At the same time, the film presents a view of a generation of Chinese people struggles to stay alive with a normal life through those adversities.
Ju Dou is a story about a lady was treated by violence everyday because her husband Jinshan, which is the owner of dye house. Ju dou was struggling to survive under pressure and in a quest of her self-fulfillment for a better life, better than she was treated. She fall in love with Tianqing, the nephew of her husband, and give birth to a child for him.
In general, this behavior is not accepted in such a feudal society. But to analyze Ju Dou why she has to make a choice like this, first she was brought by Jinshan for provide the child to keep the family line. There is no choice and love between Ju dou and Jinshan. Secondly, Ju dou is a woman of youthful vitality, all she wants to be treated, may be she just expect a normal life same as other women and live with her truth love and to be spoiled at least better than she was treated. When she facing a choice between to death or to live, Tianqing appears
On the one hand, Ju dou is challenge the limit of tradition. On the other hand, Judou has no