1984 movie. De Niro and Streep play the male and female protagonists. Both of them are my favorite actors. The story is about Frank and Molly who met several times by chance and developed feelings for each other. After some twists and turns, they overcame a lot of resistance and finally came together. In this film, Frank and Jasmine each had a warm and harmonious family and stable jobs before they cheated on each other. Frank and Jasmine were not lechers in the usual sense. They met each other and went through a lot of things. A lot of accidents, the development of feelings is also logical, coupled with the delicate performances of De Niro and Streep, the audience is even more convincing. Make people feel that they "have to" fall in love and "have to" cheat. If we put ourselves into the characters and the plot, maybe the same things would happen, the same decisions would be made, the same actions would be made, and even the same things would be said. The director of the film is through this real plot, the protagonist's sincere emotional interpretation, so that the audience's position unknowingly stands on the side of the outgoing characters and sympathizes with them. Despite this, extramarital affairs have not been recognized by society, and extramarital affairs are still considered an immoral behavior in people's minds. For example, Frank in the film is a man of integrity. After reconciling with Jasmine, he confessed to his wife. Being a wife is not easy to mess with, so he gave Frank a slap in the face right away. From Frank's part, he felt he deserved the slap because he was ashamed of his family. From the perspective of Frank's wife, there are two meanings, one is that he has been deceived, and the other is that Frank has violated the socially recognized behavior. Therefore, both of them still have social moral standards in their hearts. Molly's situation was different. When she learned that Frank was about to leave, she ignored her husband's obstruction and drove frantically to say goodbye to Frank. In fact, she also has the word "morality" in her heart, but at that time, she valued emotions more than morality, and couldn't care about that much. The motivation for extramarital affairs is nothing more than emotional and sexual. Whether it is from love to nature or from nature to love, it is the pursuit of physical and mental pleasure. These are human nature. But in modern society, for each individual, in addition to emotion and sexuality, one should also pursue rationality, which also belongs to the category of human nature. The result of rationality is social harmony. There are laws and generally accepted moral codes for this. These are the rules. Everyone longs for freedom, but only by being familiar with these rules and accustomed to abide by them can we obtain the greatest freedom in the real society. The end of the film, another Christmas. Frank and Molly meet again by chance. They've become law-abiding people for a while. . It's a bit like a stranger to each other. They greeted each other politely and concealed from each other the fact that their family had broken down. De Niro and Streep's performances are admirable and show superb acting skills. Especially in this kind of emotional film, there is no need for heart-piercing shouts, nor generous and heroic statements. I deeply understand the emotional context of the characters and the development of the plot, and feel the joys, sorrows, hesitations and hesitations in the world. Decisive...and many other emotions, and express them quietly, real and delicate.
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