This time, I started to properly comprehend the movie, caught many details I missed in the first time, and did not cry. It is really a good movie. A good movie, like a good book, makes you ponder it again and again:
- Is the nationality to a person really important? Almasy, the leading character, was once asked: "What do you hate the most?" "Ownership." is his reply. The title of the movie also provides a hint about Almasy's total rejection of nationalism. Almasy was a hungarian who worked on a British exploration team, helped a Germany spy get across the desert, and was mistaken as an English patient. Both of his rejection to the nationalism and his affair with Mrs. Clifton come from his hatred about ownership. However, it is ironic that he can't resist his desire to own Mrs. Clifton.
- Why did Mr. Clifton choose to die in an airplane crash, a failed attempt to kill all of them? I think it is to do with his social position. He wanted to keep his dignity till his last minute of his life.
- What is true love? Is marriage (ownership) a good thing or a bad thing in terms of 'love'?
- What is the relationship between the two parallel lines in the plot: Almasy v.s. Mrs. Clifton and Hana v.s. Kip ?
