(Text/Yang Shiyang)
If "The Handmaid's Tale" is an abstract, symbolic, and futuristic horror scene after women are turned into fertility machines, then "Tali" may be more real, tangible, and perceivable for every mother. All feel the same with the actual dilemma. It tells the story of a mother of three children being overwhelmed by life. Therefore, many viewers, especially female audiences, regard this story as a kind of awakening, but this story is by no means a simple show of fertility and nurturing. The suffering is not about trafficking in women's grief, nor is it intended to criticize the lack of responsibility of the father as a male representative. If we only understand it in this way, it will be too superficial. The story in "Tali" does not have antagonisms between men and women, there are no slogans and fist-like performance feminism, and there is no offensive male chauvinism at all. It is more of a true display of the truth of family life, a complex The true picture of the scenes alternately staged by strange, trivial, sweet and suffocating. Life has come to this point not because of who is stupid, who is wrong, who is cowardly, but life itself is sometimes like a sweet trap, people want to jump, only to find that there is mud under the syrup, and there are hidden treasures in the mud.
The protagonist of "Tali" is two women. Even if you add the husband and three children in this story, it is still a one-man show. The other characters are just foils and props, all used to add trouble. Create obstacles, and more importantly, that night nanny Tali is a phantom. Many people would think that this story is a reversal at the end, revealing the truth, but in fact, for fans who are familiar with this kind of routine, the story is halfway - when mother Marlowe and Tully were drinking and talking in the backyard, When they went to the bar together, everything was already obvious, because the content, the way, the words and the words they talked with each other clearly showed that this is the monologue and analysis of the self, and then the two people have become more and more familiar. Compatible words and hobbies, those words that clearly reveal "I was what you looked like" are no longer hints but clarifications. Tali is Marlowe’s clone, id, former self, and what he should be in fantasy. After being weighed by reality, he squeezed out a colorful bubble and placed it next to him so that he could talk and be able to Can resolve confusion, be able to shield reality, can be used as an excuse, can increase courage, can regroup oneself. What kind of state is Marlowe in? Two young children, one of them had some psychological problems. The third child was just born. The husband was busy with work to support the family. In his spare time, he only relied on playing games to relieve pressure. Marlowe had to be trapped in trivial matters, sending the children to school, and feeding the babies. Facing the out-of-shape body alone, the self-confidence that is gradually losing, all the confusion is unspeakable, but life is still pressing every step by step.
"Tali" does not criticize one party, but praises the other party. The husband is playing games on the bed with headphones. It is not to look at his irresponsibility with a sharp eye, and the description of his mother Marlowe's work is not to praise the glory of maternity. , Life is like this, it always forms an established pattern inexplicably. Life cannot be like the public service advertisement. The parents smile all day long and play tirelessly with the children, and the next day they are still full of energy. Say hello to the morning sun, go to the company to plan tactics, the troubles seem to never exist. A comparison system like this is arranged in "Tali". Marlowe’s brother’s family has a nanny to take care of everything. The couple is only responsible for performing the quality of life, but it seems that everything is more like a mockery, and it is destined to be impossible for most people. Real life, so those situations are displayed artificially and twisted, and once converted back to Marlowe and her husband's house, everything becomes real in detail.
There is an interesting hint in "Tali". Regarding gender, the role of "mother" is portrayed as an object that transcends gender. Once a person becomes a mother, she is no longer regarded as a "female", but just For a "mother", all the characteristics, desires, and needs of women are concealed and covered by the identity of the mother. Furthermore, even the identity and rights of a "person" are subconsciously reduced and hidden. The "mother" is like a huge and unfriended Concept, infinite extension, swallowing everything. In this sense, the core of "Tali" is a person's struggle against this concept, and more importantly-the struggle between the "I" as a mother and the "I" as the self. There will be a wonderful tension between personal identity and motherhood. Cultural inertia, family reality, and self-awareness are torn between each other. Marlowe in the story speaks for one end of cultural inertia, while Tali, the nanny she imagined, is At the inner and instinctive end, the round of their temptation and confrontation with each other is the inner self-struggle of a mother who is truly trapped in life.
The cruising mermaid is a self out of the body, and ultimately saves herself, the psychological treatment for the child finally becomes a hug, the fantasy Tali disappears without a trace, the reality Marlowe finally returns, can she find an effective way to deal with life , To deal with the mother's identity and self-demand? Therefore, this story has nothing to do with feminism or patriarchy, but more about self-awareness and self-salvation.
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