The old idea of favoring sons over daughters has to be brought out and criticized again, because Ozu used Zhou Jizhi to express a wrong view in his movie "Late Spring". The film, which is one of Ozu's widely acclaimed works, is about a common topic - the marriage of a daughter.
Noriko is 27 years old. She is young and beautiful, has a beautiful face, loves to laugh, and has a warm smile. She lives with her father and is not yet married. Therefore, the title of "Late Spring" not only explains the season of the story, but also alludes to Noriko's age. It's still a beautiful spring, it's just a little too big, and it's in a worrying stage, and her aunt is particularly worried. The reason why Kiko didn't get married was, on the one hand, because she suffered a lot during the war and fell ill, and on the other hand, she did not want to marry, because she was reluctant to be alone with her father, Zhou Ji.
Regarding these two reasons, because Noriko's body seems to have recovered well, the main consideration is still the father's unattended care.
Noriko said, I don't want to get married yet, marriage can cause a lot of problems, about my father, I know him and can take care of him, it's hard for him to take care of himself, if I leave the house, my father might get lost, I'm the only one who knows what he needs what people.
In order to let Noriko leave with peace of mind, the aunt decided to let Mrs. Miyo be with her father, and the father reluctantly agreed.
At the beginning of the remarriage of Professor Beichuan, Noriko said he was ugly and unseemly, but this time, his father also did something unseemly, Noriko was a little emotional, ran upstairs and cried.
The father's good intentions and the daughter's filial piety had a fierce collision.
After much persuasion, Noriko agreed.
Kitagawa said that Noriko would be a good wife.
Zhou Ji said, of course, it is better to have a son. There is no point in having daughters. You raise them and then send them off to marry. If they are single, you will worry, and if they still don’t get married, you will be disappointed.
Listening to Zhou Ji's words, having a daughter is useless, having a son can prevent old age, and having a daughter is the water poured out. This is undoubtedly a powerful proof of the patriarchal idea for thousands of years, not only for ignorant people, but also for people with a certain culture. The same is true of people, Zhou Ji is a professor, and his views are not exempt. If the whole world gave birth to sons, the extinction of mankind would not be far away. Of course, what he said is not unreasonable. After all, daughters are going to marry and take care of other people's parents. Many people only see this layer on the surface. Although daughters are married, it does not mean that they have been with their biological parents for more than 20 years. The intimate relationship between the daughter and son-in-law has come to an end, and the responsibility of the daughter-in-law and the son-in-law to their parents should be equal. From many examples in reality, we can find that some sons and daughters-in-law's attitude towards their parents is far less than that of daughters and sons-in-law. On the son?
For example, a daughter like Noriko would rather not marry for fear that her father would not be taken care of.
She said, I want to live with you like before, I don't want to go anywhere, it's enough to be with you, I'm very happy, even marriage can't give me this kind of happiness, I'm very satisfied with this kind of life, I I just want to be by your side, I love you very much, being with you is my greatest happiness.
Who said that a daughter is not as good as a man, the beautiful Noriko gave a powerful counterattack.
With a daughter like Yukiko, father Zhou Ji is not satisfied.
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