In a big way, it is the epitome of an imperialist country colonizing a primitive tribe; in a small way, it is a brave pioneer, an individual with an adventurous spirit and a passionate desire for wealth. In the West, people with this characteristic are classified as heroic figures, such as Captain Cook, Robinson and so on. In the eyes of the world, the admiration for fame, wealth, status, and their masculinity is believed to provide reliable material security for their partners. It is against this background that the heroine Ada was arranged by her father to marry him who had never met in a foreign land. No matter whether this combination is a deliberate act by the parents, the matchmaker's words, or the characteristics of the times between men and women, they are together.
According to common sense, the male protagonist works hard outside the career; the female protagonist is a perfect feudal marriage model, plus the two people's personalities complement each other in action and stillness, this marriage will be able to achieve positive results with time.
Our vision is based on the man as the leader of this marriage, so Stewart's image is a lot more positive, and it is difficult for many people to accept Ada's "betrayal". Why? Because he loved her, pampered her, and even endured her first cheating, how could she have the heart to hurt and abandon such a good man? He was also asking why, hysterically, the rain was falling all over the sky, as if the sky couldn't stop crying for his helplessness, and the moment he slashed his index finger with his axe out of anger, we could also really feel his depth. Painful torment. Compared with a friend I know, who killed the man on the spot as early as the scene of catching the rape in bed, Stewart's behavior is still a gentleman, although everyone has no right to maliciously harm others by law.
Having said that, we are ignoring an important fact that women are also the deciders of marriage. It's just that in the context of the time, Ada's actions were a bit more advanced. Now, many women have an independent sense of personality, can more boldly pursue their own happiness, and can more deeply understand what Ada is doing. In other words, the door to their hearts must have a matching key to open it, and it is difficult to do so with violence and unconventional means. And once men find them, they conquer them. I roughly divide them into three categories: material desires (such as money, power, fame, etc.); physical desires (such as appetite, sex, drugs, gambling, etc.); spiritual desires (such as freedom, art, temperament, motherhood, etc.) Wait). Whether it is appropriate to classify motherhood as the desire of the soul is debatable, but it is an indisputable fact that many families survive because of their children.
The key to the heroine's heart in this film is the piano, which belongs to the category of spiritual desire. That is to say, Stewart's efforts to find the key to Ada's heart went astray from the beginning: he was unwilling to pay to move the piano from the seaside to the wetland; he agreed to exchange 80 acres of land for the piano. Request; in spite of Ada's objection to ask him to teach the illiterate Bai to play the qin. It's a pity that he didn't realize that it was he who pushed her into Bai's arms step by step, including finally taking a gun and letting him take her away. He ruined his love unknowingly, and no amount of tenderness and no amount of intimidation could restore her heart. NO MORE! Therefore, it is biased that we use the oath of the marriage contract to restrict the choice of the heart. At least in the marriage of love after marriage, it cannot be characterized as cheating. As for modern extramarital affairs, let's leave it alone.
What kind of woman is Ada?
She is not dumb, but she is reluctant to speak. Around this characteristic of her, the words criticizing her continued. Anyone who has studied physiology knows that human organs have a compensatory adjustment function, that is, after the function or structure of a certain organ becomes diseased, the original organ or another organ that replaces its function will become more sensitive and powerful. She doesn't have to communicate verbally with people, avoids a lot of right and wrong, and enhances her sense of introspection. How can such a woman who is soft on the outside and tough on the inside be described as ordinary?
The ideal love in her heart has disappeared with the man she originally loved, and her silence seems to be endless. People say that bosom friends are rare in the world. Apart from the love for Qin, where can there be any hope? When faced with a husband who doesn't know his heart or his nature, he surrenders the piano that she loves and loves to others. Her first strong and weak struggle can't stop him from being strong, and her heart is even stronger. miserable. The struggle was ineffective, she could only succumb. This was the state of mind when she first taught Bai to play the piano. She lost her interest but was attracted by Bai's quid pro quo, and finally felt his true feelings from Bai's words and deeds. (There are a lot of erotic scenes, but a gentleman is not obscene, and Bai is also a person who knows how to advance and retreat.) Because of such a gradual process of her psychology, she can clearly see who is her confidant who is worthy of her life. Therefore, the two violent conflicts with Stuart later
showed her perseverance and no turning back. It was a decisive decision. There are too many references to this kind of determination of a woman. She may be like Francesca in "Last Dreams of the Covered Bridge", who recalls her life; she may be like Catherine in "The English Patient" who stays alone in the cold night; she may be like "Anna Kareni" Na" Xiangxiaoyu died. But she succeeded, what a hard-won success, and perhaps from then on she was determined to speak! This is the power of love, which can turn a weak woman into something magical.
Let's discuss the refraction meaning of the final plot.
The piano and ropes can be regarded as the cares and shackles of Ada's past life. When she passively follows them into the dark deep sea, what can she do to get rid of their fetters and regain her new life? Buddha said: How to go up, only to let go. How easy is it to let go? No one can save you except yourself. At the moment of her life and death, is it the instinct for survival, the epiphany of the gods in her heart, or the desire for freedom and hope that drives her to work hard to break free? Don't worry, she has surfaced, and her life has been completely different from now on. I understand its meaning, and I understand the whole film.
PS. It is rare to see such a happy ending for a movie with the same theme, please give it a thumbs up.
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