The longevity flower in "Monsoon Wedding Banquet"

Larue 2022-02-27 08:02:11

The marigolds that appear one after another in the film have a special symbolic meaning. The flower language of marigold includes "life", "courage" and "loyalty". It tasted a little spicy, but it seemed to suit Dubey's taste; marigolds were originally decorative flowers, but he always chewed a few of them in his mouth at work. This also implies that the migrant workers yearn for love, but they always work hard to earn a little more money, how can they have time to fall in love? Just like Dubey, who is busy preparing weddings for clients all day long. Although he has become a manager in a small career, he is still urged by his mother to marry a wife and have children. So, he subconsciously ate the flower representing love, because he was looking forward to it.

At first, Dubey felt a little clever and funny, and when he appeared on the scene, he fought wits with his master, but later changed with his encounter with Alice. The first time he met Alice, he was attracted by her gentle and kind demeanor. Later, I saw her trying on the bride's sari secretly, and I learned that she was eager to get married, and I was even more impressed by her pure and simple beauty. Dubey picked the marigolds while working again, and pondered his feelings for Alice while eating. He knew that Alice was fascinated by marriage and love, and he knew better that he really fell in love with her, so he changed from being a coward to an excellent working class with ideals and courage. Chewing the marigolds represents Dubey's determination to pursue Alice.

In the final reunion scene, the host's wedding was lively, and Dubey and Alice also held a small wedding ceremony with the celebration of several migrant workers. Even Dubey and Alice from the lower class working class can have dreams and pursuits. They are simple and kind, find their lifelong partner, and bravely accept and trust each other. As the classic Indian saying goes, "Only a valiant warrior falls from his horse, how can a coward on his knees know what a fall is?" Together they ate the marigold, a beautiful symbol of commitment, permanence and happiness .

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  • Dannie 2022-03-15 09:01:10

    Quarrel. A pot of boiled eight-treasure porridge. Aunt Mi, you should still go to the TV series, don't waste the god horse Xiangtaran~

  • Taryn 2022-02-27 08:02:11

    I didn't expect to win the Golden Lion Award. There are not too many surprises at the audio-visual level, the class issue is ignored, the relationship between the characters is complex, and the characters from Western and local cultural backgrounds collide back and forth, but the spark is also limited. The sexual assault line was full of flesh and blood, but the last heavy rain seemed to solve all the problems, and it was difficult to accept this kind of muddy treatment.

Monsoon Wedding quotes

  • Rahul Chadha: I just fell from grace.

    Saroj Rai: My darling, you have to be standing up in order to be able to fall. I mean, if you keep sitting on your ass, nothing's gonna happen. "Only brave warriors fall off their horses in battle. How can kneeling cowards know what a fall is?" Listen sweetheart, the main thing is, you have to fight the battle.

  • Aditi Verma: I don't really know how he might think. What he expects of me.

    Ria Verma: So then call him instead of Vikram. Now please go inside before these aunties come out and start dancing on our heads.