The first time I saw the trailer, I was very excited. Later, when the movie just came out, I downloaded one without subtitles, not even English subtitles. I didn’t understand many places. So gave three stars.
If you don't comment on the film technique, don't talk about the narrative, don't talk about the hero and heroine. Just focus on the story the film itself is trying to tell us. I want to say that when you watch it for the second and third time, you will really think that this is a movie worth thinking about. Especially when you are growing up and you are confused about the choices you are at a loss.
The film is as British as it should be, rigorous and conservative. A lot of thought and detail can be seen everywhere in the movie. There is a sense of unease, and there are supporting roles that set the stage for the plot, as if all the traps are exposed, only the unworldly heroine and her family are kept in the dark.
The story is a vulgar story that can no longer be vulgar, how a smart girl fell and got up again. The truth is the straight truth, there are no shortcuts in life. Maybe everyone has a period of time, serious pursuit of some superficial things, like the heroine, from time to time speaking French, smoking cigarettes, dreaming of going to Paris.
There is nothing wrong with dreams, what is wrong is the way you pursue your dreams.
After returning from her first date with an old man, the heroine sees her mother busy with the trivialities of life. I think this scene is a huge blow to any literary girl of this age. The little girl doesn't know what life is, what it means to give, or what real hard work is. So, getting lost is the least unexpected ending.
The truth that the movie wants to tell us is said through the mouths of the supporting characters. After Jenny came back from Paris, she and two of her friends smoked under the big tree at school. Her friend said "I don't want to be like you, everything has to pay a price"
sounds cruel, doesn't it? Really cruel isn't it?
If you feel really cruel, then it is best to ask yourself if you are still looking for shortcuts in life.
Perhaps the movie is not meant to tell us that there are no shortcuts in life, although the phrase ends up being more prominent at the end. But when Jenny asked her parents for advice after her marriage proposal, the utilitarian father said, "I don't care about those nightclubs, what I care about is education, if you are stupid, he won't want you, right? ?" The role of a father does not understand the real meaning of life, but it is human nature for him to hope that his daughter has a good life and plenty of food and clothing. The father does not have a higher education in Cambridge like his daughter's teacher, so he lives in his eyes. The true meaning is simply "marrying a rich man".
So, please ask yourself what is the meaning of life.
Jenny dropped out. Jenny decides to get married. Jenny finds out the truth. I saw her prayers after she had nothing, and tears covered her makeup.
Growth always comes with a price, no exception. Maybe the smarter the girl, the more detours she has to take. Fortunately, Jenny in the movie, the price paid is within the range she can bear. She didn't give in easily to that man. She ended up going to Oxford, not just conquering Latin.
Jenny sat in the principal's office and said, "Maybe you think I'm a wild woman", the principal smiled and said, "You're not a woman yet."
At the end of the movie, Jenny said "I feel old, but not very wise" at the teacher's house. I think at that moment, she really understood something.
There comes a time in each of us when we are so terrified of life that we don't know what life is and why we struggle. I want to be stable and prosperous, but I don't know what real peace and prosperity is.
Maybe each of us has to go through a lot of detours. It is like a fast runner who often finds out at the end that he is not the one who has walked the furthest.
Life is not about length, but width.
So, dear girl, you can take detours and experience life, but, like Jenny in the movie, be clear about your bottom line, and don't compromise the principle that cannot be compromised.
Because everything has a price.
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