After reading the book "Eat Pray Love" which has been a bestseller around the world for many years, I then watched the movie of the same name starring Julia Roberts.

Words and images are indeed two different forms of expression.

Because you already know the plot of the story, when watching the movie, your focus will be on the comparison between your imagination when reading the book and what the movie presents.

Books and movies are different in size, so many contents in the book cannot be presented in detail in the movie. The movie is not just a retelling of the text with images, but a re-creation with the help of multimedia means.

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Just like "there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand people", anyone who has read the original work will have a different interpretation of the movie adaptation.

Therefore, the same story will also be divided into the original party and the adaptation party.

In my opinion, the movie version of "Eat Pray Love" is relatively successful.

From the casting point of view, the joining of Julia Roberts, a Hollywood superstar, undoubtedly adds a lot to the film, and the selection and interpretation of other important characters are also quite excellent, such as the lovers David and Felipe, and the protagonist's friends.

, all show the characteristics of the characters appropriately and naturally.

The only thing that I feel is a little lacking is the performance of Richard, an important friend while practicing in India. I feel that it is a bit inconsistent with expectations. First, I feel that his appearance is not good enough and his temperament is not detached enough. Second, he often uses "

I am quite excited and point fingers and criticize, which I feel is a bit excessive.

Except for Richard, there are no major problems with the actors' performances.

But when I watched the film for the first time, I felt that the scene where Liz, played by Julia Roberts, prays in the bathroom was performed a little too hard.

That was an important prayer and psychological process for the protagonist. After that, Liz firmly decided to divorce.

The second time I watched this, I seemed to understand why I felt Julia Roberts was "exerting too much force."

In fact, the process of divorce can be said to be the most difficult part to interpret in the entire film.

Because in the book, the author did not specify the problems between himself and his ex-husband out of respect, we do not know what problems they had.

Therefore, it becomes difficult to show this part of the film.

Especially for us onlookers, it seems that there must be such a huge reason for the protagonist to leave everything behind and run away, such as her husband's betrayal, domestic violence, etc. In short, the other party must be a scumbag.

Otherwise, having a good life, a stable and favorite job, a beautiful big house, a seemingly harmonious marriage... but to drop everything and go traveling for a whole year is simply like being a woman.

Therefore, without any foreshadowing of contradiction, Liz's crying and praying in the film becomes a bit "abrupt" and "inexplicable".

However, "Only the feet know whether the shoes fit well or not." Regarding the emotional matter of "it is difficult for an upright official to handle household chores", only the person involved in it knows whether he is happy, comfortable, or happy.

Obviously, Liz gradually felt unhappy and unhappy during her interactions with her ex-husband and lover David.

Her determination to let go of everything was truly astounding, and quite bold even in Western society.

From this perspective, Julia Roberts's "forceful" performance seems to be a matter of course.

What is right and wrong in emotional matters is no longer important. What is important is "I am not happy"!

There are always times when I feel inexplicably sad, sad, and cry a lot. Just like Liz said, I have never really been myself in this life.

Therefore, at the beginning of the film, rather than saying that the Balinese pharmacist's prediction came true, it is better to say that the protagonist Liz felt the unhappiness in life, and Lai Ye strengthened her determination to bravely leave everything behind.

Lai Ye told her: Don’t look at the world through your head, look at it through your heart, and then you will know God.

And how many of us see the world with our hearts instead of our heads?

Rather than seeing the world with our minds, we see the world with what we think other people see.

We are always meeting the expectations of others and catering to the standards that others think are right: having a stable, dignified and well-paid job, getting married when you are old, having children when you get married, and not getting divorced... So, whether in Italy or

In Bali, divorced Liz is like a "problem child".

And I have to say, Liz is the real warrior.

As her friend said in the film when she said goodbye to Liz, who was about to embark on a journey to find her true self: Why should I advise you not to leave everything behind? In fact, I want to go too.

Any woman who is busy between life, work, children, and family must have a moment when she wants to escape, but the various voices in our head will bring us back to reality and suppress our ready thoughts and thoughts of flying at any time.

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Brave Liz embarked on a year-long journey of rebirth. Her destinations were: Italy, India and Bali.

Just like the feeling when reading a book, the Italian part is the happiest, most comfortable, and most relaxed.