The spring in a small town is a movie that really left a deep impression to me. Neither because it was produced in a special period of times in china nor the significance of movie that director want to express to audience. I was surprised by a few scenes that could represent the struggling issue of morality in the movie, which really lead me to consider lots of other things may beyond this movie itself into tradition ethics and human nature.
Taking place in a ruined family compound after the anti-Japanese War, the film tells the story of the once prosperous Dai family. The husband and patriarch, Dai Liyan is an invalid, and spends his days in the courtyard nostalgic for the past. His marriage to Zhou Yuwen has long been rendered loveless, though both still feel concern for the other. Liyan's young teenage sister Dai Xiu , meanwhile, is too young to remember the past, and stays cheerful and playful in the ruins of her home. Then there comes Zhang Zhichen who is the Liyan’s childhood friend and also is the former flame of Zhou Yuwen before she ever met her husband. So the relationship between Liyan Yuwen and Zhichen becomes awkward and subtle when they all discovered that the feeling between Yuwen and Zhichen still existed and that’s all the conflict and struggle begin with. From the start of the movie we can know that Liyan feel really sorry about his wife because he is invalid and depressed all the day. He even tries to push Yuwen away because he cannot bring her any happiness. Yuwen never say so even though she knows that she is not happy, she doesn't know what else she could do except continue take care of her husband. However, she becomes vacillating once she see Zhichen has come. The conversation between Yuwen and Zhichen in ...
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...tinue is just for children because they thought it is their responsibility to give children a complete family. I won’t say no to that but once the children realize that their parents are not happy be together, will their still be happy or appreciated about what their parents sacrificed for them. So I think people follow the rules and ethics and take responsibility, at meanwhile, they give up the right to looking for what they really want or even they give up the happiness of their own children. And that could be considered as irresponsible.
Follow the morality or to follow the heart is always a tough choice when it comes to love. What I believe is they are both right choice because sometimes the true love overcome anything else in the world and sometimes when we put such things like responsibility and morality together, they are greater than a simple word love.
The main problem for the Liang family was that they had been scattered. Father and Mother divorced, Liang off at college, and the two girls (although they later lived near Liang Shan) were off for a long time in the country. This separation made hard times even harder.
The beginning of the book starts out with Liang’s typical life, which seems normal, he has a family which consist of three children, two older sisters and him the youngest, his two sister’s reside in Changsha 1 his father has an everyday occupation working as a journalist at a local newspaper. Things start to take a turn early in life for Liang Heng, his families politics were always questioned, the mistake mad...
Family became an important aspect in Mah’s life. In the Chinese culture family is typically a vital part of the way of life. Mah may have been ashamed the way her first marriage ended and did not want the same with this man she met named Leon. Leon is a Chinese immigrant and family is his priority. Mah and Leon marry and have two girls, Ona and Nina. They form a family like connection more than ever before. Leon was a fairly stable man and loved his family. Mah and Leon were b...
While traditional Confucianism plays a large role in the problems faced by the Kao family, it is the combination of both Confucianism and modernization that brings the family to its knees. Chueh-hsin is a huge factor in the novel for many reasons. It is because of him that his little brothers Chueh-min and Chueh-hui realize how unfair the old system of arranged marriage was. They witnessed their older brother Chueh-hsin go along with tradition and release a lake of tears over the years because of his willingness to let his elders determine his future instead of himself. Chueh-hsin was in constant reflection of what he should have done to save his happiness and the joy of the woman he loved, Mei. In the end Mei is so overwhelmed with unhappiness that she stops treating herself well, gives up in life and withers away and dies.
On the surface, Chinatown is a film about the political corruption surrounding the conflict over water rights in Southern California in the early 20th century. But really, it is a film that gives the audience a bleak and pessimistic view of humanity as it sheds light on the deep moral bankruptcy of which humans are capable. The opening scene of Chinatown gives the audience a taste of the human immorality to come and also hints at some key themes that continue throughout the film.
The film begins with a paved empty lot. However, as the camera pans, a sea of people behind barriers can be seen. The noises, the amount of people who are struggling to stand makes the scenario seems like the beginning of a riot. Yet, they are all merely trying to get tickets to get back home. Among those migrant workers, there are two characters, a husband and a wife named Zhang Changhua and Chen Suqin respectively. They left their little children in Huilong for the grandparents to take care and moved to Guangzhou city. When they left, their first born daughter was only a child. As the parents later share with the director, they were left with “no choice” but to leave their children.
Because Zhang and Chen are ekeing out a living, they are forced to sacrifice a healthy family life. Since they only are only allowed to be absent from work during the Chinese New Year, they are forced to place their children in the care of their grandmother. It is evident in the film that Yang and Qin being raised by a grandmother is not ideal. Due to the absence of their parents Qin and Yang lack a normal happy childhood. Constantly being pressured to do well in school, so they can support their parents, leaves them feeling used. Before the parents come home Yang and Qin are succeeding academically. However, the conflict arises when the parents arrive, and Qin being a teenager, rebels thinking she does not need to listen to her parents, due to their absence. Prior to their arrival, Zhang and Chen admit their struggle with parenting saying “When we are home we don’t even know what to say to our kids.” Due to their absence as parent figures they can not relate to their kids, yet still try to act as authority figures. The parents, especially the father Zhang, seem like they are exploiting their their kids by stressing the importance of their academic success. This is shown many times through the film, like when the Chen calls Qin, and the first words uttered out of her mouth are “did you get your report card,” and followed by “did you do well.” Qin
[He tells her she was] born in New China. [She]can choose [her] own destiny; [she] can make a clean break from [her] parents and have a bright future, or [she] can follow [her] parents, and then… [she] will not come to a good end” (190). Her parents’ futures are already destroyed. However, Ji-Li grew up during the Cultural Revolution; thus, she has the opportunity for a bright future as an educable student apart from her parents. In order to succeed, Ji-Li is required to reject the people she loves the most, a task she is not willing to undertake. Despite numerous tribulations, Ji-Li is determined to keep her family together. However, when a news article is released, exposing her grandfather as a wealthy landlord, she feels that her parents have deceived her. Thinking her efforts to gain back the respect of her peers had gone to waste, she shouts, “I hate landlords. I hate this landlord family” (211). At the time, landlords were despised throughout the community. In addition to living a bourgeois, capitalist lifestyle, they were considered, according to the Communist Party, the Revolution’s
Overall, in my opinion, this film portrayal the fantastic story of his beloved dad and the Colorado River. Also the lesson that he learned from his dad about the important place. It is a good short documentary film with the sums up his superb visual content and masterful personalities. Although, this film is what truly meets distinct atmosphere in its cinematography. I recommend watching The Important Place with your love once. Under these conditions, I bet you will like this
Feng Meng-long’s story, “Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger,” authentically represents how money is valued between Du Tenth and Li Jia. The classic story brings forth how tradition and family values are upheld in the highest honor. The young master Li Jia, who is the son of a prominent local official, embarks on a journey to the Ming capitol of Nanjing with the intention of taking exams. During his travels he meets the beautiful courtesan named Du Tenth who is bound to her madam in a house of ill fame in what is known as the pleasure district. Li Jia, being an immature and unmotivated by any type of responsibility, finds himself splurging all of his travel funds on pleasures with the beautiful Du Tenth. The couple find themselves to have fallen in love with one other. Du Tenth proves to be a very smart and loyal character. She cleverly devises a plan to escape her bind to her madam and leave to be with her love. When the couple make their departure, they go on their journey to their new life together as husband and wife. Du Tenth continues to prove how smart she is by showing time and time again to Li Jia that she was very prepared for their future. The story tragically ends when the gullible Li Jia is tricked by the manipulating Sun Fu to trade his love, Du Tenth, for a thousand pieces of white silver.
All through time, successive generations have rebelled against the values and traditions of their elders. In all countries, including China, new generations have sought to find a different path than that of their past leaders. Traditional values become outdated and are replaced with what the younger society deems as significant. Family concentrates on this very subject. In the novel, three brothers struggle against the outdated Confucian values of their elders. Alike in their dislike of the traditional Confucian system of their grandfather, yet very different in their interactions with him and others, begin to reach beyond the ancient values of Confucianism and strive for a breath of freedom. Their struggles against the old values lead to pain, suffering and eventually achievement for the three of them, however at a harsh price for two brothers.
The film explains the difference between Chinese and American values of gender in marriage and family as well. It clearly shows how Chinese woman is expected to good wives for their chosen husband. Girls are promised at an early age to a man. In the film Aunty Lindo had an arranged marriage when she was only four years old. In an American marriage, it is supposed to be based on a love and connection between two people.
At first, Ji-li thought she was the luckiest girl in the world. She came from a very wealthy, loving, respected, and dependable family. In growing up in such was so was she too, “I was happy because I was able to excel and always expected to succeed. I was trusting, too. I never doubted what I was told…”(Jiang 1). The way Ji-li felt towards her family, proving that is the kind of family is everything Ji-li wanted. It is important for her, so then she can feel comfortable, then the family dynamics changed. Ji-li’s relationship has changed due to the Cultural Revolution, because when the change started to happen, she was okay. Ji-li then hated her family’s guts and background; near the end of the book. Ji-li feeling’s toward her family was unbreakable or even strengthened more than ever, and never went away. “… I would never do anything to hurt my family, and I would do everything I could do to take care of them. My family was too precious to forget, and too rare to replace.” ( Jiang 262-263). The importance that she will never abounded her family even in the most difficult times in her life. The reason the change occurred was Ji-li knew she could change her name, but she will always be a Jiang. She could also never leave the best thing in her life. Ji-li had other problems in her life as well, besides her family, there were her friends. Well
Most of these conflicts are self-imposed drama that interrupt the story often through the character conflict. She builds up these conflicts in her head and make them much worse than they really are. For example; she worries about her family judging her by obsessing about every tiny detail. Later she realizes that this was never an actual conflict because her family loves her and does not judge her. Another conflict she deals with is not knowing her culture and how she does not feel Chinese. “I ask, what does Jing-mei mean?” “Your name so special, Jing like excellent jing. Not just good, it’s something pure, essential the best quality. Jing is good leftover stuff when you take impurities out of something like gold, or rice, or salt. And ‘Mei,’ this is common mei, as in meimei, ‘younger sister.’ ” (190). All June May needed to do in order to understand her Chinese heritage was ask about it. Before the trip to China she did not even know what her name meant in Chinese. She grew up in America and never really cared about her Chinese roots when she was younger but now that her mother has died she feels ashamed not knowing her culture. She finally realizes that she doesn’t need to be ashamed and learns from her father, his aunt and other family members about her family history. Another similar conflict she deals with
The play Our Town was written by Thornton Wilder in 1938, and has continued to be widely performed to this day. This play can be viewed as an allegory with both literal and symbolic levels of meaning.