There is a film review by Shuimuding on the group drama, which mentioned "Gosford Manor". I had never watched "Downton Abbey" at that time. For such a two-hour movie, a movie that was blind for at least one hour at first had the courage to try it. Then, it seems to be my dish-until the climax arrives more than an hour later, it far surpasses my imagination of "Gaojiatun", because it is not only a matter of the British aristocracy and the big family. , Or a suspense film.
Yes, how much space did "Downton Abbey" use to say that these old ladies and wives are short in their parents, and the servants are so many neighbors. In fact, they can't explain the so-called class thinking. So a two-hour movie tells a fascinating and good story. It's not in vain to go to the village again.
The story is actually quite simple. The Jazz and his wife invited relatives and friends to hunt. This was common in the British aristocracy in the 1930s. It was a daily social activity. During the hunt, the male owner died. So no one is allowed to leave-do you think this is the original reasoning of a murder in a secret room? No, this suspense is good-looking. In fact, it is not that suspenseful. Even the process of solving the case is not worth mentioning. The final murderer is not a two-hundred-and-five-hundred detective. In fact, it is actually a two-hundred-and-five detective. Yes, even the process of exposing is accidental guessing, instinct and sensitivity. The murderer is not as intelligent as we think, denies in every way, and admits it lightly. Then, what is our suspenseful story telling?
——Everyone has a secret.
Yes, in this mansion, there are two classes, two worlds, upstairs and downstairs. The trend of change has swept the whole world. If you want to stay in this green and picturesque world, you are the people in the old world. Ostrich behavior. The historical background has created a sense of tension, broken, fractured, and changed, and the explosive burst between classes has begun to emerge in this small world.
The maid did not admit that she had love for the master, but she took his dog away when he left. From the moment he died, the dog became a mourning dog. The upstairs could not tolerate it, and the people downstairs drove it away, as the saying goes "Hit the dog to see the owner", they may not have any emotions towards the dog itself, it is precisely in the dog that they have a dislike for the deceased. When the maid left, she rode in the car of Hollywood stars, singers, and producers. This was almost unimaginable in the past when there was a clear distinction. No matter how old-school aristocrats despised emerging actors, they could not stop the "everyone" pursued by this generation. equality". According to our current philosophy, if a maid is a junior, how can she do it for money? But this is not the case in the movie. Although she does not admit that it is love, she also admits that the master’s conversation attracted her, so that at the host’s banquet, she wanted to fight for the man she admired, so that she lost it. Work, get nothing, can only take away his dog.
The timeline of "Downton Abbey" is earlier than that of "Gosford Manor", so this kind of thing will never happen, although in those noble manors, these nasty things are indispensable. But the times have changed. If they leave downstairs, they may also be able to board the train of the new era, so she herself said that this change might be a good thing for herself.
From another aspect, whether the consolation that the master received from the maid is more in line with the attributes of his class. The hostess married Jazz for money, and Jazz married the hostess for title. In Tangjiatun, the woman married the man for the name of the nobility, and maintaining such a pomp is not just an empty name. For example, the aunt in the movie, the nobleman is upright, but in fact it is difficult to cook without rice. Didn't the old Marx say that when capital came to the world, from head to toe, every pore was dripping with blood and dirty things. The master has money, and the money comes from opening factories to squeeze the workers' surplus value. How many people have been persecuted this way and how many talented people have stepped on to the upper class. The bourgeoisie and the aristocracy have no love, and they lack respect for each other. But whether the master has love for the maid or not is difficult to judge. After all, he is a villain himself, no matter how bad the person is, there are people who love it. Obviously, the master who has gone through primitive accumulation to achieve class ascendancy will not be favored by a lady who is born in the aristocratic class, although she loves his money. At the same time, thinking of the young lady’s love for the big cousins of the emerging class in "Downton Abbey", perhaps from another perspective, in the tide of changes in the times, morality and appearance are still not the cause of cross-class love. Two magic weapons.
Actually, it's quite ironic. The biggest suspense in this film is "Who killed the master", but in the plot, everyone with a secret is depressed in "The master is still alive". The master is not worried when he dies, and the wife gets a lot of money; the old lady No more trouble, the worry about the allowance is solved; the lady is no longer in pain, and the cheque from the person who blackmailed her can also be issued. Therefore, whether the murderer made his move for revenge or to protect the loved one, he did it for the "upstairs" group of people. The most ironic thing is that dirty work is always done by people "downstairs", and the benefits of fishermen are enjoyed by the upper class. Is it fair? Of course not, but this is the reality.
The only light of human nature upstairs is still our favorite old lady with tongue in Downton. Actually, I’m not sure if the old lady is aware of anything, but based on what she perceives, then her last sentence is to mention a little maid, a bit of a word in the population, maybe someone needs to go to the guillotine, of course you can. Don't pay for it or even feel guilty, but you must be cautious, and even forgive others.
If a villain dies, of course it’s not right to kill people anywhere, but if a villain does not die, he will harm more people. How do you choose? It reminds me of the famous "tram problem". I remember that Christopher Wood gave his answer in his book, but in fact, when facing this problem, people often make subconscious choices, and you will never know this when you sit and meditate. Answer.
The car drove out of Gosford Manor, and the problem was left to us. No one knows what the little maid will do, just like this case is to know that everyone is happy or someone has to break the casserole and ask to the end, these are not important, because the people in the film belong to the people upstairs, and they are also their last noble time. NS.
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