The background of the story is the tall Eton College, which is the silhouette of British society at that time. The pretentiousness and hypocrisy of the bourgeoisie have become synonymous with those privileged classes.
So what is the outcome of the two angry youths when the whole society is in this trend?
Guy is undoubtedly the most troublesome problem in the eyes of the student union and the housekeeper. With his charm, he is unruly and lawless. He is a very hateful character. He doesn't seem to care about anything, reading and dating smartly and unrestrainedly in his free time trying to bend his best friends. He used his rebellious behavior to show his contempt and disdain for those rigid and strict rules and people's stubborn and hypocritical thinking.
But those who are deeply in love are always the most vulnerable, no matter how unruly and unrestrained you Guy is, they are finally planted on the road of no return of love. For the sake of his lover's reputation, he gave up his dignity and left his future, embarrassed six whips in front of the most hated person, and was forced to leave his hometown. This is the end of Guy.
Let's take a look at Judd who uses another more radical way to get angry. It seemed that everything reflected in his eyes the decadent foundation of capitalism and the nature of oppressing the people, and then inspired his resentment as a stunted fan of Stalin and Lenin to criticize all this.
The most touching thing is never to share generously in times of happiness, but to taste together in times of suffering. Judd was so straightforward that he could automatically block Guy's seduction and molesting, but for his sake, he broke his own principles and agreed to serve as a secretary. Judd fell into friendship and friendship with Guy. He kept his promise not to go to Russia with Guy, but continued to endure the society he hated, but was later caught by the Fascist Party and died in the Spanish Civil War. He was not bent by Guy, but instead let the proletarian thinking influence Guy. As for the ideal state of socialism, it may no longer be important to Judd. It is like faith, which is just what he has longed for in his life. The thing you want, even if it is vague and unreal.
I think the translation of the title Another Country into the love of classmates is pure nonsense. Guy secretly dated in the boat at night. The two people cuddling with each other are very romantic, but at most the lover is lying in his arms, but the friend can put down everything about himself and punt for you without complaint. Before Guy was flogged, Judd silently looked at his leaving back, with complicated eyes, but he pretended to read a book calmly after he was tortured.
Tortuous love, strong friendship, abhorrent rivals, and unfamiliar society. These add up to be a youth.
At the end of the film, the old Guy recalled his Eaton life, and the only thing he missed was the long absence of cricket. Through cricket, he missed the joy and pain of Eaton, the people and things of Eaton, and the youth that stayed at Eaton. It is with youth that has the unruly momentum, the immaturity and stubbornness of the angry youth. The theme of this film is not nonsense homosexuality and politics, but an angry youth who is desperate for everything.
Do what you think is right regardless of the consequences, this is youth.
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