Another Indian masterpiece was released on the mainland.
The reason for saying "again" is because it is similar to "Wrestle! Dad" and "Mysterious Superstar" are in the same line, and they are both feminist films with Indian characteristics.
Among them, "Wrestling Dad" is about Indian women's right to fight for independence, "Superstar" is about Indian women's right to fight for freedom, and this "Toilet" is about Indian women's fight for the right to... go to the toilet .
That's right, don't cover your nose, that's the right to go to the toilet.
It is understood that 700 million people defecate anywhere in India every day... err, it should be said- more than half of India's population "doesn't have access to sanitation facilities".
As a man, "As long as you don't look up, there are thatched houses everywhere", it is not difficult to solve it anywhere.
But women are miserable.
They had to hold back until it was dark, travel in groups, walk for a few miles, stay away from the village, and hide in the grass for convenience.
In the process, some people were flashed by hooligans, and some were raped and killed. Even so, they just don't cover toilets.
Not because of poverty, but because of -- faith .
Over the years, Indians have become accustomed to this "culture" as part of their religious beliefs.
It wasn't until 2012, when a newlywed couple divorced due to toilet problems, which attracted media and government attention, that things changed.
"Toilet Hero" tells the story of this couple --
On a sunny day, the "bearded man" and the "proud girl" met on the train, and they fell in love at first sight at the door of the toilet...
After a sweet plot of "the man chases the woman, the woman is unwilling, the man stops chasing, and the woman chases instead", the hero and heroine both fall in love.
On the wedding night, the proud girl found sadly that there was no toilet at her husband's house.
Not only at home, but also in the entire village.
This married man has lost the toilet, so he might as well go back to his parents' house to use the toilet.
After several waves of invalid operations, the proud girl really returned to her parents' home...
In desperation, the bearded man did a great feat of honoring his ancestors——
Steal the toilet (movie toilet from the movie crew).
And then went to jail successfully...
The Tsundere girl said to the bearded man, "Stop thinking about expedients, you have to solve the problem head-on."
So the bearded man and the villagers were confrontational and met with unanimous opposition.
Men are feudal and superstitious, and even women don’t support it…
The Tsundere Girl saw in despair: "The biggest obstacle to women's equal rights is the women themselves."
The bearded man began to "appeal". He initiated a "public interest lawsuit" to build public toilets. Although he won, it would take 11 months to execute.
Officials believe that you have lived without toilets for so many years, and it's okay to wait another year.
The bearded man said: "Only when people's own interests are damaged, will they try their best to solve the problem." Translated into Chinese, it means "standing and talking without back pain."
So, in order to maintain love and peace, in order to achieve toilet justice (in order to pick up his wife home earlier)... The bearded man broke with the magician and built a toilet in his courtyard.
Then it was successfully smashed by opponents...
The bearded man and the arrogant woman were completely angry. They decided to fight the last stand and fight to the end with the feudal and backward "traditional culture".
They filed for divorce in the "Family Court", which attracted widespread media attention.
This divorce case because of the toilet caused an uproar in the public opinion circle.
The whole country was boiling, and the people protested.
Under pressure, the government reduced the 11 months to 10 months. But this is far from enough.
The Minister had an idea and ordered the toilet in the government office to be closed .
On that day, the civil servants finally recalled the fear of being dominated by their bladders, so they improved their work efficiency one after another.
Finally, at the last moment before the judge pronounced the divorce, the official document for the construction of the toilet was officially issued .
Since then, the bearded man and the proud woman have lived a happy life with toilets...
Today, Indian feminist films have long been well known to Chinese audiences. The brilliance of this "Toilet Hero" is not in the struggle for feminism itself.
The three truths summed up by the hero and heroine in the struggle may be the true value of this film.
"Expedient" is just an escape
Facing the problem is king
In the beginning, the bearded man was full of "quick measures" .
Faced with the requirement of "your wife's left hand must have two thumbs", the bearded man did not solve the problem head-on, but made a fake thumb for the proud girl. Although he got away with it, he was eventually discovered.
Facing the Tsundere girl's request to "resolutely resist going to the toilet in the open air", the bearded man did not solve the problem head-on, but took his wife to the train to borrow the toilet. Although it was temporarily harmonious, the wife finally returned to her parents' home.
Facing his wife's request that he would not come without a toilet, the bearded man did not solve the problem head-on, but went to steal a toilet. This time, he was immediately detained.
Finally, the bearded man realizes that all "expedient measures" are escapes, and he must solve the problem head-on.
He went to petition and was delayed; he built a toilet and was smashed. He was spurned by the villagers, beaten and scolded by his father - but he never compromised.
Whether a person grows up or not, the key lies in the courage to face the problem.
People who let go of the "quick fix" have real problem-solving skills.
In life, the most commonly used “stop fix” is procrastination .
The supper you can quit tonight, you have to wait until the World Cup; the book you can open now, you have to wait to read it when you are in the mood; you can run and exercise after get off work, but you have to wait until you finish your fitness card before practicing… …
One year or two has passed, and three or five years have passed. Have we really got the good figure and good knowledge we dreamed of?
So remember - don't address the problem head-on, and the problem will be there forever.
people only when their own interests are compromised
will try his best to solve the problem
Faced with the official's remarks that "it's fine for you to wait another year", the bearded man was very calm.
He knew that these officials did not suffer from back pain while standing and talking.
Facing the question of the female reporter "Are you going to divorce your husband for the toilet?", Tsundere was very firm.
"You can stay here for a night, go out with the women, crouch in a field with scorpions, poisonous snakes, and then you'll understand my problem," she said.
They don't have skin pain, so they're not in a hurry.
In recent years, Cui Yongyuan has been running around for the GMO issue, only to get a lot of infamy.
But this time he bombarded the entertainment industry, but he got a one-sided response from the whole people.
why?
Because ordinary people are not victims of GMOs. At least not now.
And the various shady scenes in the entertainment industry, the common people have long had enough——
"We worked hard to move bricks for a month, and we made 5,000 yuan and still had to pay taxes; if you play a bad show, you can earn 60 million in 4 days, but you don't have to pay taxes, why?"
People were angry and murderous.
So remember: when the interests of others are intact, we can only fight for ourselves.
But don't be pessimistic...
When people with disadvantaged interests join forces, they can make world-changing feats.
The biggest obstacle for vulnerable groups is the vulnerable groups themselves
What troubles the proud girl the most is not the discrimination of men against women.
The contempt of the female group for themselves is the most despairing.
As a vulnerable group, they have long been accustomed to humbleness and compromise. They have no dignity in their "comfort zone," but they think they are happy.
In their opinion, a woman who makes a fuss about going to the toilet has been educated to ruin her brain, and she is smearing everyone.
Don't be in a hurry to despise. Actually we are all the same.
As ordinary people, we often put ourselves in the position of disadvantaged groups and complain about all kinds of injustices in social life.
However, when lawyer Hao Jinsong spoke up for the common people, most of us chose to remain silent or even reject it.
In the past ten years, Hao Jinsong has taken the Ministry of Railways, Beijing Subway and other units to court many times, fighting for trivial "trivial things" such as train ticket price increases, subway toilet charges, and no invoices for water purchases.
Hao Jinsong is a lone fighter. He fought for the basic rights of the people again and again, but he rarely got the support of the people.
Today, we use free subway toilets, and the price of train tickets is no longer soaring. Buying a bottle of water for 2 yuan on the train can also be invoiced... These are the results of Hao Jinsong's hard work.
And among us, there are always voices such as "he is making a show", "he is making a fuss", "this man is sick" and so on.
So remember - when someone speaks for us, stand up and cheer for him.
Text / Deng someone
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