Really cry! Before the movie, I ran to the bathroom to get a piece of paper, and I was soaking wet! In addition to being moved, there are also tears. I think I laughed because it was really funny. This story seems sad, but in the process of telling there are too many laughs from real life and cultural differences between the East and the West. The whole theater laughed constantly, and the foreigner laughed the loudest. It is definitely a movie that comes from life and is loyal to life. Outstanding comedy.
The film is adapted from the personal experience of director Lulu Wang, which truly reflects the inner feelings of many Chinese immigrants leaving and returning home. It's so true that, for those of us overseas, a lot of the dialogue in the film is so familiar, it's like it's been copied straight from life. This is an 80% Chinese-speaking (serious Chinese, not foreign Chinese), 90% filmed in Changchun, American film with all Asian casts. , will resonate with the mood of the characters in the film when they go home and reunite. Of course, I think it might be more interesting for audiences outside of China, because the film does reflect a lot of Chinese culture, and it's not processed, which will make them feel eye-opening. For example, illnesses or affairs are often hidden from family members, often involuntarily "thinking about others", and parents in the family are often in charge of their children.
In the film, the grandmother who lives in China, the children who immigrated overseas early, and the granddaughter who is basically Americanized, all three generations are vividly portrayed. In particular, the sick grandmother is quite lively and interesting, and the difference in concept between the three generations is also very obvious. This is comparable to Miss Little Sunshine. Awkwafina and Zhao Shuzhen who played the grandmother really played very well.
The difference with #金奇源# is that you will not see exaggerated content, exaggerated funny, but always feel special life. The sadness of those who worked hard overseas after leaving China, the change of attitudes after going abroad, the returnees in the eyes of the Chinese, and the various cultural barriers that come back to China after immigrating were also reflected in the dialogue in detail.
For example, when the heroine just returned to China, a large group of taxi drivers gathered around and shouted "Beauty! Beauty! Where to go? Get in the car!" The whole family is eating at home, and the overall feeling is very friendly, and it is indeed observed from the perspective of a foreigner's experience in China. Therefore, it is also more suitable for overseas audiences.
For the family dinner scene again and again, it reflects the biggest feature of Chinese families. Think about the entire impression of the family as a child, of sitting around a round table and eating together. This is really different from the way family gatherings abroad are always buffets and everyone is scattered in many places. The scene where everyone eats pies in the film is so greedy that my mouth waters.…
All in all highly recommended! Hope everyone can see it! The best humor and moving always come from life. Released in North America on July 12.
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