When I revisited this classic last night, I accidentally burst into tears again and again. To be honest, Robert Taylor's performance is more like a natural expression of a gentleman's modalities. There is nothing wrong with his performance, and there is nothing remarkable in his performance. After all, most gentlemen are the same. But the heroine played by Vivien Leigh concentrates all the contradictions and conflicts in the whole play.
Officer Roy (Robert Taylor) meets dancer Marla (Vivien Leigh) at Waterloo Bridge during an air raid and they quickly fall in love. The two just spent a day or two happy days before Roy was called up to the front line. Mara received news of Roy's death soon after, and she became a prostitute after giving up on herself. But Roy finally returned. Where will the two go in the future?
Their love is pure and beautiful. On the first date, it was late at night in a cheerful atmosphere. As the closing time approached, they were still reluctant to part. The last tune sounded slowly, which was the melody of "Friendship Lasts Forever". Even if you hold on tight, time still flies between your fingers.
The next day, Roy took Mara to register for marriage, but unexpectedly delayed the time, so he decided to come back the next day. When Mara bought a dress excitedly and looked forward to the future, Roy was transferred to the front line. In the end, she only saw one side of him, and didn't even have time to say a word.
When Mara received Roy's bad news, she passed out twice. The great sadness made her upside down, but she had to hide the truth from Roy's mother in front of her. This time, she could have changed her predetermined destiny, even if she lived with the old woman for a lifetime, it would be better than doing things in the future. But she chose the latter, probably because she was subconsciously unwilling to trouble others.
When she sank deeper and deeper into the quagmire of fate, fate played a big joke on her. Roy actually returned safely, and they embraced at the railway station. At this time, even I was in front of the screen as if in a dream. But for that loyal and stupid Mara, has her happiness really come?
Until the end, when Mara left Roy, she failed to tell Roy the truth because she thought it was hurting Roy. However, her actual behavior had long ago damaged Roy's body. Including her final decision - forcibly abandoning the person who loves her, staying silent and determined to seek death. Could have returned to the good, but chose to throw the future under the wheels and crush it.
So, Mara's tragedy can only be blamed on herself. Even in times of peace, her character will not be able to eat everywhere, and the final result will be similar. War is only the catalyst that accelerates this process.
This morning, when I was bored sorting out the materials, I stumbled upon the original cross talk "booklet", so I turned a few more pages, and just turned to "Five Elements Poems".
"The water floods the blue bridge, Lan Ruilian, Wei Jingyuan by the lotus pond." The
blue bridge! Blue Bridge! It was the Blue Bridge!
The story of the Blue Bridge is also a tragedy. Lan Ruilian and Wei Jingyuan are dating at the Blue Bridge. Wei Jingyuan, who arrived first, was swept away by the flood, and Lan Ruilian decided to die after learning about it, so she also died in the flood of Lanqiao.
Thinking about it carefully, how similar are the love stories that perished due to despair! I couldn't help but marvel at the level of those old translators who learned Chinese and Western. Of course, there are many excellent translations at the moment, but there are very few people who can achieve such a level of re-creation.
At the end, the old Cronin holds a small destiny talisman, remembering the dead love. I believe that time has gradually subsided the pain, but it will never let the story annihilate.
Soul Broken Blue Bridge, Dream Broken Blue Bridge.
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