李逸浩的回答：来个简短点的： This movie has been remade several times and I doubt if in this day and age the old fashioned plot would succeed. This is because the plot is full of lots of melodrama and situations that today just seem too unbelievable. However, being a fan of older films, I was able to suspend disbelief and just watch the movie and accept it for what it was. Ms. Leigh is a struggling ballerina in love with a rich guy about to go off to WWI. They are desperately in love and she ultimately gives up her career for him. Unfortunately, he goes off to war and is assumed to be lost and she has no income. His family is far from welcoming and so she is forced to sell her body to support herself! Now, most people today would think "yeah, she COULD just scream and yell and demand support from his family or why doesn't she just go out and get a job?" and this is the main problem with the film. Also, it's hard to reconcile the fine romance and romantic cinematography and music with her becoming a hooker. They just don't go together. These plot holes, it turns out, are a result of a massive re-writing of the script from the 1931 film of the same name--where the character Ms. Leigh plays is already a prostitute when she meets her love AND she never was a ballerina!! However, in spite of this, it's still an excellent film and is worth seeing. |
