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Last week I came to the hometown of the famous American writer Jack London, Jack London Square in Oakland, San Francisco, to appreciate the works based on The film adaptation of his 1903 novel The Call of the Wild.
Near this movie theater, there is not only a statue of Jack London, but also a seafood restaurant overlooking the San Francisco Bay. This seafood restaurant is the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department because the owner used to be a San Francisco police officer.
At the beginning of the reform and opening up, it was difficult to find original novels in English. There seemed to be only two novels at that time, one was "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London and the other was "Sister Carrie".
The first English novel I could read was "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London.
Jack London was born in 1876 Born in San Francisco, he never went to college and made a living by fishing in his early years. Later, he taught himself in a small library in Oakland. The writer's struggle history has inspired generations of Americans, especially black people. San Francisco and Oakland, many star players in the United States come from this black city. Jack London is of mixed race and his mother is black, so I heard that many black stars carry Jack London's novel with them. So far, there are 167 movies adapted from his novels!
By the way, the Black Panther in the Marvel movies also originated in Oakland, but it is the city with the highest crime rate in the United States!
2020 version of "Call of the Wild" plot synopsis:
After people discovered the gold mine, the puppy Buck was smuggled to the north and became a sled working dog. During the cruel taming process, the harsh living environment taught Buck about deception and cunning. Although he formed an inseparable bond with one of his masters, he eventually danced with the wolf, left his master, and ran freely. In the mountains and wilderness.
My first impression is that the 2020 version of the movie "The Call of the Wild" is better than Jack London's original work! The original work emphasizes the law of the jungle and Buck's process of gradually abandoning civilization and returning to animal nature. The new version of the movie focuses more on its emotional story with the old man Harrison Ford, including adding details of its interaction with the old man in the plot, including two encounters, going out on a boat adventure together, *** playing the harmonica, etc., although there is no original work. Profound, but in line with the popular trend of movies: the ecological connection between nature's flora and fauna and humans.
From my personal point of view, Jack London’s world-famous novel is viral. The novel is not only full of racial discrimination, but also compares humans with evil wolves. In the end, the male protagonist (Male dog owner) gives up humans and chooses white wolves, trying to prove that most humans are ugly and heartless. This is actually anti-human and unhealthy. Under the influence of this mainstream European and American culture, most human exchanges for a century have been hostile, cold war, and distrustful.
This visual argumentation method of the film reminds me unconsciously of Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine". The Japanese quietly listened to the Fourth Master singing, but the Kuomintang soldiers did not listen to the Fourth Master singing, etc.*** When the army came, they not only refused to listen to the fourth master's singing, but also killed the fourth master. Who loves drama the most? Since ancient times, many writers have been good at using this obscure way to convey personal metaphors and messages.
The 2020 movie version of "The Call of the Wild" corrects Jack London's bias, and emphasizes the coordination and perfect integration of man and nature, man and animals, and all living things, which is very rare.