Because she was still newlywed, she naturally understood Betty's choice, but her character and the concepts she had been instilled in her childhood made the marriage impossible to sustain in the end.
On the contrary, the best friend gained her own happiness after communicating with her lover and thinking independently. Although the teacher Catherine couldn't accept it for a while, she thought she was also brainwashed by school traditions and betty, but after confirming that this was the student's choice after careful consideration, they also embraced each other with blessings. (But more or less, the tradition of the school still imprisoned the students' thinking.)
The feminism of this film is not too high-profile, but tends to discuss whether women can have their own choices after receiving higher education. The traditional thinking of Wesleyan University has led to half of the schoolgirls entering into marriage, and some of them taking marriage as the ultimate goal of life. But we can see that a small number of people in the film, or individuals, such as Giselle and Liwei, one has an incestuous love with a teacher, and the other bravely pursues his own love. They have no concept of marriage yet. Or don't think about it at all. Although marriage education classes seem necessary, for some girls, such classes are a waste of time. There is a word Betty wrote in the school bulletin, born to be important, which means that girls are born to marry and to run a family. Is this really the case? Just like teacher Katherine, she didn't want to tie two people together because of marriage, she told Bill that she didn't want to take the relationship too seriously. Saying this, I feel that this woman is a little irresponsible for her feelings, but in the current context, she did this because she did not want to be assimilated by the so-called tradition of the school.
Marriage is not the only way to realize a girl's own worth. There are too many choices now, and back to the film's 1950s background, girls' pursuit of better knowledge is seen as betraying their obligations and giving up their own happiness, such as John, who could have gone to Yell to study and become a lawyer in the future, But she still put marriage in the first place. After all, this is the result she has always wanted. She can take the second place in her studies without giving up. Such a choice now seems to be a moderate choice, and it is harmless and worthy of blessing.
The end of Betty will make the audience think, tsk tsk, the result of marriage first is not very good, it is better to finish school first.
The plot design of the film needs to be contrasted so that the theme can be revealed. But in reality, there are many girls who choose marriage, give up their studies, and live a life that everyone envies.
The movie just wants to show us that going into marriage is not the only option a woman has. I believe that Betty's object is her own choice, she is mature and insightful, although many statements give us the feeling that this girl is not likable. But this marriage is her willingness and her dream. In her concept, having a marriage is equal to a fulfilling life. She did not think that her lover and herself were not on the same channel, but abandoned her. go with. This may be the responsibility of schools and families, or it can be said that it is the responsibility of society. Returning to the family, although this choice is not wrong, but considering this is the only choice, the result can be imagined.
Teacher Katherine's departure is a choice for the school's self-protection. As Bill said before, he doesn't want anyone to disrupt it.
But it is not enough to overthrow all of this with one Catherine. If students do not have self-awareness, there will only be more and more examples like Betty.
Anyway, this film is worth discussing. After all, the choice of women is still a hot topic.
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