As soon as this trailer was released, I was attracted by the sweet interaction between the chic gentleman opening and the two heroines, thinking that I just need to concentrate on crying for the beautiful love. However, when I really chased it up, I found a wide view of the window. From this, I saw the status of the British aristocratic women and the way of social participation. The love progress of the two heroines was simply constantly tested. "Marriage to a (status/respected) man Is it a good choice after all".
I am willing to divide the narrative of the first season into two main lines. One is the noble line, that is, the "Gentleman Jack" Anne Lister returns to the hometown to heal her emotional injury. Because of the money, she falls in love with the beautiful but fragile Ann Walker, and at the same time she and stealing mines. The Rawson brothers fight wits. The other is the civilian line, that is, the family abused by the alcoholic tenant farmer Sam, and finally resisted the killing and continued to live in lies (this line later covered the family of Mr. Washington, who was in charge of mining matters, because his son Thomas married his daughter).
Anne Lister is smart and avant-garde, and at the same time quite narcissistic. I went to Paris to study anatomy and traveled around Europe. For the rest of my life, a couple will get married (go to church to receive the sacrament) and live together. The family has accepted her orientation and multiple romances. It seems from all angles. A very unique (even peculiar) life. In contrast, looking back at the other women in the whole drama, suffering from the marriage environment and inheritance conventions, they live unreconciledly.
Case 1 is her lover Ann and her sister Elizabeth, who was married to Scotland, because her parents and brother died early and obtained the right of inheritance. They are wealthy if they are unmarried (Ann), but once they get married, the property counts as the husband's (Elizabeth). Ann was licked by a wretched family doctor, so I can’t say; a critically ill friend madly hinted to pick up her husband, the pastor, the hypocrite did not disappoint his wife and seduced her, and immediately threatened to marry her after the death of his wife; in Crow Nest was going to be on a blind date, taken to his sister's house to recuperate, and was arranged by Sir Jazz's brother-in-law to his poor relatives (used to help pay off debts). The sister dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, and finally secretly joined her relatives to send her away. When the two were separated, I felt Elizabeth clearly knew that she was cheated by marriage, she was cheated of her property, she was cheated to give birth to a child, and she was cheated to stay at home ever since.
Case 2 is her sister, Marian Lister, who stays in Halifax all the year round is a bit boring, but she has a secret complaint about her sister's inheritance rights from her uncle, and she will hold "If you get married, Anne's inheritance rights can be transferred to her husband." The mentality of dating rude and ignorant new money.
Case 3 is her predecessor. At the beginning, this person agreed to a certain nobleman's proposal and made Anne heartbreak to return home. She also hoped to maintain a relationship with Anne after marriage. Every time she promised to "wait for her husband's death...". Knowing of his entanglement with Ms. Walker, he couldn't bear to be jealous and attacked wildly. I very much sympathize with the husband who cheated on lesbian.
Case 4 is the wife of her rogue tenant Sam. I was beaten up anytime and anywhere, and even tried to protect my children. Because the husband has almost no sane moment, it is equivalent to the loss of labor. Not only the family's livelihood falls on them, but also the whole family is facing the crisis of being driven away by Anne because of her husband's mischief. Even if her son Thomas killed Sam to feed the pigs, she could only accept (and Mr.Washington's mismatch with Mr.Washington regarding Sam's whereabouts, but also laid a secret for this line. Ray; at the same time, I seriously suspect that the little brother is also a drunkard and crazy party).
In this way, being defrauded of property, raped, being indoctrinated with the necessity of marriage, tormented by unresolvable depression and neurasthenia, the current hotly discussed freedom of marriage, inheritance rights, domestic violence (and anti-killing), and widowhood parenting have been hundreds of years ago Bad signs are everywhere...Women have money and hardship, and no money is even harder, but they must rely on a marriage to be recognized by the custom. But the problem is often that the custom cannot see the inside of marriage, and the possible ending of choosing a bad life partner (inheritance change is equal to sacrificing oneself and choosing a new life leader) is here.
It's really a retro anti-marriage movie~
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