A handsome and rich man, Louis, will go to the pier to meet his mail-order bride from the United States. At this moment, he has no concept of love. "Love is only for those who believe in love." But on the pier, against the sun, Julia's sexy and seductive voice and stunning beauty make Louis fall in love. At this moment, Louis' love for Julia is a worldly love that combines possession and giving. "I want to give her everything. And I want to take everything from her." He said. However, when Louis found out that her beautiful wife was a liar, he woke up from happiness, but fell into a deeper love in the constant search, when he took Julia, or Bonnie, into his arms again, "Don't you see that I cannot breathe without you? I cannot live without you! Don't you see that? Don't you see how much I love you?" Life can be abandoned. Likewise, Bonnie is truly in love with the man who will do anything for her. However, when Billy reappeared and told Bonnie "Face the truth. You can't live his life. And he certainly can't live yours. Let him go." She bowed to Billy's threats but still believed Her love for Louis can overcome the dangers that may come. But fate played a joke on them again, when they were caught cheating at cards, when Louis was beaten and fell down the stairs, she gave in, she knew "He could not live in her world. And she would never fit into his She would never be worthy of him. She had to let him go. She would be Bonny." So she put poison in the coffee, but she didn't know the conspiracy had been revealed, when they sat opposite each other at the table:
Louis: Laugh now when I tell you this. I loved you, Julia.
Julia: Julia is not here. Julia is dead.
Louis: Laugh when I tell you that I still love you.
Julia: No.No, not me.You don't love
me.Louis: Yes.Yes, you.Not Julia Russell. Not Bonny Castle.You.I love you as I know you. Because I know you.As you are. Good and bad. Better and worse. I told you this already, but you didn't believe me. Tonight you will. To us. A short life and an exciting life.
Julia: Don't do this.
Louis: No other one. No other love but you. From first to last. Start to finish. Don't change, Julia. Don't ever change.
At this time, Louis is already a kind of "God's love" for Julia - constantly giving, not asking return. And Julia has no longer compromised, no longer afraid of Billy's threat, she has believed that love is their salvation...
"It's not a love story. But it's a story about love. And the power it has over our life. The power to heal or destroy." Indeed, this is not a love story, but a story about love, a story about A story of original sin and redemption. In short, the film revolves around two scams. The first scam, Julia convinces Louis of love. At the beginning, Louis did not believe in love, and violated the teachings of Christianity. This was Louis' "original sin", and the appearance of Julia made Louis believe in love, which enabled him to be redeemed. The second scam, Louis makes Bonnie understand what love is. In the days with Billy, Bonnie always thought that love was possession, which was Bonnie's "original sin", and Louis's unrepentant giving made her understand the true meaning of love, and also allowed her to obtain redemption. In addition, Billy in the film can be seen as the embodiment of "sin". Augustine believed that the essence of sin is a strong desire, a perverted self-centered love. And Billy's "love" for Bonnie is a strong desire for possession, an insatiable greed. What he wants is not only Bonnie's body, but what Bonnie has exchanged for her body and dignity. wealth. Ultimately, Billy's death is the manifestation of Christianity's punishment for sin - Romans 5:12 "As sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; so death came to all, because Everyone has sinned."
In short, the contrast between Louis and Bonnie, the contrast between Louis and Billy, and the contrast between Bonnie and Billy are also a set of contrasts, and these contrasts reflect the sin and punishment of Christianity. and the idea of original sin and redemption.
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