One Day is a romantic love story but also full of regrets - Photo: Empire
One Day is a popular romantic film based on the novel of the same name by David Nicholls. After his graduation ceremony at university, the charming young man Dexter meets the innocent and dreamy female student Emma. They quickly become attracted to each other and spend the night together at the female lead's apartment.
But instead of the usual one-night stand, these two special people created a memorable "one-day" love story, repeated for many years. Until they decided to live together.
In 2011, the film first appeared on the big screen with the participation of Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. The work was well received by the audience thanks to its emotional exploitation and the excellent acting of the main couple, often listed in the list of romantic love films that make the audience cry even after watching it many times.
In 2024, this profound but also tumultuous love story is once again brought to the small screen, through the performance of two young actors Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall.
The TV version of One Day is currently in the top 10 most watched movies on Netflix Vietnam. So, what is the similarity and difference between the TV version of One Day and the previous hit original movie?
'One Day' TV version is similar to the experience of reading a novel
With 14 episodes, the TV version of One Day has more time to delve into Emma and Dexter's love story that spans more than 20 years, from when they were friends in college until they moved in together.
One Day 2024 version delves into the love story of the main couple, providing an experience similar to reading a novel - Photo: Empire
Due to time constraints, One Day 2011 could only choose the most prominent details during the couple's long break-up period. One Day 2024, on the other hand, depicts in more detail their lives after their fateful meeting at their university graduation.
While Dexter still retains his flirtatious nature, is pursued by dozens of people and has a complicated personal life, Emma chooses to live a slow life, not too prominent in love and work.
Dexter and Emma can't seem to find a suitable intersection in both personality and lifestyle...
One Day 2024 gives us the feeling of reading the original novel, with all the emotions taking shape: sweet, passionate, sad and regretful.
Just like the movie version, the TV version of One Day does not focus on philosophy, but slowly tells a simple story, recreating the most memorable stages of two people, but making many generations feel the beauty and sadness of gain and loss in life.
Natural, fresh acting
One Day is one of the most iconic works of Anne Hathaway's career.
With a bright appearance and gentle, sincere acting, the actress captured the hearts of viewers when playing the role of a simple girl, always devoted to love.
Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway in the 2011 film One Day - Photo: Radio Times
Jim Sturgess, with his handsome appearance, easily makes an impression in every frame he appears in.
In the 2024 version, Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall bring more freshness and dynamism to the two roles, but in terms of chemistry and beauty, the two young actors still find it difficult to compare with the classic 2011 film version.
Ambika Mod has a strange and beautiful appearance, creating attraction during the early years of Emma's university.
But in adulthood, she gives off a sense of immaturity and doesn't change much from her original appearance.
Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall in One Day 2024 - Photo: Variety
Meanwhile, Leo Woodall left more impressions. In terms of appearance, he has a tall figure and a handsome face, suitable for the image of a famous hot boy, often involved in love rumors with girls.
In terms of acting, he brings stability when balancing humorous, cheerful scenes with scenes with a lot of inner hurt.
When faced with the greatest tragedy of his life, he also showed restraint in expressing his pain, but still brought a feeling of smoldering conflict.
Overall, One Day in both versions is still successful in bringing a story that can easily "touch" all of us, reminding people to bravely pursue their love so as not to regret anything.
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