I haven't read the original book. Since everyone is discussing the issue of whether the male protagonist is scumbag or not, I will also express my opinion. Whether the male protagonist is scumbag or not, we need to see his motives. Jeff's ex-girlfriend unfortunately died when he was pregnant. Cliff's death was an unspeakable and even unbearable pain for Jeff. It was a stone in his heart. He didn't tell Kate the truth, but he just didn't want to move this stone into her heart. Before Jeff and Kate got married, I didn't think it was necessary for him to reveal his past. Just imagine how many ex-girlfriends you will have with a girl when you are dating, which ex-girlfriend has had an abortion for you, where have you taken pictures with your ex-girlfriend, and even what gifts you have given her? Tell your incumbent? If you have this habit, or if you call it candor. Then all I can say is that you're just looking for nothing. The girl also think about it, if your boyfriend tells you this all day, what do you think? There is something wrong with this kid... As for him and Kate, he didn't take pictures again after marriage, and he didn't even have the habit of traveling and walking. , then it can only mean that he changed his personality and hobbies because of a change. In order not to think of his ex-girlfriend, he had to avoid touching those things that were easy to touch the situation. It cannot be said that he deliberately deceived Kate. But there are two sides to it, if he is trying to coax Kate into not having children in order to remember his ex-girlfriend. Even if he thinks having a baby with Kate is an infidelity to his ex-girlfriend, with that motive, all I can say is, you're a bad old man. Although it is said that time will make people mature and stable, but an old man suddenly receives such a letter, and it is about the most important woman in his life. He can't pretend that nothing has happened. Only a cold-blooded person can keep his heart calm. When he told Kate the content of the letter and some of his past, I think his heart actually wanted Kate's understanding. Otherwise, he can choose to hide it. Since it has been hidden for 45 years, why should he bring it up again at this time? Looking through several film reviews, some people mentioned that the perspective of the movie and the original is different, and the movie mainly interprets the whole thing from Kate's perspective. Everyone naturally thinks that the heroine is a victim and a tragic character, and the root of all this is Jeff, a scumbag. If everyone must say that Kate and Jeff's marriage was the product of a deception. Then I'd rather say their marriage was a product of weighing the pros and cons. Otherwise, Jeff, who is as honest as everyone wants, will die alone.
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