romantic

Emory 2022-03-26 09:01:07

I watched this movie twice. The first time I didn't feel much, I felt that the plot of the film was protracted and not compact enough. In the middle and back part of the film, there were a lot of subtle interactions between the characters' emotions. It is difficult for people who are not delicate in their hearts to feel it. I couldn't sleep because of the magnificent natural beauty of Africa. . . The second time was different. Under the seemingly bland plot, the protagonist's heart was filled with emotion, such as undercurrents surging, which made me feel the same way. Dennis, a truly free man, lived his unfettered life on the vast savannah of Africa. Hunting, drinking, reading, listening to music, spending a night with a certain woman, without emotional fetters, without dependence on material life, this kind of romantic life is unimaginable. He seemed comfortable with everything, understatement. Until he met Helen. Helen, a vain woman, because she wants the title of earl, agrees to marry a man who covets her money. In her, you see her attachment to someone, the sensibility, delicacy, kindness, and sensitivity of a woman she presents. You can see her tenacious and unyielding side again. When faced with a man who went hunting the next day after the wedding and had no return date, she was angry and humiliated at first, and immediately rushed into the bedroom to pack her clothes. After a while, after she calmed down, she started planning her manor and went to the local chief to negotiate about the farm. Helen could betray her marriage for the sake of a false name, but at the same time she longed for true feelings and a true love. She loves Dennis, and she is fascinated by his romantic, poetic temperament. Although Dennis showed a little concern for Helen and a little love for Helen at the beginning, this kind of occasional signal, for a woman with strong self-esteem, could not make her respond more. She knew that once she started, she would fall completely. Therefore, she had to restrain her inner enthusiasm, like spirits mixed with water. Although the taste became dull, the volatilization of alcohol would not reduce the smell. Her desire for Dennis's love wasn't diminished in the slightest. Dennis lived a very free and easy life, but also very self. Because he loves freedom, he doesn't want to worry about anyone. Later, even though he and Helen became lovers, he kept stopping and walking beside Helen. He just wanted to see Helen as his emotional and physical habitat, a habitat where he could leave and come back anytime. This is very unfair to Helen. Because for most women, what they want is someone they can rely on at any time. When she is lonely, when she is exhausted physically and mentally, when the crops she has worked so hard to plant are destroyed, the African natives on her land cannot be properly resettled by the United Kingdom , When Dennis was ruthlessly driven away, she could only endure silently and face the difficulties tenaciously. Last but not least, Helen has become more independent. She found that she could be on her own even when there was no one to rely on. The independence of personality makes a person more mature, which is crucial to a person's life. Only then can you stand between the heavens and the earth, confident and calm. In this sense, it is no exaggeration to say that this film is the growth story of women in the new era. Helen gradually becomes a woman with an independent personality, and her desire for Dennis's love gradually subsides. But the most dramatic thing is that Dennis told Helen that because of her, he couldn't be alone now, and his attachment to Helen could not be broken, and he decided to spend more time with Helen. In the end, while we were all looking forward to their bright future, Dennis was left in the African savannah forever because of a plane accident. The ruthlessness of fate has completely shattered this possible love that had finally achieved a "positive result", which is really embarrassing. At the end of the film, Helen reads a poem at Dennis's funeral. The whole poem contains Helen's tears, which were left in Dennis's grave together. Years later, in the sound of Helen's chanting in memory of Dennis, a lion slowly walked to Dennis's cemetery, laying down and looking into the distance. romantic. As a teenager, in the sound of Helen's chanting in memory of Dennis, a lion walked slowly to the side of Dennis' cemetery, lay down and looked into the distance. romantic. As a teenager, in the sound of Helen's chanting in memory of Dennis, a lion walked slowly to the side of Dennis' cemetery, lay down and looked into the distance. romantic.

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Out of Africa quotes

  • Denys: I won't be closer to you and I won't love you *more* because of a piece of paper.

  • [about to leave Africa, Karen Blixen gives Denys' compass to Farah]

    Karen Blixen: This is very dear to me. It has helped me to find my way.

    Farah: Thank you, Msabu.

    [She goes to board the train. Looks back at him]

    Karen Blixen: I want to hear you say my name.

    Farah: You are Karin, Msabu.