It's not my fault for not living the way you want to love

Karlee 2022-04-05 08:01:01

An
orphan, Philip was raised by a wealthy cousin, and he shares his love with his son.
When Philip grew up and returned from his studies, his cousin got a strange illness and had to go out for treatment.
Since then, they have been communicating with each other by letter, reporting the current situation to each other.

For a while, a cousin, who has never been close to women, wrote to talk about his cousin, a woman named Rachel, and complimented him.
After a while, a letter said that the two were married and happily accompanied.
After a while, the tone of the conversation suddenly changed, saying that this woman was terrible, and there was a lot of persecution in her words.

After half a year of silence, the last letter arrived.
Frightened between the words, he begged Philip to go to visit immediately.
When Philip arrived at the manor where his cousin was located, he was already depressed and bleak.

His cousin was dead, and everything in the estate was left to him in his will, under the supervision of his godfather.
After his next birthday, he will have full control.
And the widow, Rachel, got nothing.
After his cousin passed away, he went out to relax and has not returned.

The doctor's diagnosis of brain cancer and the death certificate did not convince Philip.
He decided that Rachel had killed his cousin.
After taking over the manor, he was determined to restore its former glory.
At the same time, ruthless must avenge his cousin.

However, everything about women is like a legend.
In the mouth of outsiders, she is full of passion and drive, and is a strong woman.
In the cousin letter, she is cunning and changeable, like a femme fatale.

Finally one day, he learns that Rachel is about to return to the manor.
He is like a bloodied soldier, ready to fight.
The house he arranged for her was a dirty and dilapidated storage room.
He intends to do everything in his power to humiliate her and avenge his dead cousin.

He stood uneasy.
Waiting for an enemy is as hard as waiting for a lover.

On the day she arrived, he deliberately avoided the moment of meeting.
I didn't go home until dinner time.
As soon as I entered the door, I looked for her everywhere.
The servant told her that she had arrived, and that she did not want to dine with him, and he looked disappointed.

Originally thought that the other party was embarrassed and waited, but I didn't expect that I was impatient.
Facing the sumptuous dinner alone, he obviously has a poor appetite.
Secretly pondering, this woman is extraordinary.

After dinner, she came over with a message and begged him to have a cup of tea.
At this time, his curiosity, which was lifted high, seemed to outweigh his revenge.
He couldn't wait to meet this mysterious woman at once.

This meeting, for him, is no less than the fire of the sky.
After 24 years of ignorance, my heart suddenly became clear.
The original ambiguous relationship with the godfather's daughter's childhood sweetheart is nothing but a bland two little guesses.
He fell in love at first sight with this woman in black, with a shallow smile and a plain and sad atmosphere.

The next interaction easily wiped out his desire for revenge.
The Rachel who killed her cousin, after many chats and understanding, turned into a blind date with her cousin and fell in love with him until he was delirious, and was repeatedly misunderstood by his suspicious, persecuting madman upper body cousin. Autumn.

With the demons removed, Philip's admiration for Rachel deepened.

One night of chatting, Rachel accidentally mentioned that she planned to go to Italy to teach and earn some living expenses.
He does not mean that.
Philip went to the godfather's house the next day and asked to cut a piece of the estate for Rachel to keep her safe.
When he returned full of joy, he put the contract on Rachel's table like a treasure, thinking that she would be very happy, but she didn't think so, but she was very angry, thinking that his actions had humiliated her.
She said that she just wanted to be a woman who could support herself and do whatever she wanted.

This strengthened his affection for her.

When people are in love, in addition to being good at excusing each other, they are even more eager to dedicate themselves to everything.
The young Philip is the representative.
He continued to frantically offer treasures.

At the Christmas dinner, he took out his ancestral pearl necklace and put it on her.
The precious beads in the deep lock cabinet were dazzling between her white neck.
Philip was captivated by the woman's demure and graceful demeanor.
And women seem to be captured by his enthusiasm.

But this string of beads caught the attention of Philip's godfather.
As the guardian of the property, he was already very worried about Philip's previous practice of dividing the property.
He immediately exercised his responsibility and, despite Philip's protests, insisted that Rachel return the necklace.
The godfather's practice of not giving face made Philip very angry.
His things, he can't dispose of them at will?
He had an even crazier idea.

On the morning of his 25th birthday, Philip immediately went to his godfather's house.
He took out the property transfer contract that he had negotiated with the lawyer in advance.
It clearly stated that the inheritance that he inherited from his cousin should be handed over to Rachel.
There is only one constraint: she cannot remarry.
In the event of remarriage, the property reverts to him.

The godfather was shocked by his actions, but was powerless to stop it.
According to his cousin's will, he has custody of the estate until Philip's 25th birthday.
Now that the deadline has come, he no longer has the right to say no.

Holding the deed signed by the godfather and all the jewelry he got back from the lawyer, Philip was very excited.
He rode all the way, wanting to see Rachel right away.
He looks forward to dedicating all this to her and accepting her touch.

Halfway through, when riding to the cliff trail, it almost collapsed and died in the abyss.
But that didn't affect his good mood.

It is such a fulfilling thing to stun a sweetheart with a thousand pieces of wealth.
I guess every man wants to do that.
But this has to be a man who is rich and willing.

When Rachel saw this, as a woman, her reaction was normal.
Shocked, moved, dedicated...

The two

things suddenly took on a different appearance from the second day.
A man who is immersed in great happiness, gets up early, prepares a picnic and red wine, and wants to continue the sweetness of last night with the woman.

But when she went out, the servant said that she had gone out early in the morning.
And so on, until the sun rises three poles.
Seeing the woman returning in a carriage from a distance, the man has been drinking for several hours.
Asked about the whereabouts, the woman replied lightly, and went to the godfather to understand the detailed terms of the gift contract.

Compared with the happiness and sweetness of men, women are as calm as ever.
She did not show gratitude or tenderness to men for her sudden wealth.

The relationship between the two has not improved, on the contrary, it has regressed.
After that, the man's request in the flowers was more like a self-exaltation.
The woman was thoughtful the whole time, her expression alienated.

At the birthday dinner that night, Philip announced to the guests that he fell in love with Rachel and planned to marry her as soon as possible.

It was her who changed her face first.
She changed her face and scolded, "Are you crazy?" In her words, she felt very absurd about this matter.
After hurriedly sending away the godfather's family, she angrily rebuked and said that she had suffered a lot of humiliation in her life, and this time was the biggest.

The man was completely dumbfounded.
He thought it was mutual love, but it turned out to be wishful thinking.
Next, the performance of women makes men's fanaticism cool down a little bit.

The woman refused to be alone with him, and specially invited her best friend to accompany him.
Even talking to him, he asked to open the door.
They couldn't do anything with affection anymore.

There are conspiracy theories leading the way.
The godfather's daughter pointed out meaningfully that she did not accept his marriage proposal because the condition of his gift was that he could not marry anyone. As long as he remarryed, the property would become his again.
The godfather has also hinted that she has been sending money abroad.

Could it be that she was hiding so deeply just to wait until this day?
Could it be that, as her cousin said, she is a cunning and changeable femme fatale?

He became seriously ill and was in a coma for 5 days.
When he woke up, he found that the person who was taking care of him was her.

The three
films are narrated from the perspective of men.
Everything about a woman is observed from Philip's point of view.

When he swept her down, all the men saw was beauty—
she was independent, free and easy. I like horseback riding, watching the sea, watching flowers, and making tea.
Buying gifts for Christmas, she prepared gifts for everyone in the manor.
Everything she said was so thoughtful.
She treated him peacefully and gently.

When he doubted her, what the man saw was all conspiracy -
her tender treatment turned out to be a conspiracy.
He gifted property, and she was a different person.
She secretly met the man and behaved intimately.
The tea she brews for him every day may be poisonous tea.

From the relics, I found the unsent letters from my cousin. As always, she said that she was "smart, cunning, spending money like flowing water and poisoning him", all of which were in contrast with reality.

The narrative suspense shrouded from beginning to end deliberately creates a woman's ulterior motives.
There are many close-ups of her pouring tea in the film.
And the tone of urging him to drink quickly, like a poisoned person's eager mood.

But at the end of the film, it all turns into a cruel joke.

One day, the godfather and daughter came to visit him.
Rachel made medicinal tea for them as usual, and said that she wanted to go out on horseback for a walk.
He suggested with ulterior motives that he could go around the cliff path.
She followed the advice.

As soon as she left, he and his godfather's daughter rummaged through boxes and cabinets.
I actually found a few letters for them.

One was written to her by his lawyer.
Said that she would keep the jewelry she returned and hand it over to her heir - him in the future.
It turned out that the jewels that he had given to her like a gift and thought she had embezzled, had already been silently returned by her.
Even, she secretly designated the property heir, not someone else, but him.

The second is a letter from a foreign boyfriend.
There is no conspiracy in the letter, but a negotiation.
If she really can't put him down when he's sick, she can take him to Italy, where the sunshine might make him get better faster.
The godfather's daughter told him at this time that her father investigated the friend and found out that he was GAY. That is to say, when he followed them, they were close, usually like sisters.

It turned out that everything was just his conjecture.
He chased out with his flying horse and ran to the cliff.

The result is predictable.
The trail collapsed again, just like the last time he passed.
She even led her horse and fell off a cliff to her death...


The four

titles were named "Dream of Floating Life", implying that everything is fleeting.
He seems to give a lot, but in fact asks for more.
If he can't get it, he will not hesitate to harm each other.

Looking back at the woman, she has never changed.

The first time Philip gave her a gift, she was furious.
And she had made it clear that she was not in love with him.
She liked him like a child.
Her devotion is caused by her soft-hearted motherhood.

She even shouted -
why can't I live the life I like?
Why do I have to get caught in a situation of being held and monitored again and again?

Rachel explained with facts: It's not my fault that I didn't live the way you want to love.

What I feel deeply about this film is that it is not love.
It's the point of view of things.
People have always liked to "save others by themselves".
Everything from your own point of view, try to figure out others.

When you are in love, the halo is added to the body, which are all advantages.
When committing evil, subjective assumptions are all sins.

Often wishful thinking, whether the other party agrees or not.
There is a famous example - "I originally liked to eat apples, but you gave me a carload of pears, and I was moved to think that I would be moved too.

" , is also a practice.

Floating life is like a dream, mind is the most important.


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My Cousin Rachel quotes

  • Rachel: She died on her wedding night.

    Philip: God, of what?

    Rachel: Of shock... I think.

  • Rachel: Or, I run out of money and am forced to give Italian lessons to the *bored* wives of the gentry.

    Philip: Oh, no-no. Only spinsters teach. Everybody knows that. And then only when no one will support them.

    Rachel: And what about widows?

    Philip: Widows? Ah, well, widows remarry as fast as they can. And if they can't do that, they just pawn their wedding rings.

    Rachel: Well, I think I would prefer to give Italian lessons.