How to evaluate the film My Sister?

My Sister is a work that profoundly reveals social ethics and its changes. The film revolves around the difficult choice whether the heroine's sister should pursue personal career development or raise her younger brother. The logic behind it is that in the process of China's modernization, individual-centered values and outlook on life have violently impacted the traditional family-centered values and outlook on life. Through a series of dramatic conflicts, the film reveals the profound changes that are taking place, that is, the traditional gender order that men are superior to women is undergoing profound changes, and a new modern order of gender equality is taking shape [23]. The open ending of the film can be called "a wonderful stroke" [25]. (Commented by sociologist Li Yinhe)

In the film, the scene where two sisters confide in each other shows the delicate and meticulous acting skills of two generations of actresses, which contributes to the biggest tears in the film. At the same time, it is the reflection relationship of such a group of characters that makes the film completely escape from the tragedy of an individual's fate and present a huge and long-neglected group face [23]. (Summary of papers)

The naked practical problems presented by the film to the public may not be solved at present, but thinking, examining the identity of "sister", facing up to the plight of women, and patriarchal perspective are far more important and profound than an ideal ending [24]. (Red Star News Review)

Another important factor that can move people's hearts lies in the accurate description of people's complex emotions, the two-way approach of the brother and sister who lost their parents in the subsequent relationship, and the trace of family experience of the injured and resentful sister in the entanglement, all of which are presented to the audience delicately and accurately by the creators [25]. (China News Network Review)

This film deeply analyzes the growth experience of young women and pointedly touches on many social problems that attract people's attention [26]. (Xinhua News Agency)

In the second half of the film, I feel that family blood is thicker than water, and the struggle between raising and giving up is straightforward. It is worth mentioning that the image depiction of each character in the film is very three-dimensional. What the director and screenwriter want to convey in this film is not criticism, but a display, so that the audience can see what the real pain of the girl in this predicament is. This is the epitome of a girl born and raised in a special background.