On the contrary, as Sylvia said, Christopher is the last man of integrity in the whole of England. Even if she attracts bees and butterflies like her, she has to admit that her husband is upright. A large part of the reason Sylvia kept talking to Xiaowa with him was to provoke him. Because no matter what humiliating thing he did, Christopher would always forgive her. But she knew it wasn't because of love. The relationship between them seems to be separated by a thick wall, which has become stronger and colder over time. So when Sylvia couldn't shake her husband no matter what, she would find him cold and emotionless. It was even hypocritical, obviously her derailment embarrassed Christopher and became the object of ridicule by others, but the gentleman character he upheld still silently tolerated everything. A woman like Sylvia, who dares to love and hate, naturally cannot understand or recognize Christopher's spirit. In her opinion, this is simply not ordinary. If it were other husbands who encountered "red apricots out of the wall", I am afraid that they would have already been furious or punched their wives. But here she obviously ignores an important issue, that is, she never thought that Christopher loved her.
Does Christopher love Sylvia? A chance encounter on the train made them "uncontrollable", and then they got married. And Christopher clearly told his friend Max that he was not sure if the child was his own. Sylvia too, she and her lover had sex at the Paris hotel for the last time before the big wedding, and reluctantly expressed that she had to get married because of pregnancy, and she wanted to die. And her bastard lover is enjoying the joy of cloud and rain, but she is not willing to divorce at all. (Afterwards, because of her position, she discredited Christopher and could not be entrusted with important tasks.) So Christopher only married her out of responsibility; Sylvia also dealt with it hastily because someone covered her own shame.
In addition, the two are of different religions, and Grobbie will be inherited by a pagan son in the future, which also gives the Tiggins a headache. In the breakfast scene, one of them was talking about tidbits in the tabloids, the other was annotating the Encyclopedia Britannica, and they had no common language at all. After that, Sylvia bought the painting to please Christopher. Although Christopher appreciated it, he was still indifferent, and even wanted to decline. Other kinds, not to be repeated.
I think Christopher is too polite to Sylvia, even like an outsider. This shows that he does not love this woman. This affair on the train made him pay a huge price in the future. (Sylvia, who was still feisty after marriage, did cause Christopher a lot of trouble in life and career.) But he was a good man who loved his newborn son without complaint. Christopher did not accuse his wife of his indulgence, and as he said, Sylvia was fooled by a man, so she had the right to take revenge on other men. It can be seen that apart from the fact that this man is too kind, he actually excludes this woman from his life, like an unfamiliar friend who can do whatever she wants. Max once asked Christopher, "What if you meet a woman you want to marry in the future?"
So does Sylvia love him? It's also hard to say. This romantic young woman who played with men in her palms was also the first time she had met such an untamable man, but this man was still her husband. Christopher is different from other vulgar men she has met, he is upright and responsible. However, their completely different personalities and hobbies and habits cannot be integrated no matter how much they knead. Because of the fact that the Catholic Church cannot divorce, they are not much better together than jail. Tormenting each other, silent alienation, the audience felt aggrieved and uncomfortable watching it.
Back to Christopher. His brother once pointed out that he was too arrogant and did not want to bow his head to the mean, so he was splashed with dirty water again and again. In the first episode, his boss asked him to modify the real statistics to meet the requirements of the people above. He argued for a while, but had to compromise. But in the end, I found the person above and talked about my dissatisfaction. In the prevailing situation at the time, Christopher's actions seemed out of place and not smooth enough. But I think he is actually a very ethical person, with his own principles and persistence, and sometimes he can be called stubborn for these. In addition, he is smart and unassuming, generous with his friends, and he judges the situation with a clear head. He is conservative, but what he "keeps" is the good character in the ancient society. He also knows how to be flexible, not stubborn. The only flaw in his character may be that he is too obedient to the "morality" in his heart, which leads to the tragedy of his marriage with Sylvia. And Xiaowa was also involved, and Christopher made her act as a mistress, which was criticized.
But Christopher is just a mortal with strengths and weaknesses. "There are more than enough dogs, but not enough saints. Stuck in the middle of the stupid Eden of human beings, it can't go up or down." Sylvia pointed out this point sharply. And compared to the others on the show, he's simply so much better. When I was watching the drama, I always held grievances for him. He should be treated better, instead of being so depressed and depressed. His tragedy is that the class of society he lives in does not need, or even tolerate, good people like him. Because there is no order in that society, there is only a cloud of smog, black and white are turned upside down, the fittest who are drunk and drunk at the moment, many people in that class have nothing to do, so many rumors are born every day, and they are still keen on it. . They can't see anyone better than them, so they do everything possible to bring Christopher down from the altar and slander him. The funny thing is that the adultery, the abortion, and the spying were all others, but in the end, all of them were detained on the heads of Christopher and Xiaowa.
Different from the original, the director in the play gave the film a very bright and splendid ending. I liked Xiaowa very much from the beginning. Her first meeting with Christopher was a breeze. Although Xiaowa does not have enough mature and realistic wisdom, in the end there is still such a person to appease Christopher, which is very satisfying. I hope I will love you all my life, luck is to meet you.
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