My feelings about watching "Little Women" are very complicated. I often think of my mother and my sister during the movie, and often get so lost in thought that I realize that the movie has passed for several minutes.
Many years ago, our family was like this, only mother and daughter depended on each other. It is not modest to say that I am a girl like Jo - genius, early wisdom, full of sense of justice and responsibility, and at the same time bear huge psychological pressure. I still haven't completely forgotten my "writer dream". My sister seems to be a character like Amy in the early days, selfish, greedy, stupid, irritable, often making me angry and helpless. I've seen Amy's smug look when he burns Jo's manuscript, and Jo's smug look when he comes back, I've seen countless times on my sister's face. Literary is an expressive art that allows characters to grit their teeth and say "I'll never forgive you because you're not worth it", or it allows Amy to do a heartfelt self-reflection and try to beg for forgiveness. In reality, however, everything erupts and dies in silence. There is no accusation, no forgiveness, the distance between my sister and I is getting farther and farther as we grow. In the life of a family, where there is fairness and justice, it is all muddy, and eventually parted ways, and there is no more intersection.
The "Little Women" movie is very idealized. The commoners and the rich are neighbors and help each other. The protagonist's family has a wealthy aunt to help, and finally a great harmony is reached. The values here are universal and there is no class distinction. It's very western.
The most ideal thing is that every daughter here has achieved some kind of self-growth and won the sincere respect of herself and others:
When faced with Laurie's questioning, Amy can straighten her back and speak out about the helplessness of women under the social marriage system, and she can frankly defend herself - if the social system does not allow women to realize themselves at all, then a woman will follow the social rules and try her best What shame is there to marry a rich man, and what qualifications do you have to judge as a man! I have to say that, as a moviegoer, I was deeply moved by Amy's monologue after listening to it. This is a person with a deep self and soul who deserves to be respected and loved.
And as a woman, there's no way for me to make my own money. Not enough to earn a living or to support my family, and if I had my own money, which I don't, that money would belong to my husband the moment we got married. And if we had children, they would be his, not mine. They would be his property, so don't sit there and tell me that marriage isn't an economic proposition, because it is. It may not be for you, but it most certainly is for me.
Translated into Chinese, it can probably be: " Please don't be ashamed and say that marriage is not about money but true love. This may apply to you, but it definitely does not apply to me. "
The role of Meg, in fact, I am quite disappointed, and the contrast with Emma Watson is too big. This is not a very ordinary woman. After experiencing ordinary love, ordinary marriage and childbirth, and then dealing with the embarrassing family economy, the only thing that can be comforted is the love with her husband, but even this love often quarrels because of poverty. Life is extremely predictable, and this is the fate that many feminists want to escape. However, in reality, this represents many, many compromised ordinary women. From the Chinese point of view, this is a complete "poor and lowly married couple's sorrow".
It is foolish and short-sighted to construct the superstructure without facing the economic base, and it is also unsustainable. It is important to have a realistic view of money.
Beth is a kind little cutie, always kind cutie. Alas, no more writing.
Jo is a fighter, and the inner struggle between himself and the outer world is extremely fierce. Fortunately, she ended up with a successful writing career. I think the aunt's property is also her confidence. I have a very deep understanding of women like Jo, and I can't start writing, and I can't say enough.
The role of a mother is really sad. Without the existence of a husband, the mother is lonely and the family is under a lot of pressure. Jo plays the role of "husband" invisibly. I can understand why Jo cut her long hair for money, and when Beth died, her mother buried her head in Jo's chest and cried, as if Jo was her last resort. Zaohui's children always take on too many strange responsibilities, and they are obviously a child who needs equal care. I often think about Dad's role in a family. I often wonder, if my father had been in my life since I was a child, would I have grown up to be a different woman and my mother would have been a different mother.
When we review a number of female characters, we may be able to draw the conclusion that everyone is actually smart and rational. Everyone is getting what they want, and they are making realistic judgments and choices based on the needs of survival and development. If the film wants to express such a universal flood of "equality", "freedom" and "non-criticism", then this film really does not have much merit. A lot of people call it a "kitsch feminist" work with good reason, albeit a genius in the way it's acted and edited.
Why? Because on the basis of survival and development, we must also pursue excellence, pursue dreams, and pursue that little "knowing that we can't do it". This is why the role of Amy is even more brilliant. She understands her life and sees it through. If it is based on survival and development, she can marry a very good man and have a decent and happy rest of her life. However, she ultimately refused. She likes Laurie, however, she refuses him to settle for the next best thing. She became a person with self, and gained material and true feelings at the same time.
In my heart, I really hope that Jo can finally return to peace and gain career, money, love, and family. I want to see that women don't need to take a stand by rebelling against marriage and fertility. Struggle is a process, not an end.
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