CharacterAnalysisofJuXianandPostmodernism------AccordingtothemovieFarewellMyConcubineCharacterAnalysisofJuXianandPostmodernism------AccordingtothemovieFarewellMyConcubineFarewellmyConcubineisafamousmoviedirectedbyChenKaige.Themoviespans53years,presentingthelivesoftwomenagainstthehistoricalbackdropofacountryinupheaval.Themoviehasreceivedalotofpraiseandrewardedmanyprizes.HongKongpeopleregarditastheirfavoritemovieduringtheseyears.Thewholemoviecanbedividedintothreeperiods:therepublicanperiod,theperiodofanti-Japanesewar,andtheperiodofnewChina.Throughtheseperiods,thetwomaincharactersprovideduswithatouchingepic.Asafamousmovie,FarewellMyConcubinehasmanypointsthatworththinkingdeeply,buthereI’mjustgoingtoexplainmyownunderstandingfromtheangleofoneheroine---JuXian.Nodoubt,thoughperformedbythefamousactressGongLi,JuXianisnotamainheroofthemovie.Thus,mostofthecommentsandcriticsaboutthemovieareaboutthetwoleadingroles---XiaoLouandDieYi.However,afterwatchingthemovietwice,IfindJuXianmyfavoritecharacter.Herwise,herkindness,herloyaltyofloveandhermiserablefateallimpressedmedeeply.InordertohaveabetterunderstandingofJuXian,weshouldmakeexplicitoftherolessheplaysinthefilminadvance.WhenJuXianfirstappearsinthemovie,heridentityisaprostitute,whichisnodoubtanignominiousjob.However,JuXianseemsdifferentfromnormalhookers,sheisaggressiveandbrave.Whenbeingaskedtoaccompanythoseshedoesn’tlike,JuXianrefusesresolutelyandevenjumpsfromthethirdfloortoavoidviolation.Inthisscene,JuXiantriestomaintainherindividualityaswellasherdignityasahuman,whichisquitedifferentfromotherwomeninthewhorehouse.Indeed,nobodyisborntobeaprostitute.Manyofthosewomensufferedfromgreatmiseriesandhavenochoiceotherthangotothewhorehouse,includingJuXian.Actually,whenshefindsthatXiaoLouwantstobringheroutofthatplaceandmarryher,JuXianimmediatelyabandonsallofherpropertyandgotofindXiaoLou.Herdecisionisquitebraveanddetermined.Justlikewhattheprocuresssays,ifXiaoLourefusestoacceptherashiswife,JuXianwouldhavenowheretogoandnothingtosupportherself.Butshestillfollowsherheartandgoestofindtherightoneinherlife!Thoughbeingaprostituteisreallyadishonorableexperience,JuXianstillshowsherdignity,bravenessandstrongwilltopursuetrueloveandhappiness.Later,JuXianandXiaoLougetmarried;heridentitybecomesthewifeofDuanXiaolou.Infact,JuXianisnodoubtagoodwife,shenotonlyshouldersallthefamilyinternalaffairs,butalsocaresaboutherhusband’slifeandcareer.Sheisacleaverwoman.WhenshestepsoutofthewhorehouseandstandsinfrontofDuanXiaolou,sheusesherwisdomandwinsXiaoLou’sheart.Later,whencompetewithherrivalChengDieyi,thepartnerofXiaoLou,shealsotakessomemeasurestoguardherlove.Sheisadevotedwoman.WhenXiaoLouiscaughtbytheJapanesearmy,JuXianwenttoDieYiforhelp,forheistheonlyonewhocansaveherhusband.Atthattime,DieYiaskshertoleaveXiaoLou;otherwisehewillnotsaveherhusband.JuXian,thoughstronglyreluctant,agreeshisrequirement.SheisevenwillingtogiveupherloveinordertosaveXiaoLou!Whatagreatwomansheis!Sheisaselfishwoman.ShelovesXiaoLouandoccupiedhim.WhencompetewithDieYiwhoalsolovesXiaoLou,shesparesnosympathyandasksherhusbandtokeepawayfromDieYiasfaraspossible.Herloveisselfishindeed,butloveisalwaysselfish!Shehasnoobligationtoshareherhusbandwithanyoneelse,letaloneahomo.JuXianisasimplewoman.Atthenightoftheirwedding,JuXiansitsinfrontofthemirrorandsays,almosttoherself,whatshewantsistoliveasimpleandhappylifewithhe...