Men are afraid of stoic women

Santina 2022-03-01 08:01:29

The film is a bit baffling at first glance, and even Kate's deliberately broken English makes the film seem too pretentious.
Then at the end, after hearing the truth, Jack chose to leave. The lonely Reina walked to the plane alone, and suddenly thought, if the betrayal at this time were Jack, would Reina leave him? Judging from the laws of general movies, it seems that it will not. After some redemption, gentle women will always tolerate everything a man has done, no matter how terrible it is. For a man, he can take great risks and do anything for her, but once he finds out that the other party is no longer what he thinks, and even becomes stronger and darker, he will no longer have the courage to make any efforts. Just as Tess's husband can stray, but he can't tolerate his wife's guilt. As Lena said in the play, a man only wants a woman to cry in his arms, and is afraid of a woman who knows how to use a gun.
I don't care about the struggles between those countries. After all, those are just backgrounds. The uglyness of politics is not seen in this movie. If this movie can make us think, maybe we Have the courage to accept a dark woman as a dark man.

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