Labeling: Labeling refers to the stereotyping or categorization of someone or something in a category, rather than treating it as an independent individual. Labeling can be seen everywhere in this era, perhaps according to occupation, perhaps according to constellations, in short, some people just like to label others, but they don't know that the diversity of life is actually a fixed label that cannot be described.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > introduction</h1>
Today, the film I want to talk about, "Betel Nut Xishi", is a realistic film of social phenomena, and the image of the film depicts the changes brought about by the idea of labeling. Officially released in December 2015 and directed by Xue Xianjian, the film "Betel Nut Xishi" is a film based on two elements of plot and love, but it is more like a film about labeling and changing life.
Poster for "Betel Nut Xishi"
The film is based on a profession unique to Taiwan - "betel nut Xishi", focusing on the life experiences of low-level characters, because of the profession of "betel nut Xishi", these women are labeled as "improper", they are cold-eyed, but in order to sell betel nuts, they still have to smile. The most serious aspect of labeling is not whether the label affects how others perceive us, but how we see ourselves.
Co-starring Zeng Peiyu, Xu Tengfang, Zhang Jiayu and others, "Betel Nut Xishi" brings the lives of low-level characters to the screen, and when we taste the emotional taste of the film in Tianjin, we are also overwhelmed by the fate of the protagonist labeled in the movie.
Stills from "Betel Nut Xishi"
Xu Lizhen: A woman whose husband is in prison for drug addiction, whose father is addicted to gambling, and who has an 8-year-old son to raise, she should have harvested happiness, but because she was labeled as a thought, she changed her life, and since then she has gradually drifted away from happiness.
Lin Kangwei: For Xu Lizhen, Lin Kangwei is the turning point of her happiness, in his place she finally breathed the air of happiness, Lin Kangwei's uncolored eyes gave Xu Lizhen courage, but in the end because of some things, she lost herself.
Liu Huimin: Liu Huimin, who is also a "betel nut Xishi", was violated by the owner of the betel nut stall one night, and afterwards she prevented Xu Lizhen from calling the police, in her opinion, the profession of "betel nut Xishi" is not serious, and how to make others believe in themselves, instead of calling the police and worrying about things, it is better to calm things down.
The film "Betel Nut Xishi" is based on Xu Lizhen as the core of the character, telling how she initially faced life, faced love, and then how she went to the fall and lost story, she under the role of labeled thought, life was pushed into the abyss step by step.
This article will comprehensively expound the extraordinary feelings brought to us by this film from three aspects: the extradition from the film to reality, the fog of labeling ideas, and the enlightenment brought by the film.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > extradition from film to reality: deciphering the roots of alternative "poor people" from the bottom profession</h1>
From Xu Lizhen's body, in the early stage, we can see tenacity, see cheerfulness, and we can also see her positive attitude towards life. But when the idea of labeling completely corrupted her heart, her transformation vividly expressed the pity of the alternative "poor person".
The idea of labeling has always existed in her heart, but after experiencing her father's gambling as a mother's relic and the invasion of her colleague Liu Huimin, she can no longer suppress the storm in her heart. She changed from a woman who should have ushered in happiness to another kind of "poor person", and there are 4 manifestations of pity in her:
Lose yourself;
Loss of self-confidence;
Isolate one's own soul;
Step into the abyss of depravity.
For Xu Lizhen, labeling is her self-denial of the profession of "betel nut Xishi", her identification with what Liu Huimin calls an "improper" profession, and the root cause of her beginning to lose herself. She began to lose her self-confidence in front of Lin Kangwei, afraid of the eyes of others, and completely closed her mind. Xu Lizhen finally got into the car that was driving to the fall, and the demon on the car would be a stain that she could not wash away in her life.
If the person who is labeled is a poor person, then I may not agree with that. And for those who are defeated by the idea of labeling, I think, they are the real "poor people". It is said that the poor must have something to hate, and they have lost not only their own thoughts, but also the expectations of others.
Usually, there are two ways to lose to labeled thoughts, one is to be persuaded by yourself, and the other is to be persuaded by the eyes of others.
Convince yourself
Xu Lizhen is also often embarrassed by the job of "betel nut Xishi", she is afraid of others pointing fingers at her, and her heart is pressed with the label of "immodest". At first, she tried to overcome such thoughts in the past, so she boldly accepted Lam's pursuit, but the day was not as good as anyone expected, and just when she was about to succeed, one unpleasant thing after another crushed her.
She chooses to surrender to labels and chooses to bow to fate, which means that she has chosen to stay away from happiness and away from herself.
I was persuaded by the eyes of others
And Liu Huimin played a role of being persuaded by the eyes of others, after being violated by the boss, she chose silence, in her heart there is discrimination against this profession, she gave herself, and other "betel nut Xishi" are labeled "improper".
And this is also the pity of Liu Huimin, who lost to the label in the eyes of others.
Labeling ideas become the shackles of alternative "poor people", who if they cannot break free of the shackles of labels, they will be ruthlessly manipulated by them. Nowadays, labeling has become a common phenomenon in society, but this is not a reason for us to mock and despise others. Every soul who does not want to be bound by labels has infinite potential, do not let labels limit the height of life.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the fog of labeling thinking: don't let labels defined by factors such as career, achievement, preferences, etc., become an obstacle to our search for happiness</h1>
The story told in the film "Betel Nut Xishi" is a typical story of career definition labels, and the reason why Xu Lizhen and Liu Huimin are labeled as "improper" is because of the job of "Betel Nut Xishi".
In real society, people define labels based on occupation, achievement, and personal preferences, in short, as long as you are in society, there must be one or more labels that suit you. Of course, labeling is not terrible, on the contrary, labeling can make us better understand ourselves, after all, we are always different from our own eyes in other people's eyes.
The real horror of labeling is that it becomes an obstacle to our search for happiness, which is the most dangerous existence in the fog of labeled thought.
Xu Lizhen has long had the shadow of the label of "immodest" in her heart, but she has not given up the pursuit of a better life, and she works hard, which is the responsibility to the family and the desire for happiness in her heart. If it were not for the subsequent events that made the shadow in her heart materialize, I think this "improper" label will slowly fade away for her.
She worked hard but to live, there was nothing shameful about the job, and the essence she held on to was her initial rebellion against the label. And the root cause of her depravity is that she failed to resist the expansion of this label, and when the label of "impropriety" surged countless times in her heart, she let go of her defenses and allowed the depravity to erode her.
There is nothing wrong with labeling thinking, we need to classify ourselves as well as categorize ourselves. Labeling ourselves by various factors does not mean that we must submit to this label and achieve performance that conforms to this label. There are already many labels in our bodies, either positive or negative, in short, they are various. And what we always have to understand is that labels do not limit our development, the real key is how we choose to do it.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the inspiration of the film: find yourself in the label, find happiness in the fog</h1>
The film "Betel Nut Xishi" brings a lot of twists and turns and short-term warmth when telling the relationship between Xu Lizhen and Lin Kangwei, and it is precisely in this way that the film successfully stimulates the audience's emotions, and while feeling sorry for the final ending of the two, it leaves a deep impression.
Xu Lizhen tried to overcome the labeled thought brought to her by "betel nut Xishi" in the search, but she was ruined by this idea in the search, she met Lin Kangwei on the way to find happiness, but Lin Kangwei failed to keep her tenacity, cheerfulness, and her positive attitude.
For labeling, what we have to do is not to look down, but to see that this is only a part of our life, and it is not enough to represent all of us. With a heart full of sunshine, the label will be the direction of self-judgment, and if there is a lack of heart, the power of the label will only gradually expand until everything collapses.
The enlightenment left to us by "Betel Nut Xishi" is: do not be blinded by the fog of labeling, but to find a breakthrough in the label, and those who really come out of the fog can definitely enjoy a happy and happy time.