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Fish Flew Away
Movie

Fish Flew Away

2025 • Unknown

Woke Score
3
out of 10

Plot

Mr. Zhong passed away suddenly. He left behind only one small problem. The small courtyard where his ex-wife Li Yu lived was left to her by Mr. Zhong when they divorced. The transfer procedures were not completed. Now, his current wife Shen Qing has become the legal heir. The two began a dispute of emotion and law.

Overall Series Review

The film centers on a dramatic property dispute between a current wife and an ex-wife following the sudden death of their shared husband. The narrative quickly shifts from a legal and emotional battle to a 'soppy and predictable journey of sisterhood' as the two women are forced to take a road trip to the late husband's ancestral village with his senile mother. The man who was the source of their conflict is removed from the story early on, leaving the focus entirely on the female leads' development. The resolution involves the adversarial pair learning mutual trust and rediscovering their identities as single, economically independent women. The story prioritizes female solidarity and self-sufficiency over traditional family structures, framing property ownership as a central signifier of emotional and financial independence.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

The movie is a Chinese production with an ethnically homogeneous cast. The narrative conflict is based on marital status, property law, and character relationship (current wife vs. ex-wife), not on race, systemic oppression, or any intersectional hierarchy. The focus is on universal issues of financial independence following a death and divorce.

Oikophobia2/10

The plot involves a road trip to the husband's ancestral village to resolve the property issue. While the deceased husband is portrayed as a source of problem, the narrative does not fundamentally frame the home culture or heritage as corrupt or racist. The journey is an internal one focused on personal and legal matters, not a deconstruction of the nation's institutions.

Feminism8/10

The deceased male character is presented as an incompetent problem (dead by suicide) whose actions initiate the central conflict. The story removes him quickly, allowing the central female relationship to take over. The narrative explicitly pivots to celebrating the two women's journey of 'sisterhood' and 'rediscover[ing] themselves as single women.' The film places the pursuit of economic and emotional independence, symbolized by home ownership, at the forefront of the female characters' fulfillment, which sidelines traditional family roles.

LGBTQ+1/10

The core relationships are heterosexual, established through marriage and divorce. The focus is on the emotional and legal dynamics between a current wife and an ex-wife. There is no evidence of alternative sexual ideologies, gender theory, or deconstruction of biological reality being centered in the plot. Sexuality remains private and a secondary element to the property dispute.

Anti-Theism1/10

The movie is a contemporary comedy-drama centered on a legal dispute and emotional conflict over an inheritance. The plot does not feature any religious themes, characters, or institutions. There is no discernible hostility toward or critique of traditional religion, and the morality of the situation is framed in terms of law, personal ethics, and emotional resolution.