1. After reading the synopsis, I thought it was the female version of "Dead Poets Society", and the result was roughly the same. 2. The place where the story takes place is Wesleyan College, in the 1950s. After seeing about 20 minutes, press pause, Baidu related information, it is very helpful for understanding the movie. 3. Wesleyan College was established in 1870 and is one of the most famous women's colleges in the United States. There are many celebrities, such as Bing Xin, Soong Meiling and Hillary Clinton. The college is a small but sophisticated old-fashioned college with only 2,500 students, 200 professors, and an annual funding of more than 300 million US dollars. The college only accepts women and is only a 35-minute drive from MIT. It has close ties with MIT and Harvard. Some course credits can be mutually recognized. Girls are often picked up by boys from Harvard and MIT. 4. Colleges with a long history, of course, will have some unique traditions and ceremonies, such as the door knocking ceremony at the beginning of the semester and the ceremony of the graduates rolling the wooden hoop, which are very distinctive. 5. Advocating for female independence and individuality was a bit rebellious at the time, but today, it is a very moderate feminist proposition. 6. History is probably composed of a large number of incremental reforms bit by bit and a few stormy revolutions.
7. Tradition can maintain existing achievements, and change can obtain future space. Without tradition, the present will be lost; without change, there will be no future. How to maintain a balance is indeed very important and very difficult.
8. The color tone of the film is obviously reddish, and it is not very comfortable to look at. The characteristics of color film in the 1960s and 1970s mean that this film was shot on film?
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