All the little character studies are so out of place in 2015. I am creeped out by the David Niven Character. He is a certified pervert. No sympathy. And the wife beater who is reunited with his ex-wife because she is a drug abuser....please these folks are trash with money.
shareI think we can feel sympathy for the Major because he is deeply ashamed of what he has done. If he tried to justify it, then he would deserve no sympathy at all.
The movie is a reflection of the 1950s. In 2015, a woman would be far less likely to return to a man who physically assaulted her. There are many female victims in this film--the women at the theater, Rita Hayward's character, and Sybil, who is bullied by her mother.
The film is also a case study in what it means to be a judgmental person. I wrote a short essay on the film on this theme. If you would like to read it, here is the link:
https://christopherjohnlindsay.wordpress.com/2015/06/27/separate-tables/
The kindness shown really was something that should be noted on. Though the situation was grave,
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