"Yi-Yi, a One and a Two" Film Assignment
NTU B00610017 Joanne Lin-Jung Chiu
Family Psychology Film Assignment
“Yi Yi, A One and A Two” is a film that has been talking about three families and their family members’ lives. Interestingly enough, it seems like that family members have been focusing on their own life most of the time through out the movie. Instead of showing closely connected families, the characters in the movie are living their own lives while living under the same roof. One of the examples is that when Min Min decided to move out, she didn’t even talk to NJ about this, and when NJ saw her getting on the bus to the mountains, he didn’t have the attempt to stop her or ask her why. Which is quite unusual to closely connected families. Below are the characters' relationship figure and theories applied to explain the events and the relationships I observed in the movie.
1. Bowen’s Family Systems a. Marital Conflict Xiao-Yian and Adi’s marital conflict was caused by the presence of Yun-Yun at Xiao-Yian’s party. Yun-Yun’s Adi’s ex-girlfriend. But it seemed like Xiao-Yian was not playing fair when the three of them were in a love triangle relationship, which worsened the relationship between the girls. Xiao-Yian got pregnant first and kicked Yun-Yun out of the relationship. Since then, both of them had been hostile towards each other. Thus, Yun-Yun’s presence at XiaoYian’s party was definitely not something Xiao-Yian would want to see. Which caused Xiao-Yian and Adi’s marital conflict. Min Min and NJ’s marital conflict, on the other hand, was caused by grandma’s sudden illness. Min Min felt that all the burdens were on her, and she could not find a way out of the routine work, which made her felt lost and hopeless in her life, eventually she could not take it anymore. But NJ was not doing anything before Min Min shouted all these out. However, it was all too late, Min Min decided to leave instead of staying and face all the complicated troubles.
NTU B00610017 Joanne Lin-Jung Chiu
b. Triangles
Family Psychology Film Assignment
“Yi Yi, A One and A Two” is a film that has been talking about three families and their family members’ lives. Interestingly enough, it seems like that family members have been focusing on their own life most of the time through out the movie. Instead of showing closely connected families, the characters in the movie are living their own lives while living under the same roof. One of the examples is that when Min Min decided to move out, she didn’t even talk to NJ about this, and when NJ saw her getting on the bus to the mountains, he didn’t have the attempt to stop her or ask her why. Which is quite unusual to closely connected families. Below are the characters' relationship figure and theories applied to explain the events and the relationships I observed in the movie.
1. Bowen’s Family Systems a. Marital Conflict Xiao-Yian and Adi’s marital conflict was caused by the presence of Yun-Yun at Xiao-Yian’s party. Yun-Yun’s Adi’s ex-girlfriend. But it seemed like Xiao-Yian was not playing fair when the three of them were in a love triangle relationship, which worsened the relationship between the girls. Xiao-Yian got pregnant first and kicked Yun-Yun out of the relationship. Since then, both of them had been hostile towards each other. Thus, Yun-Yun’s presence at XiaoYian’s party was definitely not something Xiao-Yian would want to see. Which caused Xiao-Yian and Adi’s marital conflict. Min Min and NJ’s marital conflict, on the other hand, was caused by grandma’s sudden illness. Min Min felt that all the burdens were on her, and she could not find a way out of the routine work, which made her felt lost and hopeless in her life, eventually she could not take it anymore. But NJ was not doing anything before Min Min shouted all these out. However, it was all too late, Min Min decided to leave instead of staying and face all the complicated troubles.
NTU B00610017 Joanne Lin-Jung Chiu
b. Triangles