"The Bridge of Madison County" is a very eye-catching film in 1995. The film has attracted wide attention from audiences and critics for its discussion of extramarital love affairs and its manifestation of middle-aged people's psychological emotions. The plot of the film is very simple, but the emotional expression in it is very delicate, reflecting the director's outstanding mastery ability and the actor's profound knowledge. The film is not just a manifestation of an extramarital relationship, but through it reveals the ethical values and emotional balance of middle-aged people: the reason why the heroine has feelings for the male protagonist, one of the most important factors is that she is in In the long years of dull married life, he was forced to abandon his original life ideals and bury himself in trivial housework. So when the free-spirited male protagonist appeared, she couldn't help being attracted by him.
The love expressed in "The Bridge of Madison County" is sober and very sensible. Although the movie has a nuanced expression of extramarital love affairs, what it shows is still a more orthodox theme of maintaining the family. Therefore, the audience can deeply feel the potential pressure of the surrounding environment on the heroes and heroines and the contradictory psychology of the heroes in the film. The heroine in the film chooses the family after making repeated decisions. Her sense of responsibility for the family prevails. The end of the film also ends with the heroine’s two sons and daughters being moved and attaching importance to the family. These are all orthodox moral concepts. Reflect.
"The Bridge of Madison County" has won the recognition of many audiences for its delicate depiction of the family and emotional problems of middle-aged people, and its traditional morality also makes it easy for people to accept. This film has aroused the resonance of many middle-aged audiences with its outstanding artistic expression, and also urged the audience to take their feelings seriously. The two actors, Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep, also performed very well in the film. They have a good grasp of the emotions of the characters in the film, and the emotional performance is also extremely delicate.