Uncertain and certain choices

Durward 2022-04-22 07:01:33

The content of the movie "Farewell to Love":

He was a butler in an international diplomatic hall in the United Kingdom. In the precarious period of World War II, he knew the meaning of his work. And she is a new housekeeper. As the days get along, she is kind and won his favor. Although she repeatedly revealed her true feelings, her gestures revealed her love. But at every emotional juncture, he forbears his own emotions, and his love for her turns into a story buried in silence.
She reluctantly bid farewell to this fruitless love and went away to marry a woman. At that time, the two met again, and the love in their hearts was still unspeakable, and the deep thoughts turned into a goodbye blessing at the station.

His concealment of his emotions was vivid and vivid, even when she told him that she was going to marry, she couldn't let him show her love. He only said a blessing and matched with an embarrassing smile.

Why does he do this?

I guess it's a perfection mentality because it's not sure if it's right to show love (and work is always right) so he always chooses what he's sure is right to do.

Why not be sure?

First, I'm not sure whether love is appropriate in such a working state.

Second, I'm not sure if I really love her, even if there are emotional ups and downs, but I'm not sure if the ups and downs are love.

Third, I'm not sure how long this emotion can last. If I show love, will it hurt the other party?

In the face of uncertain love and the choice between other things, he restrained his emotions.

Love is inherently an uncertain thing. It is difficult to define what love is. It cannot be compared with work. Yes, if you miss some people, you will definitely lose something, but it is uncertain whether you like these things in the end; but the ideal of life is to be sure of what you like, and if you miss these things, you just go. the meaning of life.

This is his mode of thinking, and it is the mode of thinking of many people. But even though he restrained himself at the time, he couldn't eradicate the emotion in his heart, so that this emotion would exist in his heart for many years, and I felt bad for him.

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  • Lottie 2022-03-26 09:01:07

    Adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, "Farewell to the Loved Day"/"The Long Days Will End"/"Leave Traces of the Past Days", I personally think that "Leave Traces of the Past Days" is the best, because the narrative sequence is from the post-war period. Recalling the "good old days" of Darlington House in the afterglow, the love he and she never expressed only seemed to be a dark thread in a larger narrative. Mr.Stevens, the Duke of Darlington and England seemed to mirror each other. , whether the stubborn adherence to tradition and etiquette is loyalty to the extreme, or another degree of inaction, or is it a mistake that everyone makes in life - lost at the same time because of the pain of fear that may happen As for the main creator, I realized that James Ivory, who is also the director of "Howard Manor" and "A Room with a View", is the James Ivory who wrote the script for CMBYN and won the Oscar. There is no need for words in the peach film. There are only traces of restraint and ambiguity. The tall and handsome Reeve didn't fall off the horse that year, and Aunt Thompson was still lovable. What was more surprising was that Hugh Grant performed very well in this kind of drama, which is really impressive

  • Elouise 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    Very rarely, because the characters in the movie (played by non-actors) hate a movie. The movie is okay, but I really can't appreciate it, it makes me groggy.

The Remains of the Day quotes

  • Miss Kenton: Do you think it might be a fantasy? A fantasy on my part? Do to my inexperience?

  • Stevens: Each one of you has his own particular duty - or her duty. Polished brass, brilliant silver, mahogany shining like a mirror. That is the welcome we will show these foreign visitors - and let them know that they're in England where order and tradition still prevail.