To be honest, I didn’t finish watching the movie frame by frame like I usually watch movies, but fast-forward to watch it.
But still want to give 5 stars.
In traditional Chinese culture, continuing incense (the so-called bloodline) is a man's responsibility that cannot be shied away. This is actually very thought provoking. As Dad Gao in the film answers why Simon doesn't tell everyone the fact that he already knows Wei Tong is gay, "I don't know either." From a biological point of view, a child has chromosomes from both parents (even more from the mother, mitochondrial DNA), in other words, the child continues the incense of the family of both parents. But in Chinese tradition, the power of women is cruelly and artificially obliterated.
From a historical macro perspective, traditional China has actually always suppressed women and inequality. The reason is that China has exaggerated the male reproductive rights (the ability to give sperm), while ignoring women's reproductive rights. All the sacrifices in this matter (October pregnancy), all the blood in the child is attributed to men.
So in the film, we can see that even if we know the fact that Wei Tong is gay, when Wei Wei is pregnant, Gao's father still chooses to want a grandson, no matter whether this absurd childbirth is fair to the woman.
Gao's mother is also a typical Chinese mother (probably not an accurate expression): they "love" their children without bottom line, and blame the "bad things" that happen to their children on the people around them, They don't think about their children's shortcomings and faults first. This is an inaccurate notion of love that has always existed in Chinese families (probably not only in China).
Not to mention the marriage itself. The most important reason I can't watch this movie is because of marriage. Personally, I think this is unfair to the three parties.
Ah, I just wrote so much, I was really angry after reading it, and my thinking was already confused.
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