Going to Oxford was the original dream of the beautiful and intelligent Jenny. When the mature and wealthy David appeared together with a romantic and luxurious life, the diligence and excellent grades that were once in school seemed to be meaningless. It's a pity that the movie has a cliché ending, a liar appears, and an ignorant girl knows how to get lost.
What exactly do the director and screenwriter want to show? The unreliability of rich men? Is it important for women to be independent?
What does Oxford really mean for Jenny? At the end, Jenny said in reflection: "The life I want has no shortcut." As a result, she resumed her studies. It can be seen that for Jenny, Oxford is just a springboard to the Parisian romantic and luxurious life she yearns for. Since it is also a springboard, if she has the opportunity to get a more convenient springboard through marriage, why not? If David can marry Jenny, or if Jenny has another chance to marry another rich man in love, then is Oxford meaningless to Jenny?
From this, the movie returns to a very old topic: a woman should "learn well and do well?" or "marry well?" We can't expect the movie to give us any answers, but a good movie should Lead the audience to deeper thinking. In this movie, what we see is an indoctrinating and unconvincing answer.
I think true education will guide people to find the love in their hearts, to find the cause they are willing to pay for, and to find the value of their life. Education is not a springboard, but a bridge to inner fulfillment and happiness. A woman can get a stable and prosperous life through marriage, but only education can give her the opportunity to know and discover herself, and give her a higher level of happiness. Oxford is not a springboard to Paris, nor is Paris an obstacle to Oxford. Both Oxford and Paris are landscapes that a woman should have in her life.
ps: I like the French song Sur Les Quais Du Vieux Paris in the film
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