An Education – Review
Social advancements of the family tree are seen as a way to propel each generation into a better way of life. Indeed, if ‘quality of life’ is the slogan then ‘An Education’ does seem to start off on the right track. With a theme of interest this movie aims to draw you into its myths and leave you feeling slightly envious of the interesting experiences of the star, Jenny Mellor (Carey Mulligan).
The scene is based in the suburb of Twickenham, London. As a teenager in the 60′s Jenny’s father aims for her to work her way into Oxford. Indeed, it all lies in having the back up plan of education so that one could find a potential future spouse.
An Education
It seems that her sole purpose is to dedicate her life by bettering her education levels with a prominent institution. Jenny already possesses the qualities she needs to propel herself in the direction of which her father (Alfred Molina) wishes. Already she is learning things that will look good on the admission form such as the cello, and has a varying number of other interests such as French, music and Latin. Jenny’s senses are further intrigued by the meeting of David’s two friends who are also deemed as his constant companions, Danny and Helen.
The love of music finds her meeting the charming 35 year old David (Peter Sarsgaard) who is intrigued by her captivating intelligence. Her parents are also subdued by his charm as David and Jenny spend more and more time together. He indeed opens her eyes to a different type of ‘education’ such as fancy restaurants and accesses her ears to great sounding music. In time he is even able to get consent to spend weekends away with Jenny as well as take her on a trip to Paris.
Jenny’s dreams of going to Oxford start to dissipate as she spends time with David, who clearly indicates to her that he has attended the ‘school of life’. His intrigue and interest in Jenny can be seen as some sort of a love. It is a mutualism in a sense whereby he is able to find life from her life. It is through captivating her senses and making her realize that life can be lived in many forms and education acquired through these forms that Jenny becomes spellbound.
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