Itisagoodandprofoundfilm.Intheend他作为一个印度人,一个人,终于提笔给阿黛拉小姐写信:Iamwritingthistoaskyoutoforgiveme.Ithastakenallthistimeformetoappreciateyourcourage.Becauseofyou,Iamhappyherewithmychildreninsteadofinprison.Andbecauseofyou,Iwanttodokindactionsallaround……Manyclassmatestalkabouttheconflictsinthefilm,somemaybepro-English(偏向英国人)sowewillbringforthnewideas.“MeaningsandLemmaaboutthefilm”ThisfilmdescribestheintenseconflictbetweensuzerainBritainandthecolonyIndia.ItshowstheimpassablegullybetweentheBritishandIndiaculture.太愤世嫉俗(ironic),我们都是人humanbeingE.M.Forster福斯特Forsterpinnedhishopeson“OnlyConnect”toachievetheintegrationofEasternandWesterncultures.involveaudienceinthemovieInAPassagetoIndia,theeditorE.M.ForsterattemptedtoexploreintegrationbetweenEasternandWesterncultures,AndanalyzedthepossibilityofestablishingfriendshipsbetweentheEnglishandtheIndians,andthedifficultytocommunicatebetweenthem.Eventually,however,duetosuchculturalestrangementsasracial,socialandreligiousdifferencesaswellaspoliticalinequalitybetweenthetwosides,openmind•neithercouldtheBritishcultureintegratetheIndianculture,norcouldtheEnglishandtheIndiansestablishfriendship.Therearemanyvariousdifferentbetweentheeastandwestcultureincommunicatingaspect,butthebasiccruxliestheeconomyandtheunequalculture.Taketheunequalpolitics,theeconomicstatusaswellastheculturalstatuslinkdisparatelyasthebackground,interpersonalrelationshipwithindividualfriendshipdemonstratedveryfrailty.Theactress,Adela,iscompletelystrangetothemysticalEasternculture.Sosheisveryalone.1.Shedoesnotloveherfiance.2.Moleleftwithoutsayinggoodbyeanddiedinthetourtohercountry.3.Whenshetoldthetrue,shewasleftandhatedbyEnglishpeople.这一切都在表达着这部主题复杂的影片的一个低吟的声音:Peoplearelonecontactisimpossible.AllthisprovedthatForster’sideaof“OnlyConnect”couldnotberealizedintheconditionofthatage.wecanbelieveandwealsoseethatContacthascometrue.Thereareculturalconflictsandculturalconvergencegoingtogether.