love is a luxury

Patsy 2022-04-21 09:01:29

Gorgeous and boundless desert, thrilling war, love happened in this background.
And telling it through the memory of a man lying on the bed who was burnt to the ground, it is difficult for such a love story to remain untouched.
Because this is doomed to be a tragedy.

As many people have said, this movie is very loose, and it was watched over two nights, so many plots can't be matched, such as the man who just appeared, why did he murder Emma? Also often confused the old Emma and Eddie.

It is a sin to confuse a lover with a husband.

Of course, at the end of the day, that's what the film's narrative mode is, a story of a woman and two men.
To put it poorly, it is a story of a thief.

And, when they were dating, did they do anything other than make love?
So, the director can only make their lovemaking more poetic.
So, we saw that when Catherine was sent home, Catherine asked Emma if she wanted to come in and sit, Emma said no, and called her Mrs. But when Catherine came to the room, she found Emma Shu actually lying on her bed with sand in her hair. He hugged Catherine violently and tore her white dress.
And then... (500 words omitted here)

Christmas in Africa is very hot, but they can only spend the holidays here, Catherine's husband dressed as Santa Claus to send blessings, and Catherine, in the national anthem played by the army and Christmas In the music, she and Emma are sweating profusely in an aisle having sex.
It was still noon, and the sun was shining brightly.

The couple's first year of marriage was called a paper marriage. Catherine's husband wanted to surprise his wife, so he called Catherine first and said he couldn't go back. And outside the window, he heard the sound of their joyous singing and the Hungarian music they played. In the music, Amarsh named the hole under Catherine's throat block the Amarsh Strait.


If it weren't for the war, if they weren't so stubborn, the story would be a popular fiction story of an affair.
For example, "Madame Bovary", such as "Anna, Karenina"
also mentioned the latter novel, Anna Karenina. Leo Tolstoy is an old man who loves to preach and value morality. This novel he wrote is not a tribute to Anna's spirit of rebellion against this society. Christianity is against adultery, and here he is only writing about the suffering of an adulterous woman and her eventual punishment.
We are warned to abide by the moral code, not to commit adultery, and not to be a bad woman.

So why do we forgive this adulterer and the adulteress again?
Because of the romantic desert backdrop?
Because Katherine's beauty is so innocent?
Because she is sincere?
Or because she died in the end.

But since it's the protagonist, it's always right. What's wrong is the supporting roles, such as Catherine's husband Hardy, although he is equally handsome, equally good, and equally deeply in love with Catherine, but instead, we blame him for marrying Catherine in the first place, where did he come from? The old man was between Catherine and Emma, ​​so they couldn't be together.
However, when Hardy finally drove the plane, took Katherine, and hit Emmaus, do we understand the despair and hatred in his heart?
He was going to die with both of them.

In the movie, the most distressed person is Hardy, the cuckold husband.
How innocent he is.
Buried in the desert, but no one cared about him, Catherine was hit with a broken body and was picked up by Emma, ​​then this is the most tragic moment of this tragic movie.
The hero put the heroine in a cave and told her that he was going to find someone for help and asked her to wait for him here, he walked for three days and three nights, never resting, waiting for him to see the British army, ask the army to rescue him When he was a human, he was imprisoned because his name was like a German name.
At this time, he was so anxious that his lips were drawn, and he was upset. The woman he loved was in a cold cave, suffering alone, and maybe she had died.
But he was also transported by train to Europe by these inhuman officers.

He made an excuse, jumped off the train, and limped in the desert. He was going back, and he was going to keep his promise. Then he met the Germans, and he gave the map to the Germans in exchange for gasoline.
He drove the British plane, the German gasoline, to the cave in the desert.

And here is another discussion. Is it correct to betray the interests of the country for the sake of love? Of course we little girls who watch love movies will be moved to tears by this behavior, feeling that this is true love? You can give up everything for love.
However, what was the consequence? German troops invaded the city and died countless times.

Maybe Emma was also anxious at the time. A person who is anxious can do anything.

This reminds me of another movie, Lust and Caution. Let's not discuss the issue of "very pornographic and violent" first, and another issue that makes ethics discuss is "Should I fall in love with a traitor", Wang Lanzhi's behavior killed him So many anti-journalists, and this spy continues to harm the people and betray the country and the nation.
However, she has a very noble sign hanging on her chest
"love"
what should we say?
What should we say in this era of "love conquers all" and "we can sacrifice all for love".


Going back to this movie, back to the desert, back to the cave, Catherine is dead, and all that's left are the loving words she wrote.

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  • Jasen 2021-10-22 14:42:01

    I didn't understand how love happened. . It's okay as an identity movie. Binos made me see awkwardness.

  • Melody 2021-10-22 14:42:00

    For the first time, I felt that love can overshadow morality, but I can't give a reason.

The English Patient quotes

  • Katharine Clifton: [dancing] Why did you follow me yesterday?

    Almásy: I'm sorry, what?

    Katharine Clifton: After the market, you followed me to the hotel.

    Almásy: I was concerned. A woman in that part of Cairo, a European woman, I felt obliged to.

    Katharine Clifton: [amused] You felt obliged to?

    Almásy: As the wife of one of our party.

    Katharine Clifton: So why follow me? Escort me, by all means, but following me is predatory, isn't it?

  • Hana: [reads Almásy's note on the firecracker] "Betrayals in war are childlike compared with our betrayals during peace. New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire." For the heart is an organ of fire.I love that. I believe that. K? Who is K?

    Almásy: K is for Katharine.