"The eyes of the world may be divided into men and women, but tiny atoms and nuclei do not. After all, our efforts can be seen", this is a line in the drama "Spring Death", which also points out the theme of the play.
From literary works to film and television works, there is no shortage of works set in the Republic of China. And this light drama puts the perspective on the intellectual women of the Republic of China period.
Stills of the Spring Passing
The plot is very simple, there is no sense of family and country, no chivalry and tao bones, and even no academic fierce disputes.
There are only three characters and two heroines. On the simple and elegant stage, they did not hesitate to tell the story of a generation of Republican women's groping, struggling, colliding, turning back and not giving up.
The biggest highlight of the whole drama is the fullness of the female characters. The play did not label them in any way, let alone make them simple and stereotyped.
At the beginning, Gu Jingwei, Cornell's physics doctor, is more like a little woman who is good at calculation, holding the ledger in her hand and saving everything, calculating everywhere. In addition, she is obsessed with blind dates, likes phonographs, likes to drink red wine in the office, and likes to think about dancing.
She is very different from the intellectuals in the traditional sense of the theater.
But some small details in the play, such as climbing the ladder to calculate, blurting out the conclusions of the formula, show her talent and rigorous attitude of learning.
Another intellectual woman, Jianxiong, is different from her. On the surface, she is much more rational and rigorous, but the play does not make her a label "man's wife".
She will also have a concave curve after wearing a cheongsam, and she will also be delicate and soft to comfort people, and she also has a deep study of dress decoration and even dance, and she is also a woman with taste and interest.
The two female characters also form a mutual contrast, one showing the wisdom and rationality of women. Let the audience be convinced to see that women can completely compete with men academically.
The other shows the human side of the female doctor, so that the audience not only sees the intellectual woman, but also sees a real woman with inner troubles, but also elegant and moving.
The most valuable part of the whole drama is that it does not label female intellectuals with any simple and rude labels.
What is particularly rare is that when Jing wei encouraged Jianxiong to persevere, she did not make a big reason, but was very feminine and emotional. The whistle at the end of the play when walking at night not only symbolizes the hardships of women's schooling, but also shows the unique romance of women.
Highlighting this side of female intellectual women is not only the greatest respect for them, but also makes the female stage image more innovative, fuller and more convincing.