Downton Abbey in my heart

Aliza 2022-04-21 09:02:54

There are really very few movies that can do this, perfectly handling the main and supporting roles, or, in this story, every character is the protagonist. The lives of the ladies and lords of the upper class are beautiful, but the stories of the servants downstairs are equally moving. Servants are also an important part. There are two things that impress me the most. The first is that the servants designed the original servant team to drive away the royal family for their own glory and dignity, which is of course the core dramatic conflict of the whole film. People always say that the core of comedy is tragedy, and it is true. In fact, the king and queen never noticed who the servant who was serving the plate and poured the wine, and they didn't even remember what the footman who served the royal family looked like for many years, but even so, serving them is still the glory that thousands of people dream of. It's an errand that can make people in the whole town envy, and it's a job that gives people the confidence to hold their heads high. Don't you feel sad when you think about it this way? However, "Downton Abbey" is obviously not about a story of "a prince and a general, but the opposite is true." Big people or small shrimps, they all have their own troubles, but they also have their own happiness. Some people may succeed in crossing the class with their own efforts and chance, such as driver Branson; but there are also people who sincerely love their work, maybe just make a delicious dish, maybe just help the ladies cut out one. A close-fitting dress, perhaps keeping the manor up and down in good order...they enjoyed it. This world is of course unfair. Some people are born with a golden key, and some people can live a life without doing anything, but don’t all people who are not so “lucky” must be motivated to rush to the better Are the high-class people breaking their heads? If everyone rushed to the top of the pyramid, and the base was empty, I am afraid that the pyramid would collapse. Of course, I am not saying that the social class should be fixed, the poor should be poor all their lives, and the rich should be rich all their lives, but everyone should find the career they love and the life they enjoy. Even as noble as the second lady of the Crowley family, she still feels that she was happiest when she was working freely; even as ordinary as Daisy, the little maid, she can show her most beautiful smile because she has found true love. This is life. The second is the plight of Miss Mary. She was undoubtedly Downton's future mistress, or she is now. When you are in a high position, you must always worry. For Mary, she is not afraid of heavy work. She has enough ability to manage the trivial matters of managing the manor, but she is not sure whether her efforts are in vain. She is worried that she is now Is there any meaning to your efforts, whether the things you insist on defending have value, and whether the fortress you support will eventually collapse. It's not just Mary who has this confusion, in fact every one of us should have similar concerns. Times are moving forward, and everything changes so quickly that sometimes we don't even have time to react. Sometimes when I go shopping in a department store and see the smiling counter lady standing in front of the counter, I actually wonder: Are they not worried that they will be laid off? Now that e-commerce is developing rapidly, most of the brick-and-mortar stores (at least in my opinion) are sloppy. Can their performance really support the high rent and labor costs? Looking at the store owner who is looking at the store with a game on the street, he will think how many years can this small store exist? Afraid that it will be demolished soon, right? The future is of course full of uncertainty. But do you want to stop making the effort at this moment because of that uncertainty? Are you going to just ignore them now because everything will pass away? The answer is of course no. In the long run, everything is sad. But how can we live if we keep thinking like this? As I get older, I feel more and more that people should live with faith, no matter what it is, because it gives you the courage and confidence to live. As Anna told Mary, Downton Abbey is the heart of this town, and your efforts keep it beating. Downton has long been more than a building, it has long been internalized as a belief. This belief, not only of Mary, not only of all the people who live there, but also of our audience. As I get older, I feel more and more that people should live with faith, no matter what it is, because it gives you the courage and confidence to live. As Anna told Mary, Downton Abbey is the heart of this town, and your efforts keep it beating. Downton has long been more than a building, it has long been internalized as a belief. This belief, not only of Mary, not only of all the people who live there, but also of our audience. As I get older, I feel more and more that people should live with faith, no matter what it is, because it gives you the courage and confidence to live. As Anna told Mary, Downton Abbey is the heart of this town, and your efforts keep it beating. Downton has long been more than a building, it has long been internalized as a belief. This belief, not only of Mary, not only of all the people who live there, but also of our audience.

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Downton Abbey quotes

  • Violet Crawley: What simpletons men are!

  • Isobel Merton: Oh Violet. After all these years you still astonish me.

    Violet Crawley: Oh good, I'm glad I'm a revelation and not a disappointment.