简要：Because I cannot stop for Death, he kindly stops for me; The carriage only carries us and immortality "- if Emily Dickinson dies and goes on holiday, the shooting in Iraq will be silent, the massacre on our national highway will stop, and the news media will be forced to report positive events in the fields of humanities, art and science. Unfortunately, in recorded history, death did not take a vacation, but Mitchell Layson's 1934 fantasy work "Death Vacation" made us consider this possibility. Co written by Maxwell Anderson and Gladys Lehman, And according to the script "; La Morte in Vacanza; Death Take a Holiday by Alberto Casella, starring Fredric March, plays a cold reaper who appears in human form, trying to find out why men are so afraid of him. Why he waited 5000 years to satisfy this curiosity has not been explained clearly. After a brief audition, Death disguised himself as the mysterious Prince Sirki and appeared at a high-end party in an Italian villa. Only one person knows who he is, host Duke Lambert (played by Guy Standing), who vows to keep it a secret. Sirki continues to captivate the guests. With the explosion of wisdom and poetry, he will quickly become unhappy and full of threats. Some people will soon discover that it is best not to look too deeply into his eyes. However, during the three days when the prince moved into the villa, people from all over the world miraculously escaped death, and the potential suicide was destined to be disheartening. In order to see what lies behind all the conversations about love, the gentle but innocent Prince Sirki falls in love with the irresistible Grazia (played by Evelyn Venable), the daughter of a friend of the Duke. Grazia knows who the death is, but she is not afraid of him, which makes her fiance Corrado (Kent Taylor) very upset. She has a strong contempt for prince charming. In the remake of Meet Joe Black in 1998, March was more insidious than Brad Pitt. He played a creepy but strangely attractive guest, which was very convincing. Although the ending is exaggerated, the emotions are very real. In reality, death may be a friend disguised as an enemy, which is a very touching suggestion. In this tiresome and predictable storyline, "Death" falls in love, making us feel bored when we talk about it; The most eerie love story in history" But deep down, I never thought you could honestly call this movie a love story. The tag line is more suitable for this because it ultimately boils down to a love story. This movie is really great, especially if you consider that it is built around a concept that can be easily handled in a cute or effortless way. On the contrary, it was dealt with as seriously as possible, with some genuine reflection on how death attempted to accept a life and perspective that he was completely unfamiliar with at the time; Much of the credit goes to Fredric March's leading role. It can be scary when needed, especially in the first twenty minutes. Since then, it has dealt with the theme in subtle ways, a quiet wisdom, a persistent sadness, and an eternal tension about how it would react if death were to be overcome. It is not perfect; Some dialogues are self-awareness and affectation, as if the author knows they are dealing with major issues and attempting to be profound. But of course I'm glad they didn't try to turn it into some kind of musical comedy. (Dave Sindell, scifilm. org) Also seen in remake: 'Death Needs a Holiday' (1971)
