complexity of choice

Maia 2022-04-01 09:01:11

After watching it, I found that it is similar to the plot of another film "The Adelmans". It tells the story of a couple in which the husband becomes a literary giant under the ghostwriting of his wife. The difference is that the wife in "A" has always been willing Accepting the role of a substitute writer, even if her husband is equally attentive, she has always accepted the role of substitute writer with peace of mind. She likes writing and is content to have only her husband as a reader. Although the wife of the film "The Good Wife" is brilliant, when her husband won the Nobel, jealousy and resentment broke out, and she felt aggrieved and humiliated. She chose "a writer must be read by someone", but she was not willing to be read, and wanted to stand in the foreground. Of course, the husband of the two films, the husband of "A", still has a certain talent. His wife is his muse. And the husband in "The Good Wife" can only quote the golden sentences of other famous authors. There is nothing new in rhetoric in life, and even the method of picking girls has been the same for decades. His cheating became the inspiration for his wife, and he is the wife's. muse.

"A writer must write" and "a writer must be read by someone", these two choices are in front of us. The wife in "A" is content with writing, while "The Good Wife" chooses "someone must read", so There are differences between the two. In the face of the prejudice of the times, Qiong in "The Good Wife" chose to hide behind a man and use the identity of a man to backdoor the market to make her works popular. She loves writing and publishing more than she loves the man, although on the surface it seems that she is humiliated by Behind the shadow of the man, but everything is under her control, her unwilling emotions have been tormenting her, the last outbreak brought her husband's heart attack and death, the husband finally asked her if you love me, which time did you say me Love you can be believed. This sentence clearly shows that the husband who has been cheating all the time, even I suspect that the husband cheated just to provide inspiration for his wife, pays far more and loves her more than the wife.

Husbands and wives who are interdependent have each other's hearts. The husband is humiliated by the wife's talent, and the wife is humiliated by the husband's halo. "A" two choose to fulfill each other, but in "The Good Wife", both of them are enduring , really sad. Many marriages may appear to outsiders as strong men and weak women, but they may not see all of them, and perhaps the truth is far greater than we can know.

As for the expression of Joan touching the blank piece of paper on the final plane, maybe she finally understands that she will not regret if she chooses to stick to it. Will she continue to be the writer behind her son? I leave it to everyone's imagination. But the hero at the beginning of the film says: "A real writer does not write for publication. He writes because he is eager to express certain personal thoughts. A writer must write, as one must breathe, and he does not Stop writing, no matter how lonely or poor he is. If a writer does not write, his soul will suffer from famine." The wife in "A" also chooses to continue writing in the name of her husband, and the wife of this film I will definitely choose to continue writing, but in the name of my son or myself? By her warning reporters not to tell the truth, I guess she might keep writing in her son's name.

The performances of the two old actors are really great, especially the heroine. There are tears in the same laughter, and laughter in the tears. The emotional expression is abundant and distinct in different plots, which is really admirable! ! Hope she picks up the Oscar for Best Actress. The old aunt is really charming, and her gestures are full of charming gestures. Who said that women are not attractive when they are old, and they are so moving when they are old! !

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Extended Reading
  • Mollie 2022-04-21 09:03:01

    In the current trend of feminism, one can almost guess the ending after reading the beginning. The story itself is too simplistic, dramatic, and masked, and the pattern is very small, but it gives enough space for dramatic conflict to brew. Overall disappointing, of course Glenn Close's performance was convincing.

  • Beau 2022-03-29 09:01:06

    The most irritating thing is that the reality is indeed the case. No matter how good the female lead is in writing, she cannot be as successful as a male writer. The male protagonist is flawed, but the female protagonist is still inseparable from him, not even in such a tacky and predictable ending. Alas...PS Uncle Tie's son doesn't have the tough temperament of Uncle Tie~

The Wife quotes

  • Elaine Mozell: Don't ever think that you can get their attention.

    Young Joan: Whose?

    Elaine Mozell: The men. Who write the reviews. Who run the publishing houses. Who edit the magazines. The ones who decide who gets to be taken seriously, who gets to be put up on a pedestal for the rest of their lives.

    Young Joan: A writer has to write.

    Elaine Mozell: A writer has to be read, honey.

  • [last lines]

    Joan Castleman: [on the plane back] When we get home, I'm going to sit you and your sister down, and I'm going to tell you everything.

    David Castleman: Okay, Mom.