Two days ago, I watched "Watery Poplar Flowers", and I wrote something to summarize it.
In the beginning, I did go for the name of picking up ash. I rely on this is Colin Firth, a standard mature uncle-type man, who is not interested? Coupled with the final tango bonus, after watching one more clip, I was ready to watch the whole film impatiently.
At first, the male and female protagonists met because of a racing competition. I understood this, but then the camera cut to Jim and their family, and then I started to get confused. Names, identities, and personalities were all unclear. Especially when I see all the innuendo exchanges between characters, I am almost at a loss. But through associations and guesses, it is highly probable that the main character of the family is represented by a corner of life - a mother who has a strong desire to control (all things inside and out), decadent and relying on her mouth to live. The father (seems to have a rich love history and a lot in the past), some funny and innocent sisters (I really can't tell them apart).
After that, the news of the youngest son's flash marriage shattered the peace of the family like a bolt from the blue.
The mother expressed her disgust for this woman as soon as she came up, the father was noncommittal, and the two sisters were more curious. In the end, everyone was very interested in this young couple who was about to return to the castle.
John is amazing, my mom. Although I did come for Uncle Lian, I fell into a daze when I saw the male protagonist's facial lines. The eyes, the nose, all the facial features seem to be sparkling, as if to say - come on, stay with me, let me take you to enjoy the passion and romance. No wonder the heroine suddenly fell into the charm of this little boy and couldn't extricate herself. (Young life suddenly broke into your own life is really exciting and helpless. On the one hand, you will be amazed at how good it is to be young and how passionate you are; Taking it for granted often makes the other person feel ununderstood and disappointed, which leads to their parting ways.)
The male protagonist, John, is really an unworldly, pure and innocent, warm and romantic person in this play. But at the same time, he is also the fuse of everything. According to today's view of marriage and love, if the original family and the new family members have insurmountable contradictions, this kind of marriage will sooner or later be destroyed (except for cutting off, or cutting off the connection between the two families most of the time). He concealed his family background from Lorita from the beginning, naively thinking that time can always resolve all conflicts. But it turns out that in front of the British mother who has absolute desire for control, this avant-garde and free American daughter-in-law cannot be recognized for her words and deeds. At the same time, lorita did not want to be recognized. She always thought that she only needed to spend these days. But the mother didn't think so. She insisted on keeping her son to stay, and the return date was far away. What else can John do when he is young, not just listen to the old lady, after all, he has always been a likable little bastard.
I have been trying to sublimate the subject, and associate this seemingly mother-in-law relationship as a cultural collision and confrontation. For example, the contrast between modern urban civilization and traditional agricultural civilization, and the contrast between industrial production and farm tradition. But later I found out that this forced sublimation would be more embarrassing (perhaps the screenwriter has that intention. I feel that he is guiding in this direction for some shots, but obviously, the effect is not good.), we contact the cause and effect, it is very easy Guessing this is nothing more than trying to tell people - ah, the lighthouse country is free and open, and Great Britain is resting on its laurels; the big girls from the United States can live out their own attitudes to life, and the British people have lived most of their lives just barely maintaining the so-called decency. Then the big guys will suddenly realize - so it is! We must dare to live out ourselves! The old beauty is really a cow! (The irony is that this was shot by the British himself) So I still study the characters honestly and don't do the so-called implied analysis.
Speaking of the movie, there are actually many scenes that reflect the completely different personalities of mother and daughter-in-law. The mother likes flowers and the daughter-in-law is allergic to the flowers and plants; the mother likes to go outdoor sports, such as volleyball, hunting, the daughter-in-law likes motorcycles, if it is not possible, it is better to stay at home; the mother does not approve of second marriage, smoking, and the daughter-in-law is involved in both; the mother It is extremely strict with the servants, the system is clear, the daughter-in-law is very equal to the servants, and she does things herself... Let's not discuss whether these completely different behaviors are right or wrong, first of all, it is absolutely whimsical to quickly overcome this series of differences . From a modern point of view, the best way is to keep the two families from living together, as Lorita thinks (the two women can sense each other's hostility from the beginning). The mother also thinks this is not good, but her solution is to let her son change to a woman and rebuild a family that is comfortable for her.
This behavior is obviously more self-centered and does not consider others. But from her point of view, this is also due to her character - after all, she alone bears the financial pressure of the whole family all the year round, and everything must be checked by her. Over time, this mother has formed a concept that as long as the people around her leave her, they will be finished immediately, so of course she does not allow this kind of accident to happen. (The two sisters are obviously well protected by the family. One often takes jokes for real and makes himself look bad. One indulges in a world made up by himself and talks about it with relish. I think they are not strictly speaking after all. The bad guy is just jealous in his heart, and hatred prevailed in the later part of the movie. But from their behavior, there is no adult mind at all, including the male protagonist John, this is a big house spoiled by his mother. child.)
For example, have you ever wondered why the mother always insists on the son to stay? (She still accepted this daughter-in-law on the surface at first, and the reason why she became deadlocked later was because of other things.) From the investigation of the daughter-in-law at the beginning, it was gradually derived that the woman had to go. What happened in the middle? The family can't even maintain the superficial harmony? Obviously, she felt that her daughter-in-law was married for a second time, her personality was not very gregarious, she was high-profile, pushy, coquettish (I didn't say it, but I could feel it), and she acted unrestrainedly without any sense of shame. Family members are embarrassed. But when it comes to these things, it can be endured. In the end, it touches on the mother's inverse scale. Probably this woman has a history of murder, and she is worried about his son. From another point of view, in fact, the economic conditions of their family have always been precarious, and the mother has always been worried about the affairs of the big family, but even in this situation, she was still in a state to be studied for her daughter-in-law at first, and There is no complete denial. This move can still show that the mother loves her child the most. From this, we can draw a preliminary conclusion that the reason why she let her son stay was probably because of her poor ability to earn a living, so she strongly rejected her daughter-in-law's proposal to settle down in London. The starting point of this decision is obviously full of good intentions, although the consequences are like a pin-up for the daughter-in-law.
After talking about the mother-in-law, let's take a look at the daughter-in-law. Lorita is a very positive image in the movie. She is independent and dares to make her own way in a patriarchal society (and can make a living by doing so); she is beautiful, does things decently, and is obviously more talented; she dares to love and hate, and never drags her feet when she makes decisions; Although she has a dark past, she has never fallen, but a free life of choice. It's a typical image of an independent woman in the movie. People look cool and like her revenge to bring down Venus in the end, but her behavior is too normal (or, it is too in line with the film's storytelling, failed to Surprisingly), I haven't been able to analyze anything more. The only thing that concerned me was that she didn't have a reasonable explanation for the male protagonist after she was accused of murdering the hero. When confronted with the question, there was only one sentence, "You should love me more". If you use a dance to restore your relationship with the male protagonist, you will be rejected by reason. Of course, the male protagonist is also a scumbag in the later stage. He eats what's in the bowl and thinks about what's in the pot. Then he catches up and invites him to dance. This kind of mama boy can't have a man in charge. If he really wants to When living a good life with her, it must be the two of them explaining each other's past lives one by one, and then deciding on the next life plan. But John didn't, he just happily went to the dance, swaggeringly picking up girls, trying to get more out of Sara, taking his wife's pain as a punishment.
I am very sorry for the fate of Mrs. Whittaker. She has worked hard all her life, lived a widowed marriage, and her children live in their own world, ignorant of the sufferings of the world. She sticks to the glory of traditional aristocracy, and when faced with doubts from others, she can retort with the sentence "Who do you think you are? You don't need to use the concept of a person like you to make decisions for me". Her biggest problem is that she doesn't dare to let the children grow up and take responsibility for them, but who can really let go in her situation? It is very easy to speak from the perspective of God, and I really feel sorry for her when I truly understand her behavior. Her husband didn't take his due responsibilities, and he just searched for purity in his own little house every day. (Although he did suffer from extremely serious PTSD as a post-war veteran, such self-defeating behavior can only lead the family to extremes.) In fact, after the war, he also knew very well that he could no longer return to the life of ordinary people, but Unexpectedly, he was still found by his wife. If she can give up this man at this time and look for a more reliable husband, it is obviously the most beneficial, but her self-esteem will never allow such behavior to appear. Obviously, at the end of the day, it was her stagnation that led to the subsequent tragedy of the family.
At the end of the writing, I found that I no longer pay attention to Colin Firth. Although he is very attractive, I don't like the role of jim very much (although the heroine in the back is very cool), I decided to watch his other movies when I have time. .
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