A man's grievance

Gerhard 2022-04-20 09:01:43

A movie that touched me the most. I can totally understand Edward Norton's grievances, and I've been filled with hatred from beginning to end for Naomi Watts, the vain and selfish woman who was loved by a gorilla in 2005.
Of course, Walter loved Kitty all the time. The deeper the love, the more hatred, and under the entanglement of love and hate, he imprisoned his own heart and tried to convince her that his heart had already died. He takes her on a death journey to avenge her betrayal.
He stopped looking at her, he was afraid of letting her see that he still loved her, and even he tried to force himself to stop loving her in this way, otherwise he would not be able to forgive himself. This kind of mentality is really like a little boy's anger after being wronged. However, he is taking his life to be angry, and only hatred and death can soothe his great grievances.
But because he really loves her, this hatred is vulnerable. Unsurprisingly, they are together again. Of course I believed that Walter was sincere, but Kitty was not. After all, in the middle of nowhere, she had no other choice, and her love would not stand the test.
This cholera-era love really ended in death. What I regret is that when two people parted, why didn't they feel a little bit more emotional? The design of the reunion with Charlie at the end is also a bit childish. So much effort in the front, but dullness in the back, like a long and profound flirtation, and finally the sword and the foot have passed by like a dragonfly, which is very unpleasant.
Even though all women know that good men are the ideal destination, they still like bad men, and they will not let them go if they have the chance. Bad men are like the scenery behind the mountain. Women will not be reconciled if they don't go and see for themselves.
Also, I really like the story of the guard Song Qing, like a small and exquisite novel.

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Extended Reading
  • Cleve 2021-12-13 08:01:10

    The East is still so delicate and hazy in the eyes of foreigners.

  • Randall 2022-04-24 07:01:07

    It's weird to see the original love

The Painted Veil quotes

  • [Walter and Kitty are out at the Chinese Opera with Charlie and Dorothy Townsend]

    Charlie Townsend: Are you enjoying it?

    Kitty Fane: I've never seen anything like it.

    Charlie Townsend: Every gesture has a meaning. See how she covers her face with the cloth? She is mourning her misfortune.

    Kitty Fane: What happened to her?

    Charlie Townsend: She was sold into slavery. Condemned to a life of drudgery and despair in a strange land far from home. See the chains? They represent the heavy bondage of her poor, trapped soul from which there is no escape, and so she weeps. She weeps for the lively, vivacious girl she once was, the lonely woman she has become... and most of all... she weeps for the love she'll never feel, for the love she'll never give.

    Kitty Fane: Is that really what she's saying?

    Charlie Townsend: Actually I haven't a clue what she's on about. I don't speak Chinese.

    [Charlie and Kitty laugh]

  • [Waddington walks in to the Fanes' new house]

    Waddington: You must be the doctor's wife. I've just met your husband and invited myself to dinner. I've kept the Watsons' cook for you - she's not bad. She'll have to do for your amah as well. We're a little short-handed here.

    [Remembering he hasn't introduced himself yet]

    Waddington: Sorry, my name is Waddington.