When feminism meets marital life and family life, contradictions will inevitably arise, such as the husband and wife in "The Cramers". Since the 1980s, family issues have received extensive attention from all walks of life. Due to the influence of feminism and changes in family concepts, problems have arisen in the original family structure and family stability. The film "The Kramers" tells an uncomplicated story. This novel of the same name adapted from "Avery Coleman" shined in the 52nd Academy Awards and won the best in one fell swoop Five awards for film, best director, best actor, best supporting actress and best adapted screenplay.
The actor Ted in the film, like most men, is desperately making money to support his family in a highly competitive society. He thinks that his hard work and busyness are in exchange for the happiness of his wife and children. However, in this long-term stressful life In, he ignored the emotional needs of his wife. As a result, the couple parted ways under the influence of the midlife crisis, the seven-year itch, and feminism. The biggest problem for the couples in this film is not the temptation from the Huahua world, but the conflict of values between them. Ted thinks more about the pursuit of the material level, while ignoring the spiritual enjoyment in life. Joanna requires her status to be valued in the long-term and dull married life, hoping that she can re-realize her social value. There is nothing wrong with marriage in our country. Starting from the bottom of society, Ted used his diligence and hard work in exchange for all of this today. Because of his excellence, he deserves to believe that Joanna should sacrifice her life for him and teach each other at home. Provide him with all the services he needs in life. In the context of feminism, Ted's requirement of Joanna is the standard husband and wife relationship for thousands of years, but Joanna has always wanted to be a modern woman. Joanna's identity is also very characteristic. As a middle-class woman, she has a strong sense of independence and has a good job before getting married. In her values, life is not only material, but also spiritual enjoyment. Joanna's betrayal of marriage was only because of the trivial life that made her lose herself.
As a traditional genre in film history, family films have a history of almost as long as film history. Through family films, the audience sees the game between husband and wife, the conflict between family and society, and the contradiction between the unequal status of men and women. and many more. Long-term cultural accumulation and artistic inheritance have allowed these films to form their own unique narrative methods and cultural concepts. When family movies are placed in the entire society, the core of family movies will be sublimated, and the microcosm of society and the living conditions of social classes can be seen from family life. The movie "The Cramers" takes the problems in the family and the contradictions between husband and wife as a means to present the theme of the movie. Its ultimate purpose is not to explain the problems between husband and wife, but to explain the world.
The film uses a large number of passages to interpret the life of the father and the son. The problems between Ted and the boss, and the problems between Ted and the son make the role of Ted fuller and make the topic of the movie more dramatic. . The court scene at the end of the film can be said to be the climax of the whole movie. The director puts the most exciting plot in the court, allowing the couple to express the most true thoughts in a specific environment. In the last scene of the film, the couple "held hands and looked at their tears, but they were speechless and choked." The elevator door lay between the two, and then slowly closed, separating the two people in two worlds. There is no doubt that such a lens is full of strong morals.
The whole film starts with the emotional breakdown between the husband and wife, and finally uses intriguing shots as contact. The expression of the plot and the interpretation of the theme are completed through the changes in the relationship between the characters and the characters. This is not only a very superb. His screenwriting skills are also the most commonly used narrative method in many classic movies.
As a cultural product, film is not only an expression of ideology, but also a cultural form constructed by images. The historical characteristics and social relations of each era can be presented through images. And a classic movie must be guided by the cultural core of the times, and through a wonderful interpretation, convey universal values.
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