This article was written on June 21, 2018
I finally watched the Indian movie "Toilet Hero" yesterday. At first, I saw a recommendation on Miss Nan's Weibo, so I wanted to watch it, but I haven't found a companion, and I couldn't find the schedule. Yesterday, Meituan swiped it, although I still went to see it from 8:00 to 10:00. Thinking about the fact that I have watched several Indian movies this year, the beautiful singing voices and the funny and exaggerated lines are still quite joyful and realistic. Although India is indeed dirty and backward in our impression, but I really don't know that there is no toilet at home. On the one hand, it is related to economic conditions, and on the other hand, it is because of their religious and cultural reasons. Out of reverence for God and religious belief, toilets are considered unclean and cannot be placed at home. Therefore, men, children and women have to go to the field to defecate, especially women. After all, it is not like men who turn their backs, so they have to go to the field in groups in the middle of the night for convenience, which is called "urinal women's association". Unbelievable, just find a secluded place in the wild and squat down with a lamp and a pot. In such a conservative and backward place, women must be veiled to reveal themselves, yet they can reveal themselves in the wild. Risking the embarrassment of being bumped into, being deliberately whistling, shaking lights, and even raped by men who pass by with bad intentions. The straightforward and enthusiastic male protagonist fell in love with the female protagonist at first sight on the train. Although the female protagonist kept angrily scolding him for not closing the toilet door, not washing his hands, etc., the always carefree male protagonist agreed, and then began to pursue the female protagonist madly, Follow every day. Just when the male lead was about to make a serious confession to the female lead, he was rejected and humiliated by the female lead. Unexpectedly, the male lead apologized very calmly, deleted his own number on the other party's mobile phone, and turned around and left. . And at that moment, the heroine started to be moved as she watched the handsome and heroic figure of the hero go away. Later, the two got together in a dashing manner. In order to satisfy the father's superstition that a woman with two thumbs can bring good luck to his son, the male protagonist forged fingers for the female protagonist, fooling the father and getting married. On the wedding night, the hostess was woken up by someone from the "urinal women's association" in the same village by knocking on the window and invited to go out to the wild. In an instant, the hostess collapsed, "You don't have a toilet at home?! I knew you didn't have a toilet. I won't marry you!" Then came the "toilet or divorce" protest. Obviously, in the place where the male protagonist lives, it is not just a simple matter of building a toilet. It means fighting against the authority of the family and the religious culture of the whole society. After several struggles, various methods have failed. In the end, the male and female protagonists had to get divorced. In this process, the male protagonist went from passively satisfying the newlywed wife's request to sincerely thinking that there should be a toilet, giving women the right to go out without risking inconvenience and danger, and really began to fight hard for this. In this process, of course, the heroine's persistence is indispensable, even though everyone around her blamed her for making such a big fuss about the toilet, especially other women who blamed her for not being as patient as they did. The most accusations against women often come from women. If you don’t respect yourself and cherish yourself, how can others take your interests seriously? This movie impressed me in two places. One is that after the male protagonist's confession was rejected, his original enthusiasm was withdrawn at once, he restrained himself and apologized calmly, turned around and left, no entanglement and no evil words, although he was extremely lost, he didn't. So slumped. These instead made the heroine feel a touch of sincerity and a sense of masculinity that can be held upright and upright, and turned to take the initiative to the man. In addition, when he fought for the toilet at the beginning, the male protagonist was actually reluctant. Because he liked the new wife too much, he had to try his best to meet her needs and thought of a lot of expedient measures. Take her to an old man's house with a toilet, catch the train that stops on time for 7 minutes every day, and even steal the mobile toilet from the crew for her. After repeated failures, he couldn't help complaining to his wife, "Can't you go outside as convenient as others? Why? Do you have to insist on the toilet?" At that moment, the heroine was completely disappointed and angry and ran back to her parents' house. But no matter how great the pressure of public opinion, the heroine has always insisted on her demands, and despite all kinds of reluctance to bear the hero, she has never bowed her head on this point. In the end, the male protagonist also came to his senses, knowing that this was not just a matter of convenience for his wife, but that the whole society had to say no to the ignorant and outdated culture. The end of the story is of course good, and the women who are united finally get their rights. The stubborn father bowed his head and apologized to his son and daughter-in-law. Don't say it, don't insist, no one knows what you want, how strong your determination is in your appeal. If you don't know how to respect yourself, others will gradually ignore and ignore you. The one who loves oneself is always loved by others. And I think that those who love themselves know how to love others.
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