When watching this "Lights Between Oceans", I believe that many viewers also have this mentality.
In fact, there is no way, the story is like this, otherwise, everything is very rational, everything develops according to the audience's wishes, how can there be a complicated story?
When I read the story, I didn't feel much at the beginning, and it didn't really begin until the boat floated out from the sea and Elizabeth was ready to take in the baby girl. Because at this time, it feels like there is a play.
If you follow the idea of starting with the shark, then this movie has nothing to do. In fact, the audience already knows that they do it wrong, and it depends on how they go wrong.
If this mistake is never told or exposed, maybe as some viewers think, then the story will be over. Let the baby girl grow up to know the truth? What will happen then? It is also a way of developing the story.
But the screenwriter wants to let Fa Shark find out with his conscience and reveal the truth early. The audience will think, is this a bit silly?
But the conscience of Fasha is like this. He loves Elizabeth and the baby girl, and wants to take the responsibility on himself. How can the audience assume it for him?
In fact, as screenwriters or novelists all know that the story is to be twisted, so that it is interesting. Of course, this will often attract scolding from the audience, and will be accused of being insane or something, which will make many audiences unhappy.
I also don’t think the story is written very well. Based on my normal experience, it seems that it can be written like this. Maybe it’s more reasonable:
Fa Shark is entangled in his heart, so he first asks Elizabeth to forgive him, and after consulting with her, he goes to find a woman. The baby's mother explained the truth and then surrendered to the police station. The police station confirmed that Fasha did not kill, and sentenced him to serve a short prison term because of his surrender. The girl was handed back to her mother, but Elizabeth and Fasha were allowed to visit as adoptive mothers and adoptive fathers on a regular basis. In this way, the ending seems to be relatively happy.
However, this is reasonable and reasonable, but is it good to make a movie?
Therefore, when screenwriters write characters, the more mistakes the better, the audience is in a hurry, what do they think in their hearts? How is this? The screenwriter felt that the character was really written, the script was successful, and the play was created!
Hong Kong, I think the best actress in this film is the little girl, innocent and cute, natural and simple. And the most touching thing is also at the end of the film, that is, Fasha is old, and when the adopted daughter comes back, she takes out Elizabeth's suicide note and gives it to her adopted daughter.
If the story makes too much sense, then this last touch may not be there.
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