Short film, long consequences!

Mother-in-law fights with daughter-in-law for food. Grandmothers, out of respect for the rich or the poor or male preference, chase their children away like trash. Daughter-in-law hits or smashes a tray of cakes in the mother-in-law’s face… These situations are very offensive and not representative of anything in society, but are being filmed in a “short film” style. The social consequences are worrying.

A typical example is the TikTok and Facebook channel of a young person with a large number of followers. This young man dressed as a woman, playing the role of a daughter-in-law in a series of video clips of everyday situations in the West. The motif throughout is the disagreements between the daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law and her husband's family. But it seems that there is no good story in any episode, instead there are arguments and physical attacks on each other, just because of trivial matters. Because these videos stimulate negative emotions in viewers, many people comment, seeing it as a place to vent their anger at their mother-in-law, their own mother, and even their husband and children... After all, the question in the community is why "show your back" when letting negative emotions dominate from nonsense staged situations on social networks.

Similarly, the CEO motif is also flourishing under the guise of “short films”. The guy pretends to be poor, the mother-in-law pretends to be miserable, the grandmother pretends to be crazy… or uses family wars to test a girl’s heart. And often the next development will be that the girl values ​​the rich over the poor, considers the poor as nothing, then tramples on and insults their dignity. I don’t know what the film is trying to say, what social problem it represents, or if it’s just a crude, cheap way of defaming women.

Recently, in the regular press conference of the third quarter of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the short film genre with the motif of "CEO" and family war popular on social networks was discussed quite heatedly. Public opinion questioned the legality and positive effects of this type of film. Mr. Le Quang Tu Do, Director of the Department of Radio - Television and Electronic Information, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said: All artistic activities, including the field of cinema, must comply with the provisions of the law. Therefore, films, including "CEO" films, if they do not violate the law, are allowed to operate and be distributed normally. However, if any content affects the ethics, lifestyle, standards... of the people and young people, the authorities will consider and handle it immediately. Of course, each specific case will require a careful and objective assessment.

Obviously, Vietnamese law always ensures fairness, creating conditions for organizations and individuals to do art, including the film industry, to operate. The remaining issue is the awareness of the professionals, putting responsibility and conscience in each product, not chasing cheap tastes for profit or to attract customers. Because of the dense appearance of these types of films, the concern of promoting deviant lifestyles among young people is completely grounded.

DANG HUYNH

Source: https://baocantho.com.vn/phim-ngan-hau-qua-dai--a192547.html