true humanity

Caterina 2022-03-25 09:01:19

A handsome young man first seduced the boss's wife (the children are all grown up), and even caused the other party to divorce and marry himself. But he was not satisfied with such "fruits of victory", not only had an affair with his wife's relatives, but also had a relationship with another girl of the same age, and even made the other party pregnant. However, when the girl proposed to get married, he was afraid, probably afraid of disrupting the status quo, and more likely afraid of not being able to take responsibility (because both of them were wage earners). So the girl threw herself into the river in front of him. He didn't rescue him in time (the movie was also deliberately designed, he saved the boss's child before, so he was very good at swimming and was able to save the girl), and he just happened to fish up the body. Because the relationship between him and the girl was relatively secret, and the girl was obviously also emotionally involved with a married man, the police thought it was the married man who killed the girl and sentenced her to death. Although the youth was rebuked by his conscience, he finally chose to do it.

It is clear that the film does not exaggerate human nature and create positive images and role models. It just shows the truth of human nature: young people, with strong desires and driven by desires, but unable to take responsibility and afraid of punishment. Such revelation is actually more meaningful and valuable. Especially how young men and women see others, their desires, and themselves.

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Young Adam quotes

  • Joe Taylor: I think she went to a bridge fully dressed and stood there breathing the warm night air. And she took off her jacket and folded it neatly on the ground. And then she unbuttoned her blouse and undid her brassiere and let it drop down on top of the other clothes. And she'd unbutton her skirt and let it slip down over her hips. And then she'd unroll her stockings and hold them out so that they blew in the breeze like penance before she let them float off into the night. And she'd shiver and ask herself if she really wanted to go through with this, and she'd answer that question by kicking her clothes into the river. And hurriedly now she'd take off her garter and her knickers. And there'd she be, standing in her petticoat, thinking about whatever it was that brought her to this. And then with her petticoat billowing around her she'd drop into the water like a rose, float there for a moment, and be gone.

    Les Gault: What kind of woman would do that?

    Joe Taylor: Just an ordinary woman.

  • Joe Taylor: [after having sex with Ella] Are you sorry?

    Ella Gault: Fat lot of good that would do me.