I came to see Ronan, but I am not a fan of Ronan, I am a fan of Teacher Deng (shy), I want to see how good the girl who charmed Teacher Deng is.
Of course, Ronan has always been considered a talented girl. In this film, she is still as good as ever, and the male protagonist is also very good. The flashback structure of the plot brought out by the dinner and intimacy of the wedding night is also very chic. The dialogue between the young couple during a few walks was also very good. It not only revealed the characters of the two but also promoted the development of the plot. The ending also made me cry for a while. But the show doesn't quite convey the theme it's trying to convey. It was only by watching Ronan's interviews, other netizens' film reviews, and book reviews of the original book that I realized that the original work was meant to express this meaning.
Ronan said in an interview that the original author is very good at describing a moment to express how profoundly a moment can affect our lives. In fact, I don't think Chelsea Beach is an expression of the wedding night that caused the two to drift apart in the future. The wedding night is just the result, not the cause, of their long-standing discord.
In the play, the fuse of the breakdown of the relationship between the two is sexual disharmony. Many film critics also mentioned that the background of the novel was before the sexual liberation movement, and the novel also tried to convey the influence of the environment of the times on the individual. But I think this film has little to do with sex, but about the issue of the family of origin.
The heroine is actually a nice person. She also said this to Edward at the last parting, saying that I am a disadppointment, you always ask me for what I can't give, and I always promise things I don't want to do. I think these three sentences capture the theme of the whole drama. The heroine's father is an extremely powerful person, a bully, and the heroine grew up in a wealthy British family. In this way, she will have to carry a ladylike character who needs her to be pleasant, to make others around her happy, not what she thinks. What's more important is that the heroine is not a silly and sweet person, but a very assertive person, so her apparent conformity will further aggravate the inner contradictions and struggles. And the family where the male protagonist comes from makes the male protagonist have a very urgent need to prove his desire, and falling in love with a girl is for this proof---a certain attitude towards the girl on the wedding night shows some kind of repression and need. The girl surrendered, and he also seemed to have some sort of anger issue before. The girl was suppressed by her father since she was a child, but she always found a very strong boyfriend. On the beach, she said to the boy "you are bullying me". In this relationship, the girl was not heard at all. On the one hand, she was very afraid of the male protagonist's sudden outbursts, which reminded her of her father's anger in her childhood. On the other hand, the male protagonist was not confident enough, and the female protagonist was not confident enough. Always comfort and give him confidence. In this way, the female protagonist actually resists the male protagonist in her heart. But she thinks, I love this boy, I'm not allowed to express my dissatisfaction, and if something goes wrong, it must be something I'm not doing well, I'm a disappointment (typical self-attribution of a pleasing personality) . But the body is honest, so the girl couldn't accept him sexually (from their conversations, the girl never accepted him physically), and the girl thought it must be a biological problem with me. The male protagonist is too focused on proving himself. He did not try to communicate with the female protagonist or find problems together. He directly attributed it. It must be that the female protagonist is indifferent and the female protagonist cheated the marriage. The female protagonist made a voice and said, "You always ask me for what I can't give", which is expressing her inner struggle, but the male protagonist heard "You must think that I have taken advantage of your family's money". The male protagonist said that since he realized that he is not her family and that his mother cannot represent him, he feels that he is so free and liberating. What he needs is self-growth and starting his own life, and he has no energy to pay attention to other people's feelings. And the heroine needs a person who understands her and listens to her. Charles of the band is this person. He said that he can't see that you have your own opinions, which shows that he is carefully observing her. In the future, they gave birth to many children and grandchildren, which also proved that the heroine has no physical problems. When the heroine saw the psychiatrist before marriage, she hesitated. The psychiatrist said that if you have concerns, you can not get married. Marriage is based on the harmony of many small things. The male and female protagonists are not suitable. The dissonance of many small things will not change with time. Even I think the female protagonist does not love the male protagonist as much as she thinks, but she feels that I chose him at the beginning, I must Love him and be good to his family, this kind of love cannot be changed, and I must marry him and cannot go back. In fact, I think the ending of this drama can be a little more cynical. The original passion does not have to be transformed into a lifetime of love. In this relationship, the girl was not heard at all. On the one hand, she was very afraid of the male protagonist's sudden outbursts, which reminded her of her father's anger in her childhood. On the other hand, the male protagonist was not confident enough, and the female protagonist was not confident enough. Always comfort and give him confidence. In this way, the female protagonist actually resists the male protagonist in her heart. But she thinks, I love this boy, I'm not allowed to express my dissatisfaction, and if something goes wrong, it must be something I'm not doing well, I'm a disappointment (typical self-attribution of a pleasing personality) . But the body is honest, so the girl couldn't accept him sexually (from their conversations, the girl never accepted him physically), and the girl thought it must be a biological problem with me. The male protagonist is too focused on proving himself. He did not try to communicate with the female protagonist or find problems together. He directly attributed it. It must be that the female protagonist is indifferent and the female protagonist cheated the marriage. The female protagonist made a voice and said, "You always ask me for what I can't give", which is expressing her inner struggle, but the male protagonist heard "You must think that I have taken advantage of your family's money". The male protagonist said that since he realized that he is not her family and that his mother cannot represent him, he feels that he is so free and liberating. What he needs is self-growth and starting his own life, and he has no energy to pay attention to other people's feelings. And the heroine needs a person who understands her and listens to her. Charles of the band is this person. He said that he can't see that you have your own opinions, which shows that he is carefully observing her. In the future, they gave birth to many children and grandchildren, which also proved that the heroine has no physical problems. When the heroine saw the psychiatrist before marriage, she hesitated. The psychiatrist said that if you have concerns, you can not get married. Marriage is based on the harmony of many small things. The male and female protagonists are not suitable. The dissonance of many small things will not change with time. Even I think the female protagonist does not love the male protagonist as much as she thinks, but she feels that I chose him at the beginning, I must Love him and be good to his family, this kind of love cannot be changed, and I must marry him and cannot go back. In fact, I think the ending of this drama can be a little more cynical. The original passion does not have to be transformed into a lifetime of love. In this relationship, the girl was not heard at all. On the one hand, she was very afraid of the male protagonist's sudden outbursts, which reminded her of her father's anger in her childhood. On the other hand, the male protagonist was not confident enough, and the female protagonist was not confident enough. Always comfort and give him confidence. In this way, the female protagonist actually resists the male protagonist in her heart. But she thinks, I love this boy, I'm not allowed to express my dissatisfaction, and if something goes wrong, it must be something I'm not doing well, I'm a disappointment (typical self-attribution of a pleasing personality) . But the body is honest, so the girl couldn't accept him sexually (from their conversations, the girl never accepted him physically), and the girl thought it must be a biological problem with me. The male protagonist is too focused on proving himself. He did not try to communicate with the female protagonist or find problems together. He directly attributed it. It must be that the female protagonist is indifferent and the female protagonist cheated the marriage. The female protagonist made a voice and said, "You always ask me for what I can't give", which is expressing her inner struggle, but the male protagonist heard "You must think that I have taken advantage of your family's money". The male protagonist said that since he realized that he is not her family and that his mother cannot represent him, he feels that he is so free and liberating. What he needs is self-growth and starting his own life, and he has no energy to pay attention to other people's feelings. And the heroine needs a person who understands her and listens to her. Charles of the band is this person. He said that he can't see that you have your own opinions, which shows that he is carefully observing her. In the future, they gave birth to many children and grandchildren, which also proved that the heroine has no physical problems. When the heroine saw the psychiatrist before marriage, she hesitated. The psychiatrist said that if you have concerns, you can not get married. Marriage is based on the harmony of many small things. Male and female protagonists are not suitable, the dissonance of many small things will not change with time, even I think The heroine doesn't love the hero as much as she thinks, but she feels that when I chose him at the beginning, I must love him and be good to his family. This kind of love cannot be changed, and I must marry him. Repent. In fact, I think the ending of this drama can be a little more cynical. The original passion does not have to be transformed into a lifetime of love.
Other film critics have said that this film is mainly about the separation of the two when they were young because of their ignorance, recklessness, lack of self-confidence and misunderstanding, which is a normal state of youth. I agree with this view, but I feel that there is no misunderstanding that led to the separation. The separation means inappropriate. Fate is a very powerful force in love, and fate is actually the result of a combination of environment, character and two people's expectations for the future. And the fiery passion at the beginning masked the problem, and this kind of problem must be corrected if the two want to work together for a lifetime.
All in all, a very interesting theme, but not particularly well executed. It feels like the score should be 6.8, 6.9, not good enough to break through 7.0. At first, I thought that it might be discussing personality and family of origin, but in the end, it seemed to go back to the topic of the love of my life. Moreover, most of the descriptions of the characters and psychology of the two people are reflected in the dialogue. It would be better if there were more scenes reflecting the psychology of the male and female protagonists. One highlight is that seeing the heroine and mother get along very well, the hero shed tears twice when he went to pour the tea. It would be better if there were more similar descriptions. It seems that British dramas and Woody Allen's dramas tend to use dialogue to promote the development of the plot, and use dialogue instead of scene description to reflect the personality of the characters. I personally don't really like this style.
An easter egg, when the male and female protagonists were walking, the male protagonist said that he wanted to write a history book about little people. For example, after Queen Elizabeth I died, he sent a letter to Scotland to convey a message, telling James that he was now the messenger of the king of England. Ronan just finished playing Queen Mary, and at the end of the play there is a scene where Mary writes to James that she wants him to be the king of two kingdoms, so this detail is quite interesting. I don't know if the director did it on purpose.
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