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Hi, Christian I am terribly sorry for calling you 'Christina' the whole time. I am not even aware of it until my teacher told me. I feel so bad. Please don't be mad at me. I should have been more sensitive or careful. This really taught me a lesson---I should learn more about American culture, espec...

It seems that both two movies focus on women, to criticize or to praise.Indeed, 'Mona Lisa smile' is characteristic of feminism. The conflicts between women' marriage and career, love and betrayal, freedom and fetters are shown to us explicitly. Should women just learn to be a good housewife rather ...

Chris, After several rounds of communication with you, I sometimes feel like we are both like kind of culture disseminator, not only trying to inform others of your own country’s culture, but also clarify something misunderstood. I am happy you point out my misunderstanding of the biases. But in fac...

Hi Christina, I know about the MeToo movement which was reported by the media. In China, seldom have we heard about the phenomenon of getting paid unequally. What women complain most is that many companies prefer male to female applicants because companies do not want to pay for their allowance duri...

Hi Christina, I am a bit surprised (happy ,too)that you reply so soon. I guess you are studying Confucianism or other schools of thinkers like Laozi. And I am studying the history of western philosophy, I also found that both the west and east focus on human (friends, family, happiness and so on) li...

Hi Christina, Actually, more Chinese students like ‘Mona Lisa Smile’ more than ‘And the Spring comes’, so do I. I found ‘And the Spring comes’ boring as what you feel about Mona Lisa Smile. That is interesting and reasonable as well. Usually, we show more interest in culture unfamiliar to us. Right ...

Hi Christina, Indeed, ‘And the Spring comes’ generally depressed the audience through its dim colors. In the end, Wang fails her dream and has to come down to earth, raising a child as a regular woman. But I think Wang never gives up her dream in mind throughout the movie. And that’s why I say there...

Hi,You L First of all, sorry for the delayed response. I hope you don't mind. Yes, indeed, technically speaking, Wang can not be seen as a noble character. I think I misused the word 'noble' before I really figure out its exact meaning. She may not be a woman with integrity, but Wang does have some ...

I really like your reading of vignette employed in these two movies. As you put it, Wang and Katherine are influenced by the surrounding people. So the movies consist of their interaction with more than one person.With so many stories, the producer has to highlight the more important ones. I think y...

Hi,Christian, I think you really did a good job choosing a point of view!!! Your reading of social mobility in these two movies is unique and accurate! But I have some questions about your analysis on the reasons that Wang fails.Yes, I agree that Wang's appearence and the city she lives are the fact...