The latest developments of the movie "Steps into Life" are becoming the focus of discussion when directly exploiting the conflict between the future mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. However, behind Ms. Dung's harshness towards Thuong's family, the audience sees a more painful problem, which is the weakness of Quan (Huynh Anh).
Quan's image is a typical cut for the concept of "Mamaboy". This is a term used to refer to men who have matured physically but are too dependent and relying on their mothers, and their thinking is still dominated by their mother's authority.
They lose the ability to draw personal boundaries. With a "Mamaboy", all decisions from career to love must go through the approval of parents. They mistake blind adherence for filial piety, forgetting that manhood lies in distinguishing right from wrong to protect the right.
Quan's tragedy lies in the fact that he cannot escape the invisible restraint from his mother to protect Thuong. When his future mother-in-law uses the measure of wealth and poverty to value the dignity of a daughter-in-law, the silence of a man is a fatal blow to the trust of the other person.
A relationship cannot be sustainable when a man always puts his mother's emotions first, even when his mother is wrong, and leaves his lover alone in the fight against social prejudice.
Looking from the screen to reality, "Mamaboy" syndrome is becoming a social issue worth considering. Many mothers, in the name of love, control every corner of their sons' lives, unintentionally turning them into indecisive "big children".
As a result, when storms come, people like Quan easily let go because they do not have enough courage to cope with family pressure. Love can only be happy when nurtured by two independent individuals, not a strong woman and a man who never grows up.
Thuong's decision to break up in episode 14 is the heavy price Quan has to pay for his late maturity. This story is a warning about learning to separate from excessive parental protection to determine happiness.
A real man should not only know how to love but also know how to be the master of his own life, instead of forever hiding under the authority of his mother.
