How to see how to think this is a fan of Gone with the wind. Sylvia and Chris's marriage was exactly what half of Scarlett would have been if he married Ashley.
Saying "half" because Sylvia has all of Scarlett's flaws, like arrogance, vanity, having to have all the males around her, always thinking smart and screwing things up, etc. Wait, and even said a similar line when the people around them kept talking about the war - "If you say more, I will jump off." But the virtues of our Miss O'Hara (who knows what the surname is on this show), the bravery, the sense of responsibility, the sense of the times, and the unwavering loyalty once identified, that ultimately won me all the love, this Miss Sylvia is Not a hair.
The most terrible thing is that a war that changed the entire social structure did not sharpen her any glory. Women's suffrage, European wars, none of this meant anything to her, she was always doing nothing. Winning Chris back was probably the funniest thing in her empty life because he was the only man who didn't twitch in front of her. It's the same reason Scarlett was begging for his refusal to give up Ashley.
But when Chris does come back to her, it's hard to imagine the couple's life, when the husband starts talking about something he's interested in, like math or politics, and the wife threatens "I'm going to scream." Well, although it is said that many couples get along like this now. But Sylvia, who is easily bored, must have something new to do.
But it stands to reason that the content of the show should be more than that.
At least Chris and Val both grew up in the war years. And because they were originally in different classes—the former is the son of a landlord, an orthodox Roman Catholic, who abides by tradition and dogma; the latter is the daughter of a left-wing literary youth, who has participated in the suffragette movement and is a pacifist—and By the way, it brings out all aspects of British social life at that time, reflecting the changes in social thought before and after the First World War and its influence on the British.
But in this respect, the play doesn't have much ink, only the last scene, the tree with the Tietjens genealogy finally falls, and the two direct heirs of the manor choose to leave. Like Ashley, Chris, who was obsessed with "Old Glory", finally, surrounded by a group of comrades in arms, threw the wooden blocks that were originally intended to be kept as souvenirs into the fireplace for warmth, which gave him a little "historical" atmosphere. Otherwise, it will be completely reduced to the old-fashioned Qiong Yao-style love triangle.
The end of the old days has to be announced by Chris, because he is the real "Last Knight". If this character is placed in the background of modern novels, it will definitely be criticized as "Holy Father".
In fact, those so-called "traditional virtues" have long since become hypocrisy. Chris, who keeps himself clean and never thinks about true love, keeps taking the blame all the way to ruin his reputation, while his good friend Mac has an affair with a married woman, but it is a perfect irony. And Edith, who had an affair with Mac, mocked Val and Chris for having an illegitimate child after aborting the fetus, which is even more ridiculous.
A man who followed the marriage morals at the time, and a woman who believed in pure love the most, always called each other Mr. and Miss and never even touched each other, but was slandered by a group of hypocrites who were male thieves and female prostitutes, and used these rumors as a weapon to exclude them. They, the so-called parade, have been tying both Chris and Sylvia to the "rules of the game". absurd.
This absurdity finally collapsed before the cruelty of war.
There should be more scenes in the battlefield. Those comrades should have more background introductions, more interaction with Chris, and even the German soldiers should show some faces. Otherwise, the persuasiveness of the stubborn Chris' sudden change of sex would not be enough.
And Val's growth. As a feminist, she was very naive at first—going to the golf course with her mates to disrupt demonstrations. The uproar is somewhat capricious, and has no own opinion. Later, when I found the "Little Yellow Book" of the female student, I was able to persuade other female teachers to stand by my side and return the book quietly. There should also be a more complicated mental process in the middle.
Speaking of Val's personality, there is no good display at all. All she knew was that she was good at sports and knew Latin. Actually, I think at the tea party, she really wanted to know about Chris' work and really understood it (and later retold it to Edith), which made Chris naturally happy (this is anything Sylvia struggled to achieve) , more moving than the scene in the fog. It's a pity that such a wise and strong-minded girl has a flat personality.
It is said that the original has several large volumes. It is estimated that it is the dead morality of the BBC, which loves mini-series, and changes it to leave the big head for the love drama. However, I am not very interested in the drama of "I like you so much and have done so much for you, why don't you like me".
It's a lack of master... When I watched Star Trek, I said that this guy is so handsome that people can't close their legs and have uterine cramps. The look of this part is decisive and makes people unable to look directly. I slandered Chris several times and it doesn't look like it. Appears to be very intelligent. What an amazing face! People can't give up!
His performance in Assange is expected to climb to a new peak of ugliness. I am really looking forward to it! ! !
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