Middle -aged and elderly women on the screen of all beings
Focusing on the forgotten edge individuals of the global capitalist era
October 15, 2020 09:45 Source: "Journal of Social Sciences" 2020, October 15, 2026 Author: Zhang Yong Deng Yuanfan

 

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Movie was born to drop,The artist has created countless unforgettable female images。But overall,To cater to the eyeball economy,Youth Beauty has become a keyword for defining women,and old -fashioned female characters are often marginalized、stereotype。In recent years,With the continuous development of Western women's liberation campaign,Movie provides more possibilities for middle -aged and elderly women。At the 77th Venice International Film Festival, which had just ended recently,,The new film "Nomadland,2020) Get the highest prize -Golden Lion Award,Become the first Asian female director in the 21st century。The film tells that an older woman loses her husband in the wave of economic recession、Work and residence,Can only use the car as home、Story wandering around。In the flow narrative of no sadness,Mixing the real texture of the documentary type,Become an economic crisis in recent years、Survival fables of middle -aged and elderly white women in the context of social crisis frequency。In fact,In recent years, many filmmakers have focused on the lens in the forgotten edge individuals of the global capitalist era,Especially those dilemma in the body and mind、Middle -aged and elderly women with a sense of loss and division。

  Emotional anxiety: embarrassing middle -aged crisis

French film "Room 212" (Chambre 212,2019) Discuss the theme of loyalty and tiredness of middle -aged women in marriage。Maria is a professor of law,A marriage with Charlie at the age of 20。But,When the most beautiful youthful Bet365 app download Chinese have passed,When all passion is exhausted by time and life,She was discovered by her husband with an extramarital affair。Maria run away from home,but did not go far,Instead of hiding in Room 212, the hotel opposite。Drive through the hotel's window,As she observes her husband's every move at home,Various memories of past memories appeared in my mind: husband when he was young,Husband’s first love lover,The object of the secret derailment ... everyone meets each other、Talk、confrontation,A tug -of -war between a moral and physical body,The couple began to re -torture their attitude towards marriage relationship。The film subverts the image of traditional women,The lens has become more than 20 years older for the middle -aged wife for more than 20 years.、Emotional crisis that is increasingly empty,Intent to eliminate the motivation to solve women simply seeking stimulation outside the wedding,Then think about the nature of marriage and life。

Re -remake of the US version of Gloria Bell,2018) also discussed the loneliness of middle -aged women、aging and emotional problems。Gloolia is a middle -aged divorced woman,Children have entered the marriage hall,Independent and Alien,She lives like an empty nest elder: accompany the cat during the day,Fall with the help of sleeping pills at night。Arnold, who met in the bar dance floor, made her feel a feeling of finding true love,But Arnold has never been able to let go of his ex -wife and two children,Two people have experienced many lingering times、Lost、After the entanglement,Gloolia finally moved to crazy -shot an Arnold with colorful bullets,Middle -aged women have nowhere to release the sadness full of pictures。

Different from "Room 212" and "Gloolia Bell" focus on middle -aged women's emotional dilemma,"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,2018) Discussing Bet365 app download at dusk in warmth,Is a heart -warming comedy film。The film is adapted from the novel of the British female writer Deborah Moggach, "These Foolish Things",Shape the livelihood of the twilight group: the old widow who is old after losing her husband,Female butler who has prejudice for sexual races,Looking forward to the "Lao Lao",Vote all the pension to the elderly couples of the children。The purpose of them to come to India for pension is different,But all have their own crisis: loneliness faced by the twilight years、Fear、Death、Farewell,Like their lives -defeated and over -the -world、The precarious hotel。Movie uses multi -linear narrative to interconnect the life of the seven elderly people with the love story of the hotel manager Indian guy,While the young Indian guy holds the beauty,,Several middle -aged and elderly women in the film are no longer hesitant in the face of the twilight pursuits: they are not eager for the passion of young people,Instead, someone recognizes the meaning of their increasingly dusk,Only accept reality from the heart、Slowly release,Only regret,Enjoy the last time。

  ME TOO Sports and Middle -Elderly Women's Workplace

In recent years,The new wave of the feminist movement is the rise of the Me TOO movement。Before and after this movement,A batch of resistance harassment、Film and television works with the theme of sexual assault are released,"Confirmation,2016)、"Bombshell,2019) and other films echo the social reality,Become a new face for middle -aged and elderly women on the screen。

"Key Judgment" is a TV movie aired by HBO TV network in the United States,According to 1991, Antita Hill accused the US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sexual harassment case, the real event adaptation,​​Is a classic case for women against patriarchal。Movie tells Thomas because of black identity、Conservative positions and excellent bet365 live casino games judges' resumes,The best candidate for becoming the Supreme Court of the United States,Before voting,Anita Hill, a black law professor of Black Law of Oklahima State University, stood up to accuse Thomas sexual harassment to her during work,The latter firmly deny this。Under the control of the politician,The hearing has no results in the end,Thomas is still as a judge,while female professor was attacked by public opinion。What is gratifying is,At the end of the film, more female victims began to say that they encountered workplace harassment,The hearing incident even promoted the number of women who were elected as members of the United States at that time.。

The feminist movement is a long revolution,The construction of gender equality culture is not completed overnight,"Explosion News" adapted from the Hollywood scandal incident further calls on women to resist sexual harassment in the workplace。in the film,The Fox News Channel created by Roger, which has power to cover the sky, is a paradise for women in the media industry,It is also a hell that they are sexually harassed。The film cuts in from the perspective of female victims: newcomer who is ascended but ambitious,The popularity of the popularity because of the anchor who attacked Trump was entangled by public opinion,Pursuing the old anchor who is overwhelming but overwhelming,When the old and middle -aged three generations meet the same elevator,Different mood、The encounter is the same -all have been sexually harassed by Roger。When the old anchor first stood up and told Roger,Fox's other female anchors collectively "out of words",Although they are still being eagerly materialized -wearing a skirt in front of the screen to expose beautiful legs、The "loyalty" by the boss paid for the physical price。"Article 1 of a US company stipulates: women cannot sue a boss"bet365 best casino games ,They are afraid of reporting sexual harassment will be retaliated or even unemployed。But,"Just be late,but not absent ",The popular anchor in the middle year came out to support the elderly anchor,A female destiny community finally formed,Roger was forced to leave。The ending subtitles show: "They are the first batch of people who have knocked down such a prestigious public figure,but by no means the last batch。”

  Pain of the body aging and age

For middle -aged and elderly women,In emotion、In addition to the pressure of the workplace,They also bear the anxiety and pain caused by age,Especially the inconvenience and discrimination brought by the gradually decline of physical function。"Private Life,2018) Tells the difficult "making people" of a middle -aged couple living in New York in New York。Drama writer Richard and his wife Rachel Ling 40,They are anxious to have children,But due to physiological problems,Wife Rachel's eggs cannot be fertilized normally,So they started to move between home and hospitals,Life becomes a mess。Netizens who met with egg donation everywhere,In the end, his niece is willing to assist in fertilization through medical technology,But after paying a lot of bills, there is no fruitful after the payment。The painful Rachel issued such a prosecution: "I always feel deceived,Deduted by the garbage taught by the university,What feminism is above,Luck me can have career and children at the same time,Obviously in real life,We should send them the bills of artificial insemination and embryo transplantation to them。"The film expresses the anxiety of middle -aged women with black humor: insist on fertility dreams under the blow,Even at all risks of life for surgery。The absurd is,More than one middle -aged couple sitting outside the operating room,Countless Bet365 lotto review people lined up to call the number and wait for "making son",It seems that all this to the audience is that the trend of feminism makes women liberate enough,As Richard's response: "You can't blame the contradictions we want children on the second wave of feminism。”

If people cannot be in middle age, they are unspeakable for women,So,The disease caused by aging is a straightforward torture for women,It takes away the dignity of women and the meaning of life。The film "Still Alice,2014) is a typical work that shows the physical difficulties of women in middle -aged and elderly women。Harvard Linguistics Expert Alice and the husband John, the same professor, are equal to the family,He is self -dedicated everywhere。But,All this gradually disintegrated after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease。Alice after illness began to lose the language ability of linguist proud of linguist,The embarrassment of forgetful words in the class and the negative evaluation of the students' backdoor make her academic authority collapse instantly。Since then,Alice has to rely on her husband to maintain basic life。As the narrative advances,She gradually loses herself,completely becoming passive object,Sluthering her family is like a living room furniture furnishings。

Female doctrine develops to today,It is no longer a opposition or confrontation between men,Instead of exploring women's inner balance and self -confidence。For middle -aged and elderly women,Age is both a disadvantage,Facing marriage。Facing marriage、Workplace、physical difficulties,Middle -aged and elderly women must use their full social experience、Emotional experience finds confidence。The movie has played the confusion of the audience、depression、The role of anxiety,Forgot the reality trouble after watching the movie,After bet365 live casino games adjusting the emotions, it is another new start,This is the dream mechanism of the movie。

  (The author is a researcher at the Hundred Talents Planning of the School of Media and International Culture of Zhejiang University、Zhejiang Normal University 2019 Master Graduate Student)

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