Heartbreaking watching William drive away...
:(
Powerful acting all around.
formerly JuliaJolie, got sick of people assuming I was a Brangeloonie/Southern escort.
Yes, I did feel for him in this. He really loved Hester and you saw it in his face when he spoke to her and the heartbreak in his eyes when she told him it was over. I was also amazed by his restraint when Freddie was spouting drunken words at him. I had my hand over my mouth that whole scene when Freddie arrived.
"I believe that which does not kill you simply makes you...stranger."
I also want to believe that Freddie was such a little s*** but I didn't live in post-WWII London and the economic crapness (and relative lack of excitement) that came after that. They're very well-rounded characters, but all very flawed. I wondered if perhaps William had been less restrained when showing affection, that maybe she would have stayed (although then we'd be talking about a different character). Freddie's assessment of her outside the pub ("marries the first man who asks her and falls in love with the first man who gives her the eye") was harsh, but...kind of true.
Oh, now I have all these feels for this movie again :(
You bitch! May all your souffles henceforth be dense and heavy!
- the_mighty_armadillo
Yeah I know what u mean. This film had me in pieces. I have lived this kind of relationship before (without the suicide and infidelity) and so it gave me the most chills than any other movie. The scene outside the pub and the end scene were the hard ones to watch. The ending when Freddie is just about to leave and he has tears welled up in his eyes tore me up bad because that was exactly how I felt when I left my ex. It was like looking in a mirror, just he's a man.
"I believe that which does not kill you simply makes you...stranger."
That scene (and their whole relationship) resonated with me, too. It was as if it was the first time they had ever been honest about what the other one wanted out of the relationship (seems like neither really knew). I "followed" someone, away from comfort and everything I knew, who had nothing to offer but instability (to say the least). "Love" is all you need - yeah, no, it's not lol...it's never always a fairytale ending when you think it's going to be.
You bitch! May all your souffles henceforth be dense and heavy!
- the_mighty_armadillo
Exactly.
"I believe that which does not kill you simply makes you...stranger."