Bridesmaids and bridal chambers at weddings are never a new thing. As Ang Lee said in the movie, "The Chinese people's various performances at the wedding banquet are the result of five thousand years of sexual repression." It happened that there were resources on the school PT, so I downloaded it easily. I thought it was a wedding banquet to denounce the traditional dross, but I didn't expect it to be a "Brokeback Mountain." plus", the story is ingenious, the shots are subtle, and it exceeds expectations. It can be said that it is very Ang Lee. Going forward thirty years, this subject matter must be said to be very bold. After all, the United States of America, which was imagined to be very open, was declared legal in 2005. Presenting such a script to the audience, the director and screenwriter, can be regarded as a dedication to art. 01 — The character design of the protagonist Wei Tong is like this: he has good looks, background, money, and American citizenship. Dad has done a revolution, and he is the teacher. This Wei Tong is a real estate agent in the United States, and has a secret gay lover, Simon. Parents far away from their hometown want to hug their grandson as soon as possible. Under the pressure of urging marriage, coupled with Simon's bad ideas, Wei Tong starts a fake marriage with his tenant Wei Wei. In this way, Wei Wei can get a green card, and his living conditions can be eased a little, and Wei Tong can also get out of the pressure of forced marriage. Driven by the above background information, Weitong's parents rushed to the United States, and under the encouragement of his old subordinate (who drove for Weitong's father in the early years, and later became the owner of the largest Chinese restaurant in Chinatown), he arranged for his son. wedding scene. Wei Tong, who was so drunk, played a real fake with Wei Wei, went off the hook and became pregnant. After the wedding banquet, the humor runs out and the conflict unfolds. Simon can't stand her boyfriend's infidelity, Wei Wei can't bear to conceive a life for a man without feelings, Wei Tong's father suddenly has a stroke, and Wei Tong, who is under all kinds of pressure, finally confesses to his mother. The fun begins. 02 — The overall feeling of the Chinese lie film, no one tells the truth. In addition to Weitong's confession to his mother, Weiwei later decides to give birth to the child and recognizes Weitong and Simon as the child's two fathers. Then everyone is lying, and, of course, Thaddeus is obliged. In order to cope with his parents, Wei Tong made the biggest lie in the whole play; Wei Wei joined Wei Tong to deceive Wei Tong's parents for the green card and the pursuit of American art; Simon is the initiator of the whole illusion and the biggest winner (gave a child , keep the love, and have a father). Wei Tong's father not only concealed the fact that he knew English, but also never revealed the drama of Simon and his son, and he never revealed the secret surrounding him. In the film, when the conflict between Simon, Wei Tong and Wei Wei broke out, the old father knew everything. When you speak, no one treats you as dumb." As for Wei Tong's mother, at the beginning of the truth, she He just said, "Don't tell your dad." Of course, if you talk about panic, it's really boring. The scary thing is that there is a well-intentioned emotional original intention behind it. If you count Simon, I am afraid there will be one more cultural conflict. Western civilization, culture, or, in other words, modern concepts represented by Western culture, more emphasis is on personal emotional experience, happiness or not; while the traditions represented by Eastern culture, and even the consistent consciousness, are all personal Obedience to the collective, the ego must be integrated into the family, this kind of emotional stand is more reliable and secure. It seems that the wedding banquet can be called a perfect ending for the generations of the Gao family. 03 — Because of his kindness, the lying male protagonist Wei Tong, a newcomer in four, went around such a big circle in order to give his parents an explanation. Still a good offspring in his bones. When the rent was collected, I saw that the tenant was in a difficult situation, and the rent was waived; before my parents came, the home was carefully arranged; I clearly remembered the year when my father sent the calligraphy and painting; for the old man's long-cherished wish to hold a grandson, he arranged it like this. Boyfriend Simon, as a foreigner. An understanding of your partner's parents and culture is the biggest plus. Convince her boyfriend to get married in a fake; help fake daughter-in-law to cook; give her boyfriend's parents a gift when they meet; help her boyfriend's father do exercises; Loyalty in love, marriage, and the concept of continuing incense. Cultural differences are continuously exported through this foreign boyfriend contrast. Girlfriend Wei Wei has ideals and aspirations, and is struggling for a living. At first, I fought for Simon; then I realized that the green card was a bit expensive. As a woman in the new era, she longs for freedom, but she is heavily constrained. The old man's character is very traditional, majestic, conservative and forbearance. Because he escaped marriage and joined the army, to a certain extent, he compromised with the next generation. For the family of origin, for the continuation of the bloodline, it is necessary to have a daughter-in-law, preferably the kind that can be born and raised. The bad thing is that the rituals and illusions are all for others to see, and the pain is reserved for oneself. Wei Tong's mother is also a traditional mother image, with her husband as the key link, and her family and future generations as the focus of her life. The result of nagging and housekeeping is that there is only a family and no self. Everyone is eager to exchange their forbearance and compromise in exchange for a happy one, begging that all unreasonable things can be made reasonable and bright in their own forbearance and perseverance. At the end of the story, everyone sacrificed a lot and gave in a lot in exchange for a happy ending. Fortunately, it does not attempt to reveal the traditional Chinese wedding The exposed cultural bad habits did not make any accusations against homosexuality, nor did they blindly advocate and praise liberalism, not to mention that all opposites must be incompatible. "Harmony but difference" is the constant tone of life. END
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