Beautiful shirts, beauties, beautiful scenery; never dirty or humble, never shameless and vulgar. Always elegant and chic, pleasing to the eye. Not all about wealth, about rank. How to live is actually a choice.
"A Good Woman" is a bead of my movie. Helen Hunt's smile made me never forget. He looks calm and mysterious, as if forgiving everything. Her Erlynne is far from dazzling, even a bit homely. Not at all tense, calm and leisurely. A fan, performing countless "stunts", no wonder the young rich man surrendered. The legendary long-sleeved Shanwu should be like this.
Wilde hides behind this American movie, and his lines are vicious and poisonous. "Do you know why the wedding was held in front of the altar? It was a sacrifice." "Do you think she will look at you without the money?" "I won't look at her because she is ugly."
Meg The marriage with Robert is a fairy tale marriage, handsome men and beautiful women have status and wealth. The newly married Meg even refused to imagine that she and Robert would one day be as speechless as other old couples and wives.
And Tuppy has long been earthly. Tom Wilkins' lines are almost verbatim. "I didn't work hard, because I don't want to destroy my natural ignorance. Ignorance is the key. With more knowledge, then you are done." He and Erlynne met after going through the world. Tuppy knew that Erlynne's wandering between men was actually just misfortune, and her "bad" was just survival.
Because I understand, I accept it with confidence.
Meg and Robert are what everyone dreams of, and they are as short and fragile as dreams. Meg did not allow Robert's "betrayal" or smuggling of his own spirit at all. She still lived on a high place, like a female knight, a true nobleman. It was only broken by Erlynne, "Do you think of the harm your confession has caused him?" "You can maintain your dignity and nobility, but after paying your marriage, what can you leave after one year or 20 years?"
British writers from Dickens, Jane Austen to Wilde are in the same line. The life they write can easily be misunderstood as a small pattern and always have a perfect ending. Life seems to be inlaid with exquisite lace, and it is easy to be overlooked by the viciousness behind it.
Who knew that the scandal between Robert and Erlynne was just a misunderstanding. He was really not tempted by Erlynne's extraordinary charm? How much struggle is behind Erlynne's forbearance? "Eternal love is like a ghost in a village. Everyone has heard of it, but no one has seen it."
Tuppy knows that Erlynne's wandering between men is actually just misfortune, her life game is just survival. How much helplessness in life is behind the understanding?
British movies are so abominable. They don’t break the illusion. They just let you open your eyes and watch how high you fall. Even if it hurts in the bone marrow, you have to accept it. Also smile.
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