1. As Laura Dern said in the play, the prototype of men is the Father, so silence and absence are taken for granted; the prototype of women is the Virgin, so they are required to be the perfect mother. This is of course wrong. Women should not be covered by the light of men, and should have the right to decide their own future; men should bear family responsibilities, and should not bear too much social burden. These should be common sense, but because of social division of labor and stereotypes, it often becomes that women want to strive for independence but cannot get rid of family relationships, and men bear too much pressure because of concessions. This is the origin of the conflict between the sexes. 2. Two people can love each other deeply, or they can give up each other's social and family roles, which is not contradictory. But in the social division of labor, it is troublesome to give up each other's roles, which will become the origin of the war between the sexes. 3. The law is the ultimate form of war between the sexes, but not the means of reconciliation. Two people will use each other's irrational behavior to criticize each other, and these irrational behaviors should be regarded as love. 4. Pessimistically, a war between the sexes is inevitable. Children may be the only way to reconcile. 5. Bergman hasn't seen such a moving dialogue scene since. The close-ups, camera positions, and dialogue rhythm are all so enjoyable. 6. Notice that the layout and decoration of different rooms are not the same. For example, the painting in New York's home shows a child holding a cat, the painting of the woman's family is a landscape, and the painting of the female lawyer's home is three chairs and two people. The same is true of the male lead's other movie "Patterson". It may reflect the relationship between space and family politics, which is worth studying.
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