The plot introduction made me mistakenly think that this is a film about family ethics. I finally saw it this afternoon, and it was not as heavy as I imagined. Except for the quarrel and conflict when the mother was kicked out of the house because of pregnancy, the whole film is more about understanding and tolerance.
The Chinese translation of "saving face" is "Love Face". Chinese people love face, because of face, they can hide their hearts, keep silent, and seek perfection from grievances. In the first half of the film, relatives have reservations about each other because of face.
But there is also love, and losing face because of love is touching. Wil came out to his mother and told her that she loved her; Wil rushed into the wedding and took her mother away; grandmother kept the fact that she was hospitalized to her mother, fearing that her mother would be worried, which would make it worse; her mother knew that Wil loved Vivian, and took her to the airport to chase Vivian, as well as to make peace with her. Viv's mother secretly arranged for the two to reunite... The happy ending of the last family reunion makes people look very warm.
Many small clips in the movie are very interesting. They should be to highlight the ridicule of the schadenfreude of bystanders, but for some reason, they feel very Chinese and also a kind of warmth. For example, at parties, gossip between women and men in barbershops; Shanghai dialect that is blurted out from time to time; gossip in Chinese circles after mother's pregnancy; mother's nervousness about watching porn for the first time; aunt who gossip in gynecology waiting room; wedding Interrupted chaos; secret sign language between moms...
but it's just a light comedy after all. If it is reality, what will happen? There must be a more violent impact.
ps, I like wil very much, independent and capable, exactly the type I want to be~ To viv, she always seems to be very nervous and hesitant... But it's really cute to see the reunion of beef jerky and viv, hehe~
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