It's easy to dismiss this film as communist's gender egalitarian propaganda. However, it's extremely foolish to do so.
In order to really appreciate this film, one needs to know the discrimination suffered by Chinese women due to the traditional Confucian teachings, which discourages women to get educated, and as an extension, there was superstitious believe of female on board would cause the ship to sink.
The movie was based on the true story of the first group of female sailors from national merchant marine academy and their success is what is advocated by democracies as well: gender equality.
In order to really appreciate this film, one needs to know the discrimination suffered by Chinese women due to the traditional Confucian teachings, which discourages women to get educated, and as an extension, there was superstitious believe of female on board would cause the ship to sink.
The movie was based on the true story of the first group of female sailors from national merchant marine academy and their success is what is advocated by democracies as well: gender equality.