The beauty of love is that it is not perceived by the parties.
I think, when John Thornton first met Margaret Hale in the cotton mill, the cotton fluttered down like snow and blurred the sight of each other. At that moment, a wisp of ethereal love In fact, it took root in the hearts of the two of them, but John's violent beating of the workers immediately broke this wonderful situation, and Margaret's disapproval of his conduct overshadowed the fate of the first meeting.
The encounter between the two is not actually a romantic scene, but the special effects of the film, as well as the deep gaze of the hero and heroine, turn this noisy and dirty factory full of flying cotton into a poetic existence. Love has such a quality originally, even if it is not the same, but as long as there is a lover, it is better than the flower.
I haven't read the originals and don't know if they were love at first sight. However, I was convinced in my heart that they must have fallen in love at first sight. It's just that they didn't notice each other at first.
As a sharp, opinionated and sophisticated man, Mr. Thornton was clearly aware of his feelings earlier than the still naive Margaret. Despite his repeated denials to his mother and sister, he stressed that he had nothing more than Miss Hale's thoughts. His frequent visits to Miss Hale's father, a pastor who went abroad because he did not want to violate the morality of his heart (and now he has become a teacher of preaching and dispelling doubts) may stem from his studious spirit, but The audience may have doubted more than once whether this also has something to do with the beautiful and individual daughter of her father.
When he was young, his father committed suicide due to bankruptcy. He had to drop out of school and become an elementary school apprentice, moving around everywhere. He can have today's achievements, completely rely on himself. The boy's experiences have sharpened his gritty character, stern or, in Margaret's case, almost grim. He's not a good guy in the traditional sense, and certainly not a bad guy. In fact, almost no one in this show is so-called evil, and almost everyone has some shining and precious qualities.
And Margaret, still with naive childishness, ignorant and fearless kindness and overflowing sympathy. Deeply educated by traditional ladies, she is undoubtedly disgusted by the many actions of this somewhat rude factory owner. When they first met, the cotton wool fluttered in the sky like snowflakes. At this moment, their eyes met and freezed. It should have been a good show of love at first sight, but they were scolded and beaten by Thornton who followed a worker who was smoking in the factory. And the destruction, Margaret's impression of Thornton from then on is extremely bad. Different personalities and different principles of doing things are not only due to the different experiences of men and women of different genders, but also because of the collision of different cultures in the north and the south, and the conflict between old and new ideas.
The warm and comfortable south represents tranquility and peace. People who grow up in such an environment are elegant and relaxed with a hint of laziness. Under the expression of their enjoyment, they are content with the status quo and stop moving forward; the north is rough and rough. Strictly cold, the tide of industrialization first spread here. Compared with the quiet countryside in the south, there is more noise and vulgarity here. For the vigorous pursuit and desire for life.
Margaret is uncomfortable with all this, but she is not immersed in endless sadness and nostalgia for the past like her mother. She walks through the streets, looking for a little greenery and warmth in this northern city. , observe people's daily life and sorrows, make friends with the so-called lower class people, and even participate in their lives.
Her change is subtle and obvious to all. She is also invisibly affecting Thornton's changes. His irritable and stern disposition is tempered with steel. When he looked at Margaret quietly, that kind of soulful and focused eyes sometimes made people's heart pound.
Going around in circles, love is slowly maturing in the conflict and tolerance of each other, and finally, they both recognize each other's hearts and minds, and fate (or the author) has given them a perfect reunion. Mature timing, mature feelings, two people who are sincere to each other. What could be better than this?
They looked at each other and embraced each other. She panicked and dared not look at his aggressive, focused eyes, stammering some dubious words, while he looked at her like a treasure unparalleled in the world, his eyes full of tenderness and love The tenderness and the joy of being loved, and there is a trace of unspoken clarity.
Such, full of love.
Yes, full, not too early, not too late, too astringent feelings are easy to die, and sophisticated feelings are complicated and difficult to distinguish. Just like a flower and a fruit, it just stayed in her best years, and it came just right.
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