I'm leaning towards Edward not showing up because he ended up getting Susan's approval and that's what he really wanted
The film has a lot of divergent understandings. Tell me about a few that resonate.
1 Betrayal
Just like her characters in the book and in life, Susan is actually two people before and after the split
Susan in the book is a woman who bravely protects her family, protects her daughter, and never wears makeup.
In her life, Susan is bright and beautiful, and she lives a lonely and empty life that others envy and that she wears lipstick and makeup to become a person who does not belong to her heart. Especially after she found out that her current husband is cheating, she is even more lonely in her heart. In a word, she finally changes. became her "mother"
This is her betrayal of herself
On another level, she betrayed not only her own heart but also her own love
Abandoned the romantic and sensitive Edward she recognized before
I chose a more handsome current husband recognized by the world
2 cowardly
Edward didn't come forward to save his wife and daughter in the book. It was his cowardice. After that, he lived with constant self-blame and remorse.
Because of cowardice Edward survived in the book
Survived life in the upper class because of betrayal Susan
And without exception, they all live miserably and alone
3 Revenge
Edward saw Susan cheating on the man and kissing in the car. There was only one scene in the whole film. After being single for more than 20 years, he rejected the request of the female lead to try to meet up with him many times.
why? I analyze that because the male protagonist's sensitive personality is easily hurt, and the female protagonist abandons him as his first love, plus the female protagonist's derailment hurts him the most and is fatal, so he loses confidence in love and finally fails to make an appointment. It can be regarded as a kind of revenge
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