This sentence appears in the film at least twice, once when Benning was talking on the grass with a passionate beautiful young woman who was being pursued by Colin, and the second time when the beautiful boy pointed a gun at her.
For the first time, Benning learned that the young woman was only 22 years old. She said: run away, which means "leave him and hide far away". Many people say that Benning is a winner compared to other women. But in my opinion, Benning asked this sentence, it just shows that she also experienced such a passionate pursuit and similar inner struggle at this age, but in the end, she knew the ending and what the so-called love is. So, she said, run away. Some people may think that this is just another trick of Benning's bet to win, but at least Benning's performance makes me feel that she has a cold eye on all commitments, even this gamble, so although she See it as gambling, but don't take it that seriously. Therefore, the advice to young women may contain conspiracy elements, but half of them are sincere. After all, it can be seen from Benning's occasional sad expression that her life is not just a game, she also has unavoidable love and hatred.
The second time, Benning learned that the boy was only 17 years old. For men, this is an age of innocence and the beginning of being seduced. The boy's anger was caused by Colin letting his little lover lose her virginity. But he also had his first time on Benning's bed (this is my personal judgment, based on the purity of his rendezvous with his little lover in a secret room). 17 is an age where he can't figure out what's going on, so Benning can take him in such a dangerous situation. After bumping into Colin who opened the door, the boy rushed out of the room. And Colin wants to run away, he won't be stupid enough to die for an affair. But young people don't think so. It's a conflict of ages. One is young and ignorant, willing to risk his life for the momentary feelings in his heart, the other is mature and dashing, knowing that feelings are only fleeting and not worth taking any risks - falling into the river is just a show, while her husband is on the young woman's bed. Coming back is a major issue, from which we can see the orientation of his value.
The film also mentioned the age of a person, that is, a 15-year-old girl. When she was touched by Colin, she didn't resist, she didn't understand what was about to happen, and she didn't know its seriousness. But afterward, she cried and shouted that it was a "terrible thing", but she still kept in touch with him, which shows that any woman has the potential to be unfaithful, whether it is a pure girl or a beautiful young woman. Know how to play tricks, you can succeed. Therefore, the pleasure of benning to the viewer is that she broke this rule. When the girl learned that her wedding was actually attended by the emperor, she immediately became happy. Too many interference factors doomed this so-called love to be nothing.
colin is charming and personable. He gets angry twice throughout the film. The biggest one was when benning said their gamble was just a joke. Colin's anger is that he has always been a winner in front of women, but now Benning doesn't take their gamble seriously. That kind of anger is enough for Colin to do that. In other words, Colin is not a gentleman, he is just a gentleman's performer.
Many people are discussing who is Colin's true love in this film. But I don't see what is called true love. For the protagonist, everything is a game of true and false and a one-time passion. When you can't get it, that's love, you can compromise and fight for it, and once you get it, go to the next goal. That's all.
The final winner is not anyone, but the writers and directors. From this film, it can be seen that they have a thorough understanding of the world.
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