The domestic translation is "Morris' Lover", so that for a long time (less than a year) I have felt that this film distinguishes between his two lovers. It was not until I was despised by the head of the house that I realized that the original name of the film was "Morris", but it was Morris, so this was just a film that told his own story.
This drama is one of my leading movies into corruption, and because I watched it early (in fact, it was this time last year), the corruption was not deep enough (mainly because H didn't watch enough, and it hasn't developed to the point where I can get calcium directly from sf). At that time, the understanding was limited (or because H didn’t see enough), and it was very tangled. Looking at it now, I can rethink many of the doubts left at that time with a more open and open mind (after the baptism of Gao H rotman Gao H Rou Wenquan H calcium tablets).
As all reviews of this film will mention, I can't avoid mentioning that the author, director, and producer of the original novel are all gay. The original novel is considered a semi-autobiographical work of the author and was published after the author's death in his 90s. The director and producer are lifelong lovers, and their film and television productions are renowned. In the UK in the 1980s, making a gay-themed film set around 1910. Do not die beautifully, you are sorry for the wisdom of the three people together!
At first, I thought that the movie had a good or bad distinction between Morris's two lovers, because one gave up, the other insisted, the other was calm and rational, and the other was deviant, and it was easy to directly lead me into the misunderstanding of criticism. Later I found out that there is no such meaning at all. There is no saint, no villain, no hero, no savior, no absolute hero in this play. Everyone has weaknesses, they are hesitant, they are all timid, they are afraid, and they are all real!
The film is just about telling a story with camera and language. - This is probably the reason why British films are loved by their fans. The color of the picture is elegant and romantic, the dialogue is calm, the tone is repressed and calm, and the style of the camera moves boldly between the gorgeous and the simple, which has been named "British style". No evaluation, no criticism, no good or bad, no too much foreshadowing, even the whole film has no obvious climax, just tell you a story, let you think for yourself, the more you think, the more interesting it is, so I look for the film again. I came out and re-watched it a few times, for fear of missing some fleeting detail, for fear of missing the thought that the director "attempted" to express.
This is a typical British movie.
People who love this style super love, people who don't love this style super don't. For example, I love it very much, but my husband doesn't love it very much. He thinks this kind of film is boring.
Back to the film itself.
There are several very memorable scenes throughout the film, such as when Maurice climbs through the window into Clive's room in Cambridge, kisses him, and then quickly climbs out of the window again. . Such as the warm embrace of Morris and Clive on the green grass. . . For example, Scooter climbed into Morris's room through the window and said to him "I know, I understand you, lie down". . . Another example is that at the end of the film, Clive stands in front of the last window, looking into the darkness, only to see Morris waving at him with a spirited smile in Cambridge. . .
But I think the most memorable scene in the whole film is: on a rainy night, Scooter is standing under a tree and laughs when he sees Morris sticking his head out of the window in the rain. This shot made me think that even though Scott and Morris were very different, they could be together. Because Scooter understood Morris' pain and struggle. And this understanding is exactly what Clive never gave Morris.
For example, Morris fell in love with Clive the same way we fell in love with the guy with the best grades and the most beautiful handwriting at work when we were at school. Because of "appreciation" and "admiration". Scooter and Morris, on the other hand, were like the best-studied kids in the class, attracted by a little-known out-of-school punk.
We are simply attracted to two kinds of people, those who are similar to us, and those who are very different from us.
The former have like-minded interests, similar personalities, equal education, and equal family background levels. Such a person can easily make us feel familiar and familiar, want to be close, and feel safe. After contacting for a period of time, you will know the bottom line, and even know how many hairs there are on the dog in the other party's house.
The latter, the complete opposite, is completely incomparable to the former at first glance, but it brings a fatal advantage: interest. Once a person becomes interested in a thing or a person, it is hopeless! ! Lightning and flint, passion, impulsiveness, enthusiasm, thunder and fire, dry wood and fire, these words are stacked and used casually! (Ah, it seems that a strange thing has been mixed in... Let me say a little more, international love is actually built on this basis. Two completely different people are naturally curious and interested in unfamiliar things, and then the next step It depends on the will of God and good fortune.)
The former and the latter are completely side by side, there is absolutely no superiority or inferiority, and the choice cannot be completely determined. Living to this age, we should all know that subjective initiative is not so powerful, the right to choose is not all in our hands, and we cannot make ourselves as great as our dreams no matter what.
No matter what kind of opportunities fate and timing bring, and what kind of people you face, it is a great fortune to have someone who understands you. So my point of view, meeting Scooter, is Morris's great fortune.
There are so many people around Morris, from aristocratic backgrounds, and those who come and go are either rich or expensive, but only this lowest-level Scooter gave Morris "understanding", and only Scooter dared to say it and dare to do it. In addition, all the people around Morris are obscure, restrained, and dignified, not to mention his mother and sister, even the doctors he trusts, have never given him understanding.
Only Scooter went over the wall into his bedroom and said to him, "I understand you, lie down."
Only Scooter, gave up leaving the UK and waited for him in the houseboat for two days.
Only Scooter, who went to London alone, found him and asked him "why didn't you come".
Compared with Clive, compared with his appearance, compared with his knowledge, compared with his family, compared with his demeanor, compared with his financial resources, he lost all of them,
but he was enthusiastic, he was magnanimous, he was brave, he was direct, he was not hypocritical,
So, Morris, citing the original sentence of the movie, "in love with Scudder"
has very little ink on Scooter, and even where he appeared, he had to re-watch the movie to find out. The general impression is that he is young and shy. , is deeply in love but not good at expressing. His acquaintance with Morris and the first sentence of dialogue had nothing to do with "beautiful". Morris felt that he was just a cheap servant, and said to him arrogantly, "Is fivepence enough?!". But the entire film is carefully designed for every shot of him, and no detail is superfluous. Even the subtle part of buying a ticket and being asked to check the ticket when he entered the station can see how out of line he was to walk to Morris's original life. So does his dialogue design. The dialogue of the whole film is a bit "holding" from the beginning to the end, polite but distant words, strange and distant noble manners, only in Scout's dialogue uses "modern people's words" human words"! Even used the word "F"! He casually chatted with Morris wrapped in a sheet, and got out of bed naked and dressed without any hesitation, (here we see your penis hahahahaha!!!) The director wanted to make this character as different as possible from everyone else!
The gap between them is so huge! This level is even so big that when he walked out of the hotel room, he turned around and asked: You paid for the room in advance, they won't bother me.
But I still feel that this gap can be bridged. It is precisely because of this gap that their emotions are more moving.
That cricket match was a great link in the play.
The three are on the same stage, each with their own thoughts.
Two of them had just rolled the sheets the night before.
One of the people who suspected the bed-rolling might be blackmailing him, and what's worse, the bed-rolling incident also made the housekeeper see the clue.
One of them had just finished rolling the sheets with the object of his admiration. He was in a good mood and had an outstanding performance in the competition.
Two of them cooperated tacitly in the game, and the third was jealous.
Two of them are recognized as Golden Boys, and the third is a servant of the Golden Boy family.
One of them was brooding that he was the eighth only to receive information about his ex-lover's marriage.
One of them is intertwined with complex love and ambiguity, and he is overwhelmed and speechless.
One of them is pure, innocent, kind and sincere, with a smile as beautiful as the sunshine in England.
That is, this cricket game basically divides the relationship and position of the three people. This is the end. Don't forget, but don't mention it.
Scooter's deviance is superficially obvious, he has nothing to fear - I don't think it has anything to do with his inferior status, he has nothing to lose, the film says he loses any security if he stays in the UK- This is the shy and shy boy with affectionate eyes who was chasing behind the car in the rain.
And Morris is actually a person who dares to deviance. This was evident from the start of his reluctance to write a review and leaving Cambridge. He needs, quoting the original sentence of the movie "Someone to last your whole life", as long as he finds such a person, he can release the other side of himself that is usually hidden. Not to mention, Scooter showed up when he was "most vulnerable".
Therefore, these two people can understand each other and can be together.
The movie ends here.
No disputes, no struggles, no wars (the first time I read it, the story mentioned many times that war was about to happen, and the story time also stepped on that point. I was really afraid to write about war, I was really afraid, really afraid!! Write If it comes to war, it will be too cruel!)
It ended so dull. It gave everyone a beautiful ending: two people who love each other and dare to love are together.
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Compared to Morris and Scooter's love that goes directly into the flesh, people like to think of Morris and Clive's love It's called "Platonic Love". It's not just an honorific title, it's how Clive defines their relationship in the film.
Actually, aren't these two unfinished first loves?~~~
When everyone was in their teens and twenties, they were so romantic that they couldn't be more romantic, so romantic that people and gods were indignant, and so romantic that the world could not tolerate it. As long as a small glance is bang bang bang, as long as your fingers are intertwined, bang bang bang, as long as you look at each other and smile, bang bang bang, as long as you lightly kiss, you can bang bang bang, as long as you are willing to say that you love me, then I can turn The window to your room in the middle of the night, just to give you a kiss that lasted for two seconds!
But it is such a beautiful love, the one who says love first, also let go first.
Leaving the one who was said to be in love at a loss.
Platonic love, to me, is not a compliment at all.
Some people said that the director gave Clive the last scene with a sad and confused look, and the best memories in his mind, it was sympathetic, the director wanted to express that Clive gave up his love for Morris is his. loss. . . I don't think it's that high actually. A pity at best. I don't even think the director wants to put the regret ingredient in it. Just looking back, sorry, sad. No matter what, it's his own choice, and he can't go back.
It was also said that Scooter's status in Morris' heart could never surpass Clive's. I don't think this is necessary. Whoever told you that the sweetness of hugging gently on the green grass must be better than the beauty of two warm bodies rolling in sheets. . . Whoever told you to be lingering for one night, another night, and another night is low and vulgar. . . All right! ! In a word! Whoever told you that love has to be in the spring and the snow~~~
Let's talk more quickly. Whoever stipulates that when you fall in love, you have to talk first!
Looking at Scooter in this film, he can't get anything from head to toe to compete with Clive on the table, so starting directly from the bed is also the easiest step to success! From this point of view, this character is simply too cute!
And what Morris wants is "to have a person who will be with you for a lifetime." Clive can't do it, Scooter can. Scooter loves Morris, and Morris is attracted to him. The beauty of this kind of love is not lost to that of two handsome, extraordinary and suave English gentlemen embracing each other on the shore of Cambridge Lake! ! !
For me, the first love is not as memorable as the legend. Really~~
What enlightens you is usually not the one who can accompany you to the end.
At each stage, the experiences we face and endure will rewrite what we pursue.
Even if you don't forget it, it doesn't mean you still love it.
What I don't forget is not that person, but the self at that time and the feelings that I gave like that.
Pushing himself, I think Morris did the same to Clive.
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There is a very often overlooked character in the film: Wesley.
From the beginning of the film, he is defined as an "extreme" person.
As the fourth gay man in the film, he's also extreme. It was so extreme that he committed a crime against the wind at the time, carried out a sex trade, and was arrested.
From the description of his fate, I roughly speculate that the attitude of the writer or director to this kind of transaction should be opposed. His end is used in the film as the trigger for Clive to abandon Morris, and he is arranged for such a dirty and contemptible sex deal, not a perceived same-sex emotion, presumably because of this 's intention.
It is said that the fuse of Clive's abandonment of Morris in the novel was not Wesley, but his re-cognition of the School of Athens after a period of time in Greece. . . This is so profound. To analyze it, we must first study Greek philosophy. . . . I'm not participating for now! ! !
Finally, let me say the line that impressed me the most in the whole film:
the therapist from Morris.
He said, "England doesn't want to accept the naturalness of human nature."
This sentence hit me the first time I saw the film.
I think this is the most suitable sentence I have ever heard to sum up the entire national temperament of the British.
Simply put: awkward.
By comparison, France and Italy are much cuter. Although I also think that France and Italy are often not good at scale and are too cute, the British style of always trying to go against their natural instincts makes me unbearable.
Not to mention the time background set a hundred years ago in the novel. Even today, the popular voice for same-sex marriage is rising. Parliament and the Church are still trying their best to keep Britain in a "high society" attitude.
I'm not British and I can't be British.
So I have nothing to comment on their insistence.
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