Spring in a Small Town is a film that really left a deep impression on me. Neither because it was produced in a particular period in China, nor because of the meaning of the film that the director wants to express to the public. I was surprised by some scenes that could represent the difficult question of morality in the film, which led me to consider many other things that could go beyond the film itself and fall into traditional ethics and human nature. Taking place in a family compound ruined after the Japanese anti-war, the film tells the story of the once prosperous Dai family. The husband and patriarch Dai Liyan is an invalid and spends his days in the courtyard nostalgic for the past. His marriage to Zhou Yuwen has long been made loveless, although both still feel concern for each other. Liyan's young teenage sister Dai Xiu, meanwhile, is too young to remember the past and remains cheerful and playful in the ruins of her home. Then comes Zhang Zhichen, Liyan's childhood friend and also Zhou Yuwen's former flame before she met her husband. Then the relationship between Liyan Yuwen and Zhichen becomes awkward and subtle when everyone finds out that the feeling between Yuwen and Zhichen still exists and this is the beginning of conflict and fight. From the beginning of the film we can know that Liyan really feels sorry for his wife because he is invalid and is depressed all day. He even tries to push Yuwen away because he can't bring her any happiness. Yuwen never says it even though she knows she isn't happy, she doesn't know what else she could do other than continue to take care of her husband. However, he becomes wavering when he sees that Zhichen has arrived. The conversation between Yuwen and Zhichen in... middle of paper... continued is only for children because they think it is their responsibility to give children a complete family. I won't say no, but once children realize that their parents are not happy being together, they will still be happy or appreciative of what their parents sacrificed for them. So I think people follow the rules and ethics and take responsibility, meanwhile giving up the right to seek what they really want or even giving up the happiness of their children. And this could be considered irresponsible. Following morality or following your heart is always a difficult choice when it comes to love. What I believe is that they are both the right choice because sometimes true love surpasses anything else in the world and sometimes when we put things like responsibility and morality together, they are bigger than just the word love.