A tragedy that should have been avoided

Ericka 2022-03-27 09:01:18

"Tess" is arguably the most tragic story I've ever seen, so is it possible for this story to end in a comedy? Too much. Tess's child may have survived, allowing her to enrich herself in parenting, ending with a successful mother. An Qi may have forgiven and understood her on the first day, comforted her softly instead of leaving her resolutely, they can have a marriage that envy others, and that past is just an episode of a long life. He can come back sooner, find Tess before it's irreversible, tell her I was wrong, I didn't understand then, I understand now, they can heal wounded hearts, mend broken feelings, and everything may not be It's too late. Or, in the most hateful parallel universe, he can never come back, restrain his selfish heart, let this poor person go, and she and Alec can live a life of ignorance while despising each other but not worrying about food and clothing. But, no, none of the above happened, Tess finally ushered in the avoidable destruction, at the moment of giving up, those hopes are like straw for the drowning, with a little dim light Bright the whole darkness, making all the pain like a trivial dream, but it is all false, hope will be shattered again and again, until despair.

Looking at this story, I don't know who to hate anymore. I hated Alec so much back then, but now I feel more and more that An Qi's sin is unforgivable. Alec's evil is self-aware. Without hiding, Tess was even willing to take responsibility for her if she wanted to. And Alec, sticking to his so-called ignorant moral code, used his selfishness and ignorance to really kill Tess. In this story, everyone just took the script that belongs to them, and what we see is only one of the thousands of stories.

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Extended Reading
  • Douglas 2022-04-24 07:01:22

    Tess has read the original English book twice, Thomas Hardy's Wessex town hometown & the place where the story takes place. Tess's tragedy comes from three aspects: the corruption of capital society - utilitarianism - personal character. Polanski invests in emotional factors (to Sharon) may be in line with Justice's theme. The fog is shrouded - winding paths lead to secluded - reclining Stonehenge. Tess of the Rising Sun goes to "punishment" may be the original state of mind

  • Adrien 2022-03-18 09:01:06

    The plot of Qiong Yao, there is not a very orthodox so-called villain, but it has the worst ending, which makes people sigh! The three-hour film is not long, Polanski can also be very traditional~ The photography is so amazing, and the music and costumes are also very classical. Kinsky is so beautiful, teenage girls are so shattered by skin blows, but one search turned out to be gossip and sweat with Polanski. . .

Tess quotes

  • Alec d'Urberville: [sees Tess trying to learn how to whistle] Nor art nor nature ever created a lovelier thing than you, cousin Tess. To see that pretty mouth pouting and puffing away, without producing a single note.

    Tess: It's all a part of my work, sir.

    Alec d'Urberville: Well, never mind. I'll teach you. I won't lay a finger on you. See. I'll stay exactly where I am. Now, you watch me. Don't scrape your lips too tight. Do it like this.

    [whistles]

    Alec d'Urberville: Blow gently. Gently. Try. Try again. Again. There. You'll manage splendidly now that I've started you off.

  • Alec d'Urberville: What are you crying for?

    Tess: I was only thinkin', I was born over there.

    Alec d'Urberville: Well, we all have to be born somewhere.

    Tess: Why, I wish I'd never been born. There or anywhere else.

    Alec d'Urberville: You're absurdly melancholy, Tess. You can hold your own for beauty against any woman, queen or commoner. I tell you that as a practical man who wishes you well. If you're wise, you'll let the world get a clearer sight of that beauty, before it fades. Why not make the most of life?