The heroine, Martha, has gone from ardent pursuit to dissatisfaction and disappointment with her husband and even revenge. The protagonist George went from being flattered by the principal's daughter, to the long-term tolerance of his violent wife and the helpless acceptance of being "A Dou" with a green hat. The depiction of just one night allows you to see layer by layer how they polished their love, spread resentment, and depressed their will in their many years of married life. They didn't even have the strength to get out of this marriage, and let each other's torture become the only remedy for a poor and empty life. After the midnight madness, they returned to peace and licked each other's wounds. Some people may think that this is an unexpected warm ending. But the wound that healed was just to be torn again next time.
Supporting role couple Nick and Honey, just married, just came to this school to teach, sweet and restrained. But after Martha and George's induction and alcohol prompting, when the two confided in their hearts, you found that there were also seeds of resentment there. So you think, how many years later, will they become the next pair of Martha and George?
It's not a light-hearted and joyful film. The emotional collision of climaxes makes the audience feel exhausted like the people in the play. Elizabeth Taylor is now middle-aged. Although her charm still exists, her superb acting skills will definitely make you forget the stereotype of "Cleopatra". As a film adapted from a stage play, there are some traces of the stage play, such as relatively simple character scenes, massive but wonderful lines, and intense drama conflicts.
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