Let me say something off topic first. In my opinion, there are two kinds of people who deserve permanent respect in future generations: those who write original works, and those who do things that are the subject of others' creations.
This basically excludes those who do research, write reviews, or engage in plagiarism. They all forcibly add their own views on the basis of other people's works, which are interpretations, that is, grafting. It's hard to argue that they don't have their own minds, not only that, their minds may be very smart and insightful, just because they stand tall and win wide, but lying under the door of others, shadows are inevitable at any time.
Some people say that the truly brilliant art form exists only in autobiography, and because of individual differences and diversity, it will always be more original than others. On the other hand, how ridiculous it is to write an autobiography: firstly, you never know what tomorrow will be like, and secondly, if you know tomorrow, you should leave the East and sleep in the West.
By extension, the duality of life exists everywhere. Picasso said that since life was originally chaotic, why painting should be serious. You can argue that it is precisely because of the clutter of life that squares are drawn in paintings. I imitated a sentence, since there are contradictions everywhere, why do I bite the bullet and not let go. It's a bit abstract to say this, so you might as well watch it in Ang Lee's movie "The Wedding Banquet". Because I just watched the movie at night, I remembered it while I was there, and took it out of hand.
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The film is set in the United States. The male protagonist became an American citizen when he was young, and was "raped" by American culture. He dared to face the bleak life of homosexuality. Although his life with his boyfriend was not prosperous, at least it would not stop. In public places, flirting boldly, naked in the daytime and afternoon, and sweating profusely - here is a rape interjection, homosexual debauchery did not attract anyone, didn't offend anyone, but it was still disgusting, probably It's because the critics never imagined what would happen if they were gay -- but, the good times don't last long, the children are getting married, the fathers and mothers in Taiwan's hometown can't wait any longer, and they're all over the place, and they don't hesitate to give their sons. Waiting for the rabbit in the blind date club, buying a ticket from thousands of miles away, letting the rabbit who accidentally bumped into a tree trunk go to the United States, and let his son take a look first. Never thought that this rabbit was also pulled by its parents, so it had to (pretend) to hit the plant, but not? Isn't it waiting for Zhu Huang in parental research?
The younger generation, when they meet, they open their belly directly. The rabbit said, I have a name for the rabbit, and the tree said, that's great, you are not the rabbit I guard, each rubbed their heads and scattered. Next, the fate of the parents cannot be violated, and there is no filial piety, so we have to come up with a strategy to retreat from the enemy. Or the American boyfriend has searched his head and got a golden idea. Don't we have a ready-made bride at home? ? Just the Shanghai smuggler in your room, the literary artist Wei Wei, you pretended to marry her with US citizenship, she has a green card, just play a show and deceive your parents, then we don't need "festive" days, the happiness is all ours Come on, kill with one arrow, after talking about the quilt covering the head, I smile proudly today.
Next, it is conceivable that the wedding did not go well, the fake drama became real, Taiwanese men not only bridal chambers, but also sow seeds, cracks appear in the relationship between real couples, fake husbands feel guilty, fake wives are not without grievances, old parents I know, not without disappointment, everything is far from the original idea.
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Well, the spoiler ends here. According to the above description, such a movie is not unusual. In life, there are many people pretending to be husband and wife in order to deceive elderly parents. Finally, the walls are ventilated, and there are as many as cow hair without paper. It is easy to become a tasteless subject if you don’t grasp the subject matter that can be seen everywhere in life, and Ang Lee’s creativity has two main points. One is that the film has a lot of writing about the conflict between Chinese and Western cultures. . Among them, the comparison of wedding habits can be said to be at the expense of film. Western marriages only need to be registered, sworn, notarized, and ended. The Chinese side is much more complicated, and there is no need to list it. You have experienced it, or will experience it, and there is no shortage of one. I personally have a small question, is it necessary for both parents to appear? If you are in New York, residents come from all over the world, and your parents fly with money, visas, and journeys, the wedding is estimated to have to be prepared a year in advance. The time cost is too high, I can't stand it, it's simple but not simple. After notarization, find a place to resonate, and it's more comfortable. Of course, this is what I admire. But Chinese culture has always paid attention to pomp and face, and weddings are more of the same, lively. Lively, in Chinese culture, it is actually unpopular. Why do you say that? First, our so-called liveliness focuses on a large number of people and a large scene, and when there are many people, it is unknown whether individuals are having a good time. After all, it is limited to experience such a large-scale and crowded scene in a year.
Interjecting again, I always believe that the most lively is precisely in my heart. In other words, the funniest toy a person has is his own brain.
Because of the lack of liveliness, weddings are rare, so it is natural to have some presumptuous things - persuade you to drink, one cup is not drunk, three cups sleep together; According to the book, if you don't show two bites, it will be expired and invalid; the pig's trotters are hung on the rope, and the lips are gnawed; The emperor was not in a hurry to kill the eunuch, it was true. It was not the newlyweds who were in a hurry, but the bystanders. Looking at the underwear and panties thrown out, their spirits and hormones were excited. After that, they returned with a smile that weighed several tons. What's this? Some people in the movie say it's five thousand years of sexual repression.
Only in daily repression—regardless of nervousness, spirit, or sexuality—Chinese people strictly abide by the Three Obedience and Four Virtues, the etiquette of the ruler and the minister, and the particularity of the individual is not even a ball compared to the overall nature of the crab. Occasionally there is a big rebellion, but it is very likely to be pointed out by thousands of people. This naturally involves tolerance, freedom, democracy, and so on. Because of the limited space, I will not stray and expand. Hehe, I can't escape your fiery eyes, it's actually such a big title, how can I make it clear.
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's very fun, but the dilemma is slowly emerging.
As we all know, people are born and cannot choose their birthplace. Otherwise, I would still like to be born in the White House of the United States, or be raised in a pigsty. Wherever you are born, you naturally have the local culture. The master of linguistics, Chomsky has a famous thesis called Universal Grammar, to the effect that the child is born where it is naturally able to acquire the local language. The same goes for culture. Born and raised in China, you must have part of the blood of traditional Chinese culture flowing in your body. Even if you are influenced by Western culture in the later period, it is combined with the original inherent and mutated, but the changes remain the same. Not a fool's dream.
In the United States, I am gay and have the freedom to have sex openly. In China, I can only have the freedom to have sex underground. In particular, people who have gathered a variety of cultures and one body will have more conflicts. On the one hand, they flee, and on the other hand they cater to them. For those who cater, there may be another voice of opposition in the heart, and for those who escape, there may occasionally be a voice outside that pulls you back. As far as the movie is concerned, men don't bother to hold large banquets, but they tend to be filial, so they can do it if they want; men respect sexual orientation, but they still pretend to attract the opposite sex in a short period of time.
There is no distinction between high and low culture, but only the likes and dislikes of orientation. Many things that you didn't like when you were young may become a fan of it after many years. This is described in depth in "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan, a Chinese-American writer, so I won't go into details. There are many more that you like now. When you wake up, you seem to have been stimulated and turned into its opposite.
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At the end of the movie, the old parents gave up their cultural prejudices: marriage must be between the opposite sex, and marriage must harvest dates. Most of the time, it is very unreasonable to push yourself and others, unless you have a strong heart enough to accommodate all kinds of possibilities. In addition, it can be seen from this movie that Taiwanese parents seem to be much more enlightened than mainland parents. At least they understand that love is born out of understanding, rather than understanding because of love. It is to let the son with hard wings fly freely, and it is also a respect for the son who chooses to fly freely. Of course, all this is nonsense, and it is also my graft. I am bored at night, and I am just laughing at the code words.
Attached a little poem:
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Author: Ivan Zhdanov When the
bird dies, the
weary bullet also cries at it
The bullet's all hope
is just to fly, just like the bird
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