Characters beyond the times

Martin 2022-11-15 19:43:31

Wilde was a romantic writer in the 19th century England who transcended the times. I vaguely remember that someone recommended his "From the Deep" to me, and I have seen the film adapted from his novel, Scarlett Johansson Starring in "Mrs. Wen's Fan". Those who have read his works should be able to feel that the style of his works, and even his own taste, are known for their aesthetics.

This film is a British classic biographical film with a strong BBC style, shot by the BBC. Although the character of Wilde was not at all classical in his time, in today's view, his persistent pursuit and praise of beauty, frankness and openness to personality and feelings, as well as unrestrained imagination, and elegant and rich writing, undoubtedly bring It gives the audience a pleasing classical aesthetic feeling.

Wilde's mixed reputation was partly due to his talent and partly due to his affairs with several men. These romantic affairs brought Wilde a disastrous end in stubbornly conservative 19th-century England, whatever his genius and achievements. This also reflects the hypocrisy and depression of the social atmosphere at that time. Stephen Fry, the actor of Wilde in this film, performed Wilde's calmness, taste and tolerance, but lacked some high-spirited conceit and romantic passion. In the film, Jude Law, who plays the role of the beauty and disaster, is really incurable. The beauty, willfulness, and indulgence have become the main highlight of the film besides the narration excerpts of Wilde's works. Its sophistication makes people doubt Jude Law's own orientation.

The sensibility of writers, especially poets, is unparalleled. In this film, Wilde's emotional entanglement with several men is astounding at the speed and frequency of his reversal and reconciliation. It was Mrs. Wilde who suffered, raising her two children alone who were beginning to look like their fathers. However, among the countless gorgeous words in the film, the one that left the deepest impression on me was Wilde's praise for the swaddled child in the opening sequence: "They are so beautiful... Almost reach their mother.." The male compatriots need to learn something.

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Wilde quotes

  • Oscar Wilde: What a wonderfully wicked life you lead, you boys.

  • Constance Lloyd Wilde: People have never understood the courage he needed to be himself.