From Ten Thousand Arrows to Ten

(文末附有机器翻译)
This afternoon I watched Fengshui， which means Ten Thousand Arrows Piercing a Heart (万箭穿心)， a movie produced in 2012. Just like Jia Zhangke's film, Fengshui follows the realistic style, depicting the daily life of a lower-middle-class family in Wuhan.

The heart-wrenching tension in this film kept me riveted for the whole hour and a half. I detest the contemptuous and vehement way Li Baoli treated her husband. A husband should be given due respect, otherwise, he will lose his self-esteem not only in the family but also in society. I firmly believe that it was Li Baoli who drove her husband into an extramarital affair, destroyed his career and reputation, and drove him to utter despair and finally suicide. A virtuous wife should respect her husband and often encourage and support him with words and deeds. In a healthy family, the husband should play the main role. Mentally castrating a man is the cruellest crime a woman can commit against a man in a relationship.

I also appreciate the son's acumen and courage. He always knew that it was his mother who had wronged his father and was to blame for the family's failure. Fortunately, there was a kind and helpful grandmother who took care of the boy; otherwise, his development would have been greatly jeopardised. Fortunately, the boy excelled academically. His determination to end his relationship with his mother was understandable. From the son's point of view, Li Baoli already had a friend there, Jianjian. If she left that family, Li Baoli could marry Jianjian. With Li Baoli there and her rowdy Jianjian, I doubt whether the son himself would really have a healthy marriage.

Despite Li Baoli's mistreatment of her husband, she had some admirable qualities: diligence, generosity to friends, courage, a positive attitude, resilience and straightforwardness. Despite being rejected by her son, she would be happier if he lived a happy life. Besides, she was not alone. In my eyes, the most touching moment of Li Baoli is her determination to turn the ten-thousand-arrows-Piercing-a-heart situation into a moment of a million lights.

A stoic in life should be like Li Baoli, having the courage to turn all the shit thrown at you into glittering gold.

从万箭穿心到万丈光芒

今天下午我观看了《万箭穿心》，英文名曰“风水”，一部2012年出品的电影。就像贾樟柯的电影一样，《风水》采用了写实主义风格，描述了武汉中下层社会百姓的日常生活。

这部电影中令人心惊肉跳的紧张气氛让我在一个半小时的时间里完全沉浸其中。我讨厌李宝莉对待她丈夫的鄙视和刻薄。丈夫应该得到应有的尊重，否则，他不仅在家庭中，而且在社会上都会失去尊严。我完全相信是李宝莉把她的丈夫推向了婚外情，毁掉了他的事业和声誉，并把他推向了最终的绝望和自杀。一个贤惠的妻子应该尊重她的丈夫，经常在语言和行动上给予他鼓励和支持。一个健康的家庭应该让丈夫处于主导地位。在精神上阉割一个男人是一个女人在婚姻里对男人犯下的最残酷罪行。

我也很欣赏儿子的敏锐性和清晰的判断力。他始终知道是他的母亲对不起他的父亲，是家庭失败的罪魁祸首。幸运的是，有一位善良的祖母来照顾这个男孩；否则，这个男孩的发展将受到极大的威胁。幸运的是，这个男孩的学习成绩很好。他决心与母亲断绝关系是可以理解的。从儿子的角度来看，李宝莉已经有了一个男朋友建建在那里。走出这个家庭，李宝莉可以和建建结婚。有李宝莉在，还有她的流氓建建，我怀疑儿子自己是否能真正享受到属于自己的健康婚姻。

尽管李宝莉对待她的丈夫很泼悍，但她拥有一些令人钦佩的品质：吃苦耐劳、对朋友慷慨、勇敢自立、心态积极、坚韧直率。尽管她被儿子抛弃了，但如果她的儿子能享有美好的生活，她也会更加开心。此外，她并不孤单。在我眼里，李宝莉最感人的时刻是她决心把万箭穿心的情形变成万丈光芒的时刻。

生活中的坚韧之士都恰似李宝莉，有勇气把砸在身上的狗屎幻化成闪闪发光的金子。