thiab suab paj nruag scene ntawm lub 80s, thiab steeped nyob rau hauv cov kev paub ntawm cov neeg uas loj hlob nyob rau hauv lub 70s, muab nws ib tug tshwj xeeb thov rau GenX nyeem ntawv uas tau luv luv ascendent raws li ib tug qauv- ua pej xeem nyob rau hauv lig 90s-thaum ntxov 2000s.

Niffenegger ntseeg tias kev hloov pauv hauv tiam neeg thiab kev coj cwj pwm ntawm lub sijhawm ntawd thiab tam sim no kuj tseem yuav ua rau muaj kev cuam tshuam tsis zoo. “Tib neeg tau tsom ntsoov rau kev tsim txom menyuam yaus hnub no; dab tsi tau pom tias tsis muaj teeb meem loj hauv xyoo 1980 yog tam sim no pom tias tsis saib xyuas. Hauv cov ntawv tshiab, Clare yug hauv xyoo 1972. Steven [Moffat] tau coj tag nrho lub sijhawm mus tom ntej los ntawm 20 xyoo. Ib tug me nyuam ntawm thaum ntxov 2000s yuav tau saib ntau dua. "

"Tib neeg zoo li xav dhia nce thiab nqis ntawm no version nrog cleats"

Niffenegger ntseeg tias qhov kev cia siab tsis sib haum xeeb thiab qhov kev xav yuav yog vim li cas ntau cov tshuaj tiv thaiv yog tinged nrog sau ntawv ntawm indignation. Nws tau hais tias "Nyob rau hauv cov hnub dhau los, kuv tau txais ntau qhov kev tawm tsam los ntawm feminists uas tawm tsam rau lub npe hu ua Clare hauv kev sib raug zoo nrog nws tus txiv Henry," nws hais. “Tam sim no, nws yog qhov no. Cov neeg zoo li xav dhia nce thiab nqis ntawm qhov tshiab version nrog cleats. Kuv tsuas yog yuav tsum nco ntsoov tias lub neej nyuaj thiab ntxhov siab ntawm cov cim tsis tas yuav pom zoo los ntawm tus sau. "

Niffenegger khab nias tus kws sau ntawv / tus thawj coj Moffat nrog kev ntes tus ntsuj plig ntawm nws phau ntawv txawm tias siv ob peb txoj kev ywj pheej nrog kev hloov pauv. Nws hais tias lawv tau sib tham tau ntau xyoo, tom qab ib tug neeg taw qhia tias Moffat-penned rov ntawm kws kho mob uas hu ua "Tus Ntxhais hauv qhov cub" ua si zoo li kev hwm rau Lub Sijhawm Traveler Tus Poj Niam. Niffenegger rov qab qhov kev nyiam nrog lub qe easter hauv nws qhov tshiab thib ob, Nws Fearful Symmetry.

"Koj yeej tsis tuaj yeem rov ua dua ib phau ntawv," nws hais. “Koj tsis tuaj yeem ua pa rau ntawm qhov screen xwb. Tab sis kuv xav tias zoo li lawv yeej muab rau lawv txhua tus. Nws yog edgy, nws yog qhov khib, tab sis lawv tau ua tiav lawv qhov kawg kom ua tau zoo. "

Ntev-awaited sequel yog nyob rau hauv tej hauj lwm

Txawm tias muaj tswv yim thiab kev lag luam muaj txiaj ntsig ntawm HBO series tam sim no, Niffenegger hais tias cov kiv cua ntawm thawj phau ntawv thiab cov cim tuaj yeem tos ntsoov rau qhov kev tos ntev ntev, Lwm tus txiv, tsom mus rau Henry thiab Clare tus ntxhais Alba thiab teem sijhawm txij li xyoo 1960 mus txog rau ib nrab ntawm 21 xyoo.st xyoo pua. "Kuv ua tiav cov ntawv sau thiab kuv tus neeg sawv cev thiab kuv tab tom kho nws," nws hais. Nyob rau hauv lub meantime, nws yog koom nyob rau hauv lub restoration ntawm lub Harley Clarke Tsev Loj hauv Evanston, Illinois as a qhov chaw tshiab rau bookmaking, kos duab thiab ntawv nyeem.

Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2022/05/20/author-stands-behind-hbos-controversial-adaptation-of-the-time-travelers-wife/