The literal translation of the title of this film is: Family Problems.
Although this movie was made 4 decades ago in China, the problem it illustrated still applies today, not only to Chinese, but also to other cultures that are strongly influenced by Confucianism, such as that of Korea and Japan. Not only it applies to China, but also applies here in the states, and the typical traditional Oriental parents wanting their kids to be something better while the kids just wanting to do what they like is a common social phenomenon for immigrant families here.
Although this movie was made 4 decades ago in China, the problem it illustrated still applies today, not only to Chinese, but also to other cultures that are strongly influenced by Confucianism, such as that of Korea and Japan. Not only it applies to China, but also applies here in the states, and the typical traditional Oriental parents wanting their kids to be something better while the kids just wanting to do what they like is a common social phenomenon for immigrant families here.