Introduction to the Mysterious Country Singapore:
The area is small, and it seems that only low-tech products such as laksa and Hainanese chicken rice will be exported. In fact, the real pillar industry is a kind of vest called Malacca, which is invulnerable to the body and can absorb kinetic energy and rebound damage. With this scarce resource, Singapore has the technology ahead of the world, but it has been very low-key. The entire country is shrouded in optical camouflage, and it is just a dense tropical rain forest from the satellite map. The head of state of Singapore was blessed by the sacred beast Merlion. When he succeeded, he had to take heart-shaped dumplings made of special raw materials to gain physical energy beyond ordinary people. The way Singaporeans greet and boost morale is to clasp their fists and yell "Singapore Forever!"
The biggest difference between this movie and "Black Panther" (also known as "The Golden Romance") is that the Chinese really like to buy properties everywhere.
In the opening scene, Michelle Yeoh was discriminated against in London, and the bridge section where he simply bought the entire hotel has the feeling of "The Richest Man in Xihong City". Although the film repeatedly emphasizes the "old money" identity of the actor's family, in fact, what he does is not much different from the nouveau riche in domestic films. The so-called "old money" should reflect a kind of inheritance. Therefore, Michelle Yeoh should have a period of traditional Chinese martial arts and beat the foreigners to meet the expectations of the audience.
Everything about the lens, more than twenty years later, Michelle Yeoh's son has grown up. Of course, her son's surname is Yang, and his name is Nick Yang.
The heroine who grew up in New York follows the actor back to her hometown to attend the wedding. The bride is very beautiful. I think in order to enhance the legendary color of the mysterious rich man, we should finally reveal the truth: the bride is actually a mechanical girl, and all the low-end jobs on the island are artificial people except for their old Yang family.
Some people say that this film was made to satisfy the curiosity of white Americans, but I think some details can resonate with Chinese audiences. For example, when the heroine gets off the plane, the hero takes her to the night market food stalls. The more affluent people have studied the roadside stalls and fly restaurants, and the better at discovering the delicacies in the corner of the corner. I believe that everyone has met such friends around. In addition, the protagonist’s grandmother is very good at making dumplings. The juniors often advertise for this matter outside, which is quite similar to the situation in my family.
The core contradiction of the film is that the male protagonist’s family wants him to come back to take care of the family business, but does not want him to wander outside with the female protagonist. This is similar to the situation of many young people in China. Although they may not have such a solid family background, there should be many people who have faced it-your parents have arranged everything for you in your hometown, and I hope you will go home. But you have met a boy/girlfriend from a different country. The two agreed to go to a larger city for development, but they couldn't leave their families—this is the situation.
The opposition between the heroine and the future mother-in-law is behind the differences in values between the East and the West. The setting of the film is that the heroine from the West pursues freedom, while the mother-in-law Michelle Yeoh, who represents the East, is willing to sacrifice for the family-she gives up being a lawyer and concentrates on her husband and son. This kind of summary is of course one-sided, because no matter Eastern or Westerners, it is impossible for people to be free and not to have a family, or vice versa. But on the whole, it is true that the Chinese community prefers "a family in order" and has a stronger obsession with "reunion".
The confrontation of the two concepts has been embodied as a game for both sides. The first appearance of the heroine was to teach game theory through card playing in the classroom of New York University, which paved the way for the subsequent plot. In the middle of the film, when the heroine confided her troubles to her girlfriends, she suddenly realized, "She is playing a chicken game with me", so with the help of her girlfriends, she dressed up to attend the wedding, stunned the crowd, and showed her future mother-in-law. Demonstration. At this time, the heroine won the ostensible victory, and a greater crisis is coming soon. Her life experience was revealed, and even the benevolent grandmother of the male protagonist turned her face ruthlessly, and the heroine's mood sank to the bottom. Then she made a comeback with her mother's encouragement and had a "decisive battle" with her future mother-in-law-in the form of mahjong. The heroine deliberately gave the chance to win to her mother-in-law and chose to let go. The "cowardly game" gameplay will only intensify the contradiction. The heroine revised the strategy and used the Eastern way of solving problems of "step back and broaden the sky", and finally succeeded in winning the gold. I have reservations about Eastern philosophies such as “being forgiving and forgiving”, “taking a step back and broadening the sky”, or the so-called “Golden Mean”, but as far as this film is concerned, the heroine’s change of thought is to be able to catch the narrative beat. Yes, it ensures that the story goes in line with the audience's expectations, avoids dullness and at the same time does not make people feel abrupt.
What I find interesting is why the slang of Americans playing cards is always related to "chicken". In addition to the Chicken Game mentioned above, I saw a movie called "Winner Blackjack" ten years ago, which had the famous line "Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner". Now it is becoming more popular because of games other than poker. In "Golden Romance", the actor and the unreliable cousins take a helicopter to the bachelor party venue. Here you can add a skydiving scene by the way, and it is also good to play a real man eating chicken.
The movie sets up three generations of villains, the old, middle-aged and young, and the heroine has passed the test. The first level is love rival Amanda. Although the method is very godfather, it is more like the prom queen who likes to bully classmates in campus youth movies. By the way, this film pays tribute to Coppola and there is more to it. In the section of the helicopter mentioned above, "Flying Valkyrie" is obviously a spoof of "Apocalypse Now". That movie also took place in Southeast Asia, but the image of the yellow race in the movie is completely different from here.
The second level boss is Michelle Yeoh, the heroine and her fight throughout the film, which has also been analyzed above. In fact, the third boss I want to talk about the most, Grandma, feels that she is the most scheming one, and even Michelle Yeoh has suffered a lot from her. The film first urged her to suppress her desires, allowing her to impress the heroine and the audience as a kind elder when she debuted. But in the scene where the heroine was hit hard, she became the most stalwart opponent of the heroine. Unfortunately, this role has disappeared since then. If the heroine was fighting against her, the conflict would have become more intense. Perhaps this movie is planning to make a sequel. At that time, Michelle Yeoh will join the heroine of the film, and the two generations of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will fight against the Queen Mother Lafayette.
In terms of casting, this film is a big gathering of familiar Asian faces in European and American movies and TV series. Among them, Awkwafina plays the role of geek and girlfriend. When the two of them drove to Yang's house for the first time, the reason why the two Indian security guards checked so carefully was because they were worried that she was here to steal diamonds. She and the heroine may also be playing cards, and they don't know each other.
Coming back to the subject, the most praised cast is to find Lu Yan to play the grandmother. Once he comes out, he will be able to calm the scene. Whether it is a kind or a stern face, it makes people feel irresistible. I thought she was only in her seventies, but I found out that she was over ninety years old after checking. In addition, I also discovered that the old man had studied at Shanghai Jiaotong University before liberation. It seems that this institution of higher learning really holds the secret of longevity.
"Golden Romance" is compared with "Black Panther", I don't think it is an exaggeration. It has been proved by mainstream cinema films that it is not only white people who can be the protagonist, but people of color can get more opportunities, instead of having to be a "side dish" in Hollywood movies forever. But Singapore is, after all, a relatively wealthy country that exists in reality, and it is difficult to create a sharp contrast like Wakanda in "Black Panther". This aspect can be improved by setting the background in a fictional country composed of Chinese. The characters inside are either shirtless or wearing mink. They use ethnic tattoos to enhance their attributes, with large gold chains and machetes. As an armor and weapon, eating barbecue to maintain physical strength, Battle Cry is "what do you worry about". Believe that this kind of fantasy setting can also make the movie have more possibilities.
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