Because of the book abuse. Looking for a movie to make up for the lonely island and lighthouse that I imagined in my mind, as well as the love for the leading actors and actresses.
First, let’s clarify why everyone thinks that the heroine can make a wrong decision that is against common sense and morality (that is, adopting this orphan baby who drifted over in the waves). According to the description in the book: 1. Elizabeth lost two very bad decisions in World War I. My close brother, seeing the pain and endless miss of her parents when they lost their children, she knew very early that if she wanted to keep the loved one, she had to express it in time and strive for it. She took the initiative to write a letter to Tom, and Tom’s flash marriage It is also due to her experience. It is also her personality to make a decision the moment she discovers her child and stick to it.
2. Life on an isolated island must be repeated and single. In addition to the sea lighthouse and the limited activity area, Elizabeth also hopes for the changes and surprises brought about by the new life. So when she miscarried 3 times in a row (the third miscarriage described in the book occurred when she was 7 months pregnant, she gave birth to a dead baby early. This blow was fatal to her and made her unable to Face reality. It is possible that the audience, who is already a mother, can better understand her pain).
3. Elizabeth ran into this orphan baby who drifted with the waves in less than 2 weeks after losing her child. The instinctive reaction was to take care of her. She should be still in the postpartum lactation period. . The person who looks like the father of the child is dead, and the mother does not know his life or death. Saving this child is simply her own salvation. She sees the child as a second chance God gave her.
4. During the three and a half years of raising this Lucy, Elizabeth was always worried about someone looking for this child. She also knew that Tom had never stood firm like her. Tom's integrity and kindness was the biggest reason for her fear. Elizabeth has always hoped to ease Tom's guilt and entanglement by cultivating father-daughter feelings. In fact, Tom was on the verge of collapse after seeing Lucy's biological mother. But the close relationship Elizabeth has established with her child no longer allows her to think about any possibility of separation from Lucy (similarly, a mother may understand it better). Elizabeth became more paranoid and crazy.
5. About Tom. Tom grew up living in a mother who ran away from home. His father’s tyranny and brother’s estrangement prevented him from getting basic love and support from the family, but he cultivated his extremely patient and persevering character. The wealthy family background allowed him to obtain a good education. But I have never gained a sense of self-identity. I finally found out that my mother had passed away a few weeks ago after I graduated from college and went to find my biological mother on my own. Losing the only concern made Tom rush to the battlefield. He did not expect that he would survive. On the contrary, he became more lonely and upright after experiencing the cruel scenes of life and death. He only hoped to find a place where no one could escape from the world. Elizabeth's appearance and love for him is the only light in his life. Such a forbearing and pessimistic person is passively accepted most of the time, he cannot break through himself. The only thing he could think of when the tragedy happened was to sacrifice himself.
So all the above caused the tragedy between two crazy mothers and the sacrifice of two poor fathers. This tragedy comes from the trauma of the war, from the weakness of human nature, it is logical, not simply sprinkling dog blood. Maybe the description in the book is more detailed, and the film saves a lot of background development.
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