A very valuable film. When I think of what makes *Parasite* great, the first thing that comes to mind is that it doesn’t portray the wealthy in a negative light. Similarly, the strength of this film about female awakening lies in its deliberate portrayal of two distinct male characters, avoiding the bias of attributing all the women’s struggles solely to men. On the female side, even the daughter, who has always supported the protagonist, is forced to compromise between career struggles and personal identity, even betraying her own values. The mother, played by Hong Jie, also reflects a belated awakening of self-awareness due to the era she grew up in, which the film subtly touches upon. The portrayal of the father in this film is *so* textbook. Some might criticize it as overly stereotypical, almost like a caricature, but I absolutely love it. Without emphasizing how *typical* he is, how else could the sense of oppression be so palpable? The time-spanning gaze before the film’s ending is profoundly moving. In the film, the conflicts between women’s individual consciousness and reality stem largely from marital life and child-rearing. But honestly, it’s not just women—men face similar issues too. Yet beneath the surface of gender conflict lies a deeper problem: the confusion brought by interpersonal relationships and the inability to distinguish boundaries (failing to separate one’s own affairs from others’, even those of close family), leading to unclear divisions of responsibility. On one hand, basic survival is no longer an issue for most people today. On the other, the clash between traditional values and the spread of egalitarian ideals continues to spark tension. Seeing the rapidly declining birth and marriage rates makes me quite happy. More of the younger generation are choosing this form of passive resistance to deconstruct oppressive traditional norms. Beneath the worrisome statistics lies the progress of social consciousness, not its collapse. Anyway, I’ve given up on marriage and childbearing. It’s my own choice, and I take responsibility for it. In return, I’ve gained much more freedom to live life on my own terms.