HawthornTheeForevervsSplendorintheGrassAsweknow,thewonderfulmovieHawthornTreeForeverwasadaptedfromthegreatnovelHawthornTreeForeverbyAmyanAmerican-Chinese.Theloveinthenovelwascalledthemostpurelove,whichtoldastoryaboutacouplewholovedeachotherverymuchbutcan’ttelloutinthat1970s.Thegirlinthemoviewasverybeautiful.Hisfatherwasthesonofalandlordinthatoldtimes,thosefamilybackgroundsleadherfatheralotofmisfortune.Soshewasalittleself-abasedbecauseofthis.Sinceshemettheboyinthemovie,ahandsomeandkindboy,shesmiledmore.Theboyalwayshelpsandcaresaboutherwithoutanyreward.Andhealwaysencouragesher,whichallowedhermoreactive.Thentheyfellinlove.Buthappinesswasalwaysshort,theboygotanincurableillness,hedidn’ttellthegirl.Atthesametime,thegirlwaswellpreparedforherfuture.Buttheboycan’twaitthegirlanymore.`ReferringtothemovieSplendorintheGrass,wemaydon’tknowmuchaboutit.ItwasaclassicalandoldlovemovieinAmerica,whichalsotoldabeautifulbutsadstory.Thecouplehadthemostsincerefeelingsabouteachother.Theywentschooltogetherandplayedtogether.Butthegirlfearedtosatisfytheboy’sphysicalneedswhentheboyaskedherbecauseofthosesocialbackgrounds.Latertheboyhadrelationshipwithanothergirl,whowasregardedasabadgirl.Afterthattheboystoppedtoseethegirlandthegirlfinallyknowthefactwhichleadedhercrazy.Thegirlwenttoamentalhospital.Afterreceivingonemoreyear’treatment，sherecovered.Whenshefinallymettheboy,shewasupsettofindtheboyhadmarriedwithtwochildren.Shestillmissedtheolddays.Afterwatchingthosetwomovies,Iwasmovedandshockedalot.Ithinkthattherearedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthetwomovies.Talkingaboutthedifferences,Ithinkthemostdifferentistheirattitudeaboutloveandsex.InthemovieofHawthornTreeForever,thegirlinthatageisnotallowedtohaveaboyfriend,becausetheyandtheirfamilycan’tbearthosegossip,letalonerelationships.Thiswouldinfluencetheirfuture.Forinstance,intheChinesemovie,themotherofthegirldidn’tallowherdaughter’slove,becausewhichwouldletherlosethejobintheschool.Butinanothermovie,thelovebetweenchildrenisavailable.Sometimestherelationshipsforso-calledbadgirlsarefollowed.BecauseinAmericasomepeoplehaveamorefreethoughtaboutsex,therewasagirlinthismoviedidn’tcareaboutthoseconservativethoughts.Ontheotherhand,therearealsomanysimilarities.Forexample,intermsofthecouples,theirlovewasverypureandbeautifulwithoutanyprofitsinit.Theyhadthemostrealfeelingabouteachotherandtriedtheirbesttoloveeachother.Buttheirsocialbackgroundsarealsosimilar.Inthattime,theyandtheirparentshadthesametraditionalconceptsaboutbadgirlsandgoodgirlsthatthegirlsshouldn’thadrelationshipwithboysbeforetheymarried.Sobothofthegirlsinthetwodifferentmovieskeptherselfvirgin.Iftheybroketherules,theywouldbecomethebadgirlsintheeyesofpeople’seyes.Forexample,inthemovieofSplendorintheGrass,therewasabadgirlhavingrelationshipswithmanyboysincludingtheboy,whichbecameareasonthatmadethegirlcrazy.Whenshefinallywenttomadsheshoutedthatshewasagoodgirl.Intermsoftwomovies,bothofthemaretragedies,whoseresultisbothofthecouplesdidn’tlivetogetherfinally.Theyhadtheirowndifferentandunknownlife.Inmyeyes,Ithinkbothofthemoviesarewonderful.Thebothrevealapureandreallovebetweenyoungpeople.Thecouplesintwodifferentmovieshadsomebeautifulqualitieswhichourmodernadultsdon’thave.Wemodernadultsalwaysthinkaboutfamilybackgroundsandwealth.Ithinkthattwomoviesgivemedifferentfeelingsandimpressions.SpeakingofthatAmericanmovie,Iappreciateitspurelove.Ithinkitisveryrare.ButIcan’tstandthegirl’sbehaviors.Aftertheboyignoredher,sheletherselfnegativeandbecameveryupset.Thelovebetweentheboyandherwasveryunforgettable,butsheshouldfacethereallifeandencourageherselftolivebetter.IprefertheChinesemovie,itisnotbecauseIamaChinese,butIlovethestory.Thoughitisatragedy,Ialsothinktheloveinthemovieismoved.Theboyinthemovielovesthegirluntilthelastsecondofhislife.Hedidn’taskanythingforthegirl.Therearemanyhappymemoriesbetweenthem.Thoughtheboydied,butIthinkhehadtaughtthegirlsomethingimportant.Shewouldknowhowtoloveothersandpayforotherslove.Ithinkwhatthemostimportantoflovebetweentwopersonsistheirheartnottheresult.Whetherwewouldhavetheloveaccompanyingusatlast,weshouldlearnhowtolovepeopleandappreciatethelovereceived.2010级1班201010711125王莉