A Room With a View

A room with a view was a great movie where we see the protagonist, Lucy; goes through both internal and external conflicts. In my opinion, Lucy wanted to be more of a tourist at first, because she went to explore Florence by herself and wanted the room with a view. She represents the very feeling of wanting to explore the world which is the feeling that tourist have. George was more of a traveler since he travel to Florence and then to England to live and wasn’t that interested in exploring.

                Besides having journeys to different places, the movie also has internal journey. Lucy at first didn’t even want to speak to George and was trying to avoid him like (for example when she tried to walk away after he save her from hitting the ground because she fainted when a guy started bleeding from a fight) and during the movie she had this journey where she explore her feelings and began to realized that she actually loved George but had been trying to avoid it. This is a good example of problems that women faced in the repressed culture of Edwardian era England.  Normally in that era, if a young man kissed a young lady, an engagement should be announced to preserve her reputation. This is why Lucy never told anyone about what happen between her and George at Italy. It is because of Lucy’s internal journey that rejects Cecil’s engagement and also to admit that she loved George which in the end led her to live a happy live. George valued Lucy while Cecil saw her more like a painting and didn’t really love her.

                In conclusion, I really like this movie and I think it has a positive meaning about the freedom to be how you want to be, about growing up and about true love.