100 years ago in 1949, this story was almost the same as the Cinderella fairy tale. It could begin with once upon a time. But just like today there are still Cinderella looking forward to the prince to find her to marry a wealthy family, today there are still countless men vainly trying to become a winner in life by marrying an heiress instead of working hard.
The plot is really maddening. When I see the end, my conclusion is: this woman is not worthy of sympathy at all and deserves it.
From ancient times to the present, a woman’s happiness has been defined as: a happy family, loving her husband, and lovely children. But from ancient times to the present, there is a phenomenon that has never changed, that is, the leftover women, the British called spinster (the second lady in Downton was identified as a spinster by his parents since childhood, and the lives of both of them were very bumpy).
The heroine's father wants her to be happy, but this is based on a standard based on an objective evaluation of his daughter's condition. There is a man who earns 30,000 pounds a year who is willing to marry her. Today, it’s okay. The heroine's aunt also hopes her happiness, her definition is feminine, and she hopes that the heroine can be with the person she loves. The difference in standards also explains the difference between the patriarchal and maternal positions that follow.
The actress' performance in the first half was wonderful, just like a girl who has never been in love. I think that during the transition from a child to a woman, the role of the mother is very important. In short, it is to teach how to be a lady through words and deeds. The heroine lost her mother since she was a child, and her aunt came to her house after she became an adult, so her behavior and character language were unsculpted, with the rudeness of a child in her behavior, and the innocence of a child in her personality. The former makes it difficult for men of the same class to like her, and the latter makes her the goal of the hero.
If she does not have a father, then her husband squandered her family property and became impoverished after marriage. It can only be said that this woman's misfortune was due to lack of her mother's instruction and influence. But everything his father and aunt worked hard, instead of awakening her, they became more surly. This is the problem of her own character.
The first point is that there is no self-knowledge, but the profile also reflects how much she is loved at home. Although she was far from her mother, her father never criticized her. This kind of non-criticism made her feel like her married cousin, she didn't realize her unflattering character and mediocre appearance at all. Her cousin is an outstanding happy woman, and the hostess thinks she is too, but her father said: I have taught her so many things, her mother is so good, she is only mediocre in the end. What a precise evaluation.
The second point is to focus only on your own feelings and not empathize with others. When my father found out that she was really not smart enough to comprehend the reason why he had to bring her to Europe, his father thought she would be furious. Especially in the cold wind, when the father and the hostess were sitting at the table where the father and mother had been on their honeymoon, she realized in the first half that her father was very happy and suggested that she should drink a cup of chocolate. Obviously, the age of the heroine is about the same as her mother at that time, and she must have ordered a cup of hot coffee when she sat in this position. The father missed his deceased wife and tried to get some comfort from his daughter. But the hostess, without thinking, said no, turned around and talked about all the things the lover said in the letter. If I were her dad, I would turn my face away and leave.
The third point is extreme. In the end, the father could only tell the truth if he was weak, but the heroine hurt her self-esteem, but she didn't think about whether his father's words were reasonable, and directly concluded that his father didn't like him. Please, if you criticize you just don't like you, it's no wonder that your father is afraid to tell you that he can only imply. She was even more exaggerated. When her father declared that she was critically ill, the maid cried, but she just wanted to avoid being in the same room with her father, and even angry with him. It should be killed in China, and what kind of inheritance is there. Even when his father is dying, he can't even see her! My father did all this for her good, but she didn't appreciate it at all. Really, let her be with the male lead, scum and scum, deserve it.
So I recommend this 1949 film to all girls who have first love. It's not that there is no pure love, but marriage is definitely a mixture of money. A blindly self-confident person will fall into the other extreme after recognizing reality, avoiding these character weaknesses in order to expect a more perfect marriage.
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