Some Differences Between Chinese and French Family Views from "Lolo"

Lola 2022-06-18 17:45:13

Dany Boon's comedy is neither exaggerated nor contrived, and likes this kind of French humor that makes people think about some problems after laughing. (I don’t want to complain about Deng Chao’s breakup master here, let alone the hyped up low-rated villain angel who slaps the face.) A good comedy is definitely not a vulgar spoof!
I think Dany Boon is Stephen Chow of France. Different from Xing Ye's imaginative imagination, DB's works have more elements of love and family, and they look warm and can't help laughing. Let's talk about this "Luoluo", about how a son (luoluo) with an Oedipus complex deals with his mother's lover (he has defeated all the lovers since childhood). I'm not going to talk about laughing. After reading it, I can't help but think of the differences between China and France in terms of marriage and parent-child relationship. As a Chinese child living in an ordinary family, I would like to briefly talk about my feelings. The historical and cultural backgrounds of China and France are different from today's social background.
1. How divorced parents deal with the relationship between their lover and their children.
Luo Luo's mother is nearly 50 years old, and she is still confident and active in pursuing her love (as hot as her first love). Generously introduce his lover to his son, and also seek his son's opinion. Most Chinese parents are not like this. They are embarrassed to reveal their feelings to their children. They are afraid of their children's jokes, but they especially want to inquire about their children's feelings. This is an unequal information transaction. In such a family atmosphere, children will also be afraid that "serious" parents will not understand, and naturally they will not "honestly explain". The generation gap makes the relationship between parents and children less "close". If you don't communicate, it's easy to not understand, and if you don't understand, it's easy to object. Especially in China, parents like to "contract" all things for their children, and children are used to being "disciplined". When the children are adults, and the parents are getting old, in turn, when the children are supposed to take care of their parents, the long-term sequelae of being "disciplined" is that they are not used to and do not know how to care for their parents' emotional needs (material things can be solved without learning money. ). There are many middle-aged and elderly single parents who are afraid of remarrying because of their children or social pressure. They only spend time with their grandchildren and compete with their daughter-in-law for favor (think about the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and intergenerational education).
2. How parents with grown-up children live their lives.
Lolo's mother is a designer, and she may be very concerned about what she wears because of her career. But it is true that many French women are old and very beautiful and temperamental. Beauty has nothing to do with age, it has to do with mentality. Many parents in China revolve around their children, and their children revolve around their grandchildren when they get married. A lot of people don't care about what they wear and don't manage their own hobbies. This is also because many elderly people will be empty, lonely, and feel that life is meaningless without children. Children have grown up, and many parents have retired. They have to do things that they wanted to do when they were young but didn't have the time to do them, and live a wonderful life. (Of course, these are also related to national conditions. Many elderly people cannot live so unrestrainedly because of their low education level and low social welfare. What I want to talk about here are parents who have the ability to live their own lives but can’t let go of their children).

I feel like there is more to say. That's the beauty of a good movie, it makes people think.

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