'She Brought Colour into My World': English Subtitles Available!

[douqi]

I was going to subtitle a longer film with Sheng Wei in it today (it features transmigration), but since I'm incredibly tired (due to a combination of hormones, having just returned from a trip to Wales, and the prospect of a fun but packed weekend), I did a shorter (and dialogue-light) one instead. Such are the factors that govern my creative choices. The link to the original video is here, and the subtitled version can be viewed below.

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In dramas, etc, the 'Westernised woman latterly returned from abroad' vs 'traditional woman who very much stayed at home' tend to be cast as romantic rivals (and signifiers of different sets of values) for the affections of the male lead. There's been a recent trend among content creators on Bilibili and Douyin of making videos where the two archetypal women become friends/allies/lovers instead (you can see it in, for instance, some of Liu Yun Rui's more recent work). Yet another topic I would love to read multiple essays on.

Comments

[profiterole_reads]

Awww, the colour effects are really nice. Thanks for subtitling! <3

[douqi]

Thank you! <3

[extrapenguin]

That is a very interesting trend, and I, too, would be interested in an essay in it. The couple in this film are adorable and I hope they get their happy ending together.

[douqi]

The essays I would love to commission if I had the money and access to the right networks/talent pools!

[straightforwardly]

That trend sounds so interesting! "Women who would normally be rivals for a man's love getting together instead" is basically my catnip. (Or at least being friends/allies, if we're talking non-f/f media.)

The short film was lovely; thank you for sharing/subtitling!

[douqi]

Glad you enjoyed the short film!

Related to the other point, there's a Chinese opera called The Fragrant Companion featuring a wife/concubine romance, which is pretty intriguing. Wikipedia has some info on it here.