The film has also tried to challenge the children adoption system in hong kong.
In the film, it is shown that Eleanor and Hui Hui tried to applied for adopting a child. Here, it shows that the film tries to show the homosexual couple has the right to adopt children jointly and seems to challenge the child adoption system.
However, it turns out that Eleanor and Hui Hui fail t o adopt a child unless they are willing to claim themselves as an unmarried woman and adopt a disable child. In here, we can see that they do nothing but conform the regulation again. They do not try to take any action to challenge the system. Even later Macy suggests to strike for the right, but Eleanor and Hui Hui just ignor her.
Therefore, the film fails to challenge the child adoption system which is formed under “heterosexuality”.
In here I will talk about the narrative ending fails to challenge the heterosexism, patriarchy and mono-sexism.
As we can see, at the end of the film, all the characters live happily ever after without changing any undesirable element of Hong Kong’s system. This happy ending shows that actually people need to cope with the system in order to attain happiness rather than against it. And we can see it helps to reinforce the power of heterosexism, patriarchy and mono-sexism.
After telling all the evidences that show in the film fails to challenge the ideologies, it is found that actors are also conforming the ideology because Sandra and Vivian are also homophobic in real life.
From the news that published in sina.com, it shows that sandra and vivian both emphasis they are heterosexuality. For example, Sandra said “ 我的性取向不是這方面” and Vivian mentioned “ 她沒試過被女生追求她” It shows that both actors are homophobic and consider LGBTs as “other” in the society. Their words have made this film further fails to challenge the heterosexism because even actors themselves have already demonstrated the “naturalness” of heterosexuality. They do not want to be seen as “abnormal” after acting this film.
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