At the beginning of the movie, the tacit understanding and mutual affection of the old couple are warm and moving, in stark contrast to the gloom that finally revealed that the husband Kasman seized the talent of his wife Jon. It is precisely because of this strong contrast that the ending feels unreasonable.
In reality, Kasman is indeed an untalented, narcissistic, grumpy, uncontrollable, low-ethical, and selfish man (there are too many details, such as persuading a pregnant daughter to drink, such as taunting the harshness of the barrage offered by a lawyer For example, when I first met Jon, who was still a student, he seduced her, such as using Jon to help him take care of his and ex-wife’s children, such as hooking up with young and beautiful photographers at any time, and neglecting and degrading his son’s talent)
It’s really hard to imagine what has supported Jon to endure eight hours of writing every day for decades, take care of his children, endure Kasman’s vulgar temper, and endure the humiliation of his derailment at any time... such a man Indeed, he was completely unworthy of Jon. The one who supported her until she was old, could it be that the so-called life cycle is only a few months of love at first sight? Is it because Kasman said that there are two children?
Isn't this argument a natural excuse for squeezing women under the cloak of marriage?
Of course, whether they are dependent or habitual for several decades together, Kasman is indeed very caring about Jon. When he was old, Jon was worried about Kasman’s heart disease. After Kasman passed away, Jon The maintenance of his reputation can be understood. Even the limitations of the environment for women's development at that time forced Jon to write in the name of Kasman, and perhaps even made Jon accept this injustice from the bottom of his heart.
Some people say that this is a tragedy of the times, rather than the suppression of women by the husband and wife in the movie. I don't agree that Kasman did not encourage his wife to write in her own name when the market was already mature, but instead got used to standing in front of his wife and enjoying the glory.
The biggest problem with this movie is the Chinese translation of the name-virtuous wife. The name of the movie is just the wife, but it is ironic to translate it as a good wife! There is a kind of shameless complacency in taking advantage of women and complimenting her as a virtuous.
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