A girl's choice is her own choice

Elsa 2022-04-20 09:01:41

Even at the end of the story, I cheered for Joe in the story to have love, and I was still happy to see that Joe in reality finally made his real choice. If a girl doesn’t love, she chooses herself and the career she loves. She should be free, but because of a series of institutional oppressions such as poverty and customs, she is pinched into a tight cloth that binds her life forever. The name. Against such a heavy background, Joe is of course brave, independent, and free-spirited. She didn't even follow her aunt's line of keeping money, she worked hard on her own, and she didn't sell like an actor as the former said, but finally beat the black editor (PS: at least in terms of price, although the story has changed , but guaranteed his original intention. This is the movie's ingenious double ending design). She is not independent in appearance, but surpasses the former in spirit and truly achieves the independence of women.

But even so, Joe's own feelings and ideals cannot be extended to other girls. Some of Joe's initial promotions of resistance to women's fate, such as questioning Margo's marriage, and fearing that Amy would be affected by love and would not let her go to the theater with Rory, all ended in failure (she should hope that the sisters will always be together), Even in her loneliest time, she longed for someone to love (unfortunately, Rory and Amy were already engaged by then). This shows that only a choice that has been questioned and tested can be a real choice, otherwise it is likely to be an ideology that is bound by the inner self just like the external oppression.

Three other girls. Beth, who loved music, passed away pitifully early. Although she was introverted and shy, she also bravely expressed her love before her death, and was always missed by the old gentleman, and she was an irreplaceable little angel in the hearts of the whole family.

The elder sister Margo chose to be with the poor boy John. "Because I love him", even if there is nothing, she is willing to fight with him, form a family together, and work hard to manage the house. "Because I love him" speaks louder than any reason.

And Amy ended up with Luo Li because of her love for each other. Amy was influenced by her aunt and almost married someone she didn't love in order to become a celebrity. But she couldn't accept that she was just a substitute. It wasn't until she rejected the money marriage that Luo Li also found that he loved her. So they ended up together. For Amy, who is not so talented, not only did she try to challenge her own destiny, but her last bravery also gave her true love.

I like all four sisters, four girls. May every girl make the choice she really wants in her heart, and the struggle to create conditions for this, just like what Joe did at the end of the movie, will be a lifelong career for all human beings.

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  • Beulah 2021-12-02 08:01:25

    "I'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for. I'm so sick of it! …… But, I'm so lonely!"

  • Josefina 2022-03-23 09:01:52

    It's hard to make a remake of a famous novel, but it's ugly, and it also tests the director's skills. This movie belongs to the kind that is well-made. Where is the good? The first is the narrative structure. The previous version and the original work are narrated by time, adopting a dual narrative of the past and the present, and finally combining them into one. Secondly, adding the viewpoints of the current society in the film, there are many soul tortures that directly hit people's hearts. In the end, there is an open ending. In the original book and the previous version, Jo and Friedrich came together without a doubt. Somewhat confused. All in all, despite Winona's jewels ahead, this is still a masterpiece that exceeds expectations!

Little Women quotes

  • Amy March: I want to be great or nothing.

  • Mr. Dashwood: Tell her to make it short and spicy. And if the main character is a girl, make sure she's married by the end. Or dead, either way.