If the sound of the typewriter throughout is proof that the film is based solely on the description of Brioni's new book, then, I'd say, it's a dishonest text, not an objective telling.
Since that hot summer day, Brioni has been excusing himself: it was Robbie and her sister's eccentric behavior in front of the fountain, and it was her sister's soaked flesh-colored underwear that made Brioni, only 13 years old, heartbroken. My suspicions arose; it was Robbie's wrongly paid letter that made the misunderstanding deepen, and even the twin sisters agreed that the servant's son was a pornographer, so from this point of view, I, Brioni, didn't think about it.
And sister Cecilia and Robbie couldn't help making out in the library, it wasn't her, it wasn't her that Briony followed the two, or liked to run around the house, spying on the secrets of all servants and masters. According to the description in the movie, this is obviously because the two young people in love are too careless.
However, is this common sense? Cecilia, as the eldest daughter in the family, an adult, if she wants to have an affair, she naturally takes Robbie to a very hidden place in the house to make out. Just like the extremely small silver headdress that fell on the carpet, it would not have been noticed by anyone at first. Maybe it would be picked up from the gap by the servant cleaning the carpet in the afternoon of a big cleaning. However, in Brioni's eyes, this small headdress was so flickering and conspicuous.
In short, there are always indications that Briony has deliberately glorified his sins since the summer when everyone was spoiled by the hot weather.
The actual scene of the whole film is mixed with the imagined scene, which greatly affects the viewing experience. And the timing of events is always reversed. For example, until the very back of the film, with a memory of "If I fall into the water, will you save me?" Out, through this, the audience salvaged the sunken ship of truth - it turns out that this layer of subtle feelings is the real reason why my sister is suspicious of her sister and Robbie, right? But the narrator did not say that, judging from the location of this memory, it was used by her to show her goodwill. But the discerning eye can see it.
With such dishonesty, it's no wonder that audiences are so outraged at the old Briony's confession: she's simply a person who can't tell the difference between writing and reality, and when she's old, she's still like that, giving a character a happy ending, and she Can you be satisfied with your conscience? In real life, she did nothing but work as a nurse in the hospital, did not write letters to her parents and brother to clarify the truth, and did not do anything useful except cranky thoughts.
But even this narrator, so unreliable, so prejudiced, cannot overshadow the radiance of sincere passion.
What kind of eyes of love and a passionate soul should a young woman have to distinguish in a sentence like "In my dreams I kiss your sweet wet cunt, In my thoughts I make love to you all day long" Which is a pornographer and which belongs to the heart of a young man who has fallen in love? This sincere, fiery intuition deserves the best and happiest of endings at any time, anywhere. Her lover is humble, ambitious, smart, kind, docile and persistent. She had a bright future, but she was wrongfully imprisoned and has almost no chance to enter the upper class. In the letter, he repeated: "I'll return, find you, love you, marry you, and live without shame."
In the end, Cecilia hid in the subway that was about to be flooded. When she looked up, her eyes were still as clear and earnest as yesterday.
Therefore, my sister has a short life, bright and persistent, never for a moment doubts about love, never for a moment shrinks from life, never for a moment hesitates for freedom.
The younger sister is alone and can't atone for her sins, and she can't be sincere to herself.
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