Social Responsibility vs Cultural Responsibility?

Deven 2022-04-23 07:02:12

A beautiful woman, Marlene, is very beautiful from the outside and inside, so the title of the film was translated into Chinese and called "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily"?
The only person she has always loved is his husband. When he was young and beautiful, his husband was away because of World War II. The women of Sicily were jealous and hated her, and the men coveted her. Among them, there is also a boy in his early teens named Velito. Velito is deeply attracted by the various amorous feelings of Malena. He secretly tracks it every day. All the fighting spirit and vitality of life are focused on Malena, as if every I went to the window in the middle of the night to peep at Malena's every move, frown and smile, imagined various scenes with Malena countless times, passed her face-to-face in real life countless times, and imagined myself as a hero countless times to rescue Malena. In dire straits, from now on get Malena's love! The only sincerity in my heart every day is to express: "Marlene wait for me to grow up!"
Marlene will visit her father regularly, her father is a Chinese teacher in the Velito class. Later, it was rumored that Malena's husband died heroically. Since the day Malena became a widow, she had no stipends, experienced all kinds of harassment, and was even tried because of doctors, lawyers, and a soldier. She was almost imprisoned because of female public opinion. No man dared to hire her, and no woman would sell her the necessities of life, so the father cut off the father-daughter relationship. She was so desperate that she had to sell her body to get food.
- How filthy these men are in the world! There is only animal nature but no human nature! They seem to never have any possibility with kindness!
She was constantly violated by various men, but she did not degenerate, but committed herself to the mainstream of society because of the need to keep herself alive. She was aggrieved to become a sex service teacher in Nazi Germany, and was cast aside by the whole people. Willitu fell ill , was taken to a brothel by his father, and under the temptation of various severe punishments, he chose a calm woman, just because she looked like Malena. Later, on the day that Mussolini won and expelled the Nazis, Malena was pulled out of the brothel by a middle-aged woman, beaten and humiliated in the street, ripped off her clothes, and cut her hair. middle. The men looked across the street and laughed, but Velitu was still cowardly looking at every detail on the other side like a child, unable to accept the horrific scene, his reaction was to put his arms around himself. , to gain a sense of self-protection. I despise deeply in my heart, maybe Velitu didn't rescue her like in previous dreams, because she was a Nazi prostitute far beyond his acceptable range, so all the bravery and courage disappeared? Malena was forced to leave and go to her hometown.
—Those passers-by, those spectators, those murderers! I hate you, most hate Velito, cowards! His heroic dream will always live in his own world and never leave.
At some point, her husband came back, only with a broken right arm, and the home became a refugee camp. The husband began to search hard for Malena, and was accidentally told the truth by Velito. Also picked up Malena, and the couple walked through the center of the city in high spirits. The next morning, Malena went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and the first sentence "Good morning" began to win the favor of all the girls in Sicily! What do women have to express, they must be contradicted by this behavior!


I really feel that before Malena's husband returns, all her life is chosen by society, and she can only accept it! It is a social responsibility and a cultural responsibility that she has reached that step, which may involve a wider range.

The biggest dream of Velito's life should be to be with Malena. Isn't that what a person needs most, and can only watch from a distance and occasionally throw a small stone? Ripples in the heart lake!

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Malena quotes

  • Renato Amoroso: From now on, I'll be at your side. Forever, I promise. Just give me time to grow up.

  • Renato Amoroso: Buona fortuna, signora Malèna.