The director of the film, D. Lean, looked at the British colonial rule of India from the perspective of the British with a serious attitude, explored the differences between Eastern and Western cultures, and highlighted the inability to communicate between colonial India and the suzeraint Britain. The film is profound and subtle, with a tense narrative and slack performance, full of rich exoticism. Below I will do a simple character analysis based on my own experience watching the film.
Miss Adela:
Miss Adela traveled to India to see her fiancé. From the beginning of the film, we can easily see her yearning for Indian culture, but the reality is far from her imagination.
With most Britons objecting to getting too close to the Indians, Miss Adela firmly befriends Aziz and, along with Mrs Moore, agrees to visit the Malabar caves with Aziz.
Miss Adela, who is assertive in the film, once wanted to break off her engagement with the magistrate, but then she found the abandoned idol in the jungle by cycling alone, and the monkey group chasing her, panicked and ran back to the After returning home, he returned to his fiancé's arms and admitted that he was too stupid at the time. Why is this? I think it's because she was vaguely aware for the first time that the mystical culture of India was not only incomprehensible and bizarre to a traditional Englishman, but also terrifying her. She needs someone culturally close to her to ease her loneliness in a foreign country.
Then comes the climax of the film, the cave incident. The loud echoes at the beginning clearly caused Mrs Moore great discomfort, but Miss Adela seemed intrigued. But when the two went up the mountain with the tour guide, she did not properly ask Aziz about his relationship with his wife. At this time, she was so confused. In this extremely unstable situation, Adela walked into the cave. The dark environment, the flickering firelight, the terrifying images that kept flashing in her mind, and the sudden shouts made her finally collapse, she ignored the cactus She was stabbed with blood and just wanted to escape the place, and the terrifying feeling led her to accuse Aziz of raping her in a state of extreme collapse after descending the mountain.
Regional and racial differences, loneliness in a foreign country, and a sense of loneliness from the depths of the human soul exploded. Although she finally remembered everything and dropped the charges, the loneliness she felt when she returned to England would not disappear.
I admire Miss Adela's courage the most. Under such circumstances, she could not withdraw the charges, so that she would not be rejected by her compatriots, but she was just, strong, and brave, and she spoke in court. The truth she just recalled also reflected the kindness of human nature.
Aziz:
This is an Indian in a suit, he speaks English, and he approaches the British with humility and respect, and he is flattered by any shreds of enthusiasm displayed by the British. He was both wary and yearning for the British from the suzerain.
When the final accusation was dropped, we saw him for the first time in Indian national costume. At this time, he fully realized that this kind of unequal communication was not feasible. No matter what he did, he could only reluctantly It is said by the British that "it's still a gentleman". He was an Indian and couldn't really fit into British civilization. So he roared at Fitting and expressed his dissatisfaction, but he gave up the compensation, although he did not forgive Adela at the time, he did so to reflect the bright side of his kindness.
At the end of the film, Aziz really forgave Adela and admitted that he began to appreciate her bravery at the beginning. It can be seen that the gap between cultures can be bridged. The bridge between races, religions, and people's hearts is the one in everyone's heart. Kindness and fraternity.
Mrs Moore and Principal Fitting:
Two kind-hearted Englishmen, two very prominent among the diaspora. The kind Mrs. Moore did not believe that Aziz would do anything wrong with Adela and was determined not to testify in court, while Fitting had been actively communicating with Aziz and advising his defense when he was in trouble, while trying to prevent The intensification of the conflict between the British and the Indians.
Although they are often misunderstood or even rejected by Indians in India, their kindness and friendship have become a bridge between them and Indians. The conflicts of race, color, religion and culture have not stopped them. Kindness and sincerity There is no difference between nations.
All in all, after watching this film, I read some reviews that said it reflected the conflicts caused by colonial rule, but in my opinion, the whole film is about culture, race, religion, skin color, whatever the circumstances. Even the conflict of interests between countries cannot prevent the light of humanity from illuminating and warming the world, making the world truly connected because of kindness and sincerity.
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