A satellite view of the earth is the first camera shot of this film then it plunges down to the island on which Crusoe (O'Toole) is stranded.A quick and direct start to a film. Every now and again I expected John Cleese to be playing a piano on the beach.There is a scene when the two characters are on a podium after racing, it's straight out of Monty Python. There is definitely something about this film even though there are some cringe worthy singing scenes that, I think are a little ludicrous.It delves into religion, class,education, race, the idea of money and the general cultural relativism that exists between the proverbial "savage" and "civilized" man. Although people have said that Crusoe is the fool in this version, I do tend to see some sense in the things he does, like the need for money in order to keep a work ethic and a civilized notion of transaction of possessions.However his religious spin on everything is a little monotonous and self deceiving. He is put into context of his origin when some Brithish missionaries arrive on the island.He is actually not that bad a fellow at all.Friday (Rountree)is a bit of a hippy in this really and overly idealistic.Some where in the middle of the two characters is the sort of person you could live on a desert island with!I thought Crusoe's shooting himself was a wonderfully dark ending.从星期五的角度出发讲述的鲁宾逊漂流记。
给某个土豪当司机的中年男子董大宝(宋晓峰 饰),这天被老板通知要帮着看守豪宅。谁知老板前脚刚走,他就把奶奶接过来享福。谁知期间发生了意外,奶奶没留神打碎了老板家的花瓶。大宝认为花瓶价值不菲,吓得连忙拿到古董行修复,却得知这是一件现代的工艺品。本来可以松一口气了,哪想到他门前脚走出古董行,后脚就被两个笨贼盯上,趁大宝吃饭的功夫砸破车窗,偷走花瓶,并且开口十万索要赎金。本来不必再理会他们,但是素有“轴神”之称的大宝非要把花瓶赎回来。为此,奶奶拿出传家宝——一个金色脸盆。意想不到的是,脸盆被人以讹传讹,整得满城风雨,世人皆知,甚至有心怀叵测的女人主动投怀送抱……