This story is known as the top ten classic American love stories of the twentieth century. The original novel "Love Story" was all the rage and touched countless people.
Indeed, as many have said, the setting of the story is very old-fashioned. The two got to know each other in the conflict of the quarrel, and the dialogue between them also reflects the contradiction and misunderstanding between classes, which is not only tension, but also interesting and more social.
However, reading the original novel, one of the puzzling things is that the two fell in love soon after they met, and it was even a little inexplicable. However, the two are handsome men and beautiful women, and they are also smart characters, and it is normal for them to spark off all of a sudden. After that, they fell in love naturally.
The biggest dramatic conflict in this movie is not between the hero and heroine. Although there are occasional conflicts, the main ones are the conflicts between them and their families and society. The conflict of classes is the biggest attraction of this movie. The male protagonist's family is naturally against this love and marriage, so the male protagonist broke with his parents and walked with Jenny. This setting is indeed very old-fashioned. We have seen too much, but why can we still move people? Some people say that this is the original novel to move people with emotion. Unfortunately, due to the time, I have not finished reading the original novel, but frankly speaking, it is not as shocking as "La Traviata" and "Titanic".
There are many other themes of this film, the pursuit of self and the struggle against the world. Their serious love was popular in the hippie culture and in America in the 1960s and 1970s, when love and marriage were a child's play, it was true that they were pure lotuses in the mud, so they could also move people's hearts at that time. The fighting spirit of the male and female protagonists is also in sharp contrast with the decadent hippie culture.
The resolution of the story, the male protagonist was successful, but Jenny fell ill and returned to the kingdom of heaven. Many people say that this kind of setting is the originator of the later Korean dramas, and it looks really vulgar. However, more than fifty years ago, it was still very strange. However, the handling of the movie made the heroine die too hastily, so that the emotional rendering was insufficient and the aftertaste was insufficient.
In front of true love, there is no need to apologize. The male protagonist finally understands the good intentions of the female protagonist and reconciles with the family. Love and redemption are the central themes of this film.
Admittedly, it's still a classic movie worth watching.
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