I like movies more than TV series, and I always think that only movies can create new ideas and deep meanings in a limited time. The reason why a classic can be called a classic is that it is different from a vulgar commercial film. It can stand up to scrutiny and pondering, making you want to explore its details even if you think about it, so that you can sigh with emotion after a sudden realization. Subtlety of art.
"The Wedding Banquet" is a very Chinese name. At first, I was attracted by Zhao Wenxuan's appearance and spoken English. I read it at him and learned about this ridiculous story. After re-reading it several times, I realized that it is not only a story about a wedding banquet, but its deep meaning needs careful consideration. And I still have questions about some of the details.
The whole film reflects the differences between China and the West. The conservatism of the East is in direct contrast to the openness of the West. It seems strange that traditional Chinese customs bloom in the West. There are also differences and fierce collisions in the thinking and behavior of the previous generation and the next generation.
1. "Homosexuality": In our country, it has not been widely accepted until now. Although there is no lack of precedents in ancient China, it seems to have always been regarded as an abnormal phenomenon. And in the movie, through the strange eyes of Simon's neighbors and couples, does it mean that in the United States at that time, the "homosexual" group would also be marginalized? I have always liked Simon very much. I also think that he is a rare gay lover. He is easy-going and tolerant. Although he tries his best to overcome differences to cater to Wei Tong's parents, how can the differences between thousands of years and hundreds of years be the same? Concession can be eliminated. There is also Wei Tong's parents and the mysterious old Zhang. I feel that the relationship is also very strange, very similar to Wei Tong Weiwei and Simon. Medically speaking, homosexuality is related to genes. Does this mean that Wei Tong's father is probably also gay? . This deformed relationship is maintained for his father's phrase "continue the incense".
2. "Grandson": It seems that the most proud of the old people around him is that his son has a promising future. What he most expects is to hug his grandson early. "Grandson" is the continuation of a family incense, so "grandson" has a very high status. . "There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and no descendant is great" seems to have always been the mainstream thought. For the sake of their son's early marriage, the elderly parents have tried their best to hug their grandson early, and they will report him some ridiculous "caller club". The father went to the emergency room with a sigh of relief because he had not yet carried his grandson. In the end, the son had no choice but to choose such a ridiculous approach. Knowing that their son was getting married, the old couple came to host the wedding banquet from thousands of miles away, which shows how much they attach importance to. Weitong's father's evaluation was also "can give birth and support". There is also a little boy dancing on the wedding bed before the wedding, which is all its performance. Simon couldn't bear Wei Wei's pregnancy. He had a big quarrel with Wei Tong, pretending that his father, who didn't understand English, was also admitted to the hospital. Wei Tong confessed all this to his mother. What I care about is "Whether Weiwei's child is yours". The matter was revealed, the mother talked to Weiwei and told her how hard it was to raise Weitong, and finally confided to Weiwei, "I want you, I want a grandson", knowing that Weitong and Weiwei might have gone to the hospital to have an abortion, they were very anxious. She wanted to go with them, but she sat on the ground in despair when she saw the car drive away.
3. Marriage customs: In our country, getting a marriage certificate does not seem to attract the attention of others. Only after a vigorous banquet is held, the husband and wife relationship between the man and the woman will be recognized. Therefore, it is very important to hold a banquet and is an indispensable procedure. Hearing Wei Tong say "just a notarized marriage", his parents were furious, his mother said, "How can I tell others if I don't have a banquet?" Wei Tong said, "I didn't get married to explain to them", and his mother said, "I don't want to explain your marriage to others." What kind of marriage?" You can see how powerful it is. The wedding was held as scheduled in the restaurant of Wei Tong's father's old subordinate, and the scene was very lively. What impressed me most was a carving master in the back kitchen. The boss asked, "Is it almost finished?", and answered, "Who should speak?" The dialogue inexplicably hits a point of laughter, just like the graduation ceremony of the school, which was originally the home of the students, but the leaders gave speeches one by one, endless, but this is also a Chinese characteristic. There is also the toast after that. I don’t know when the Chinese wine culture became that you can’t do things without drinking, so what you can’t avoid is to keep toasting, drinking and drinking, and then drink until you spit and drink. A foreigner said, "I always thought that Chinese people are implicit and silent and mathematical geniuses." Uncle An turned around and said, "What you have seen is the result of five thousand years of sexual repression." This sentence also makes people think a lot. There are also two guests, A: "The Gao family? Isn't this a happy event for the Chen residence?" B: "The Chen residence is in the Phoenix Hall on the second floor." A nodded and continued to eat with his head down. In addition, "making a bridal chamber" has always been considered a very terrible tradition, a vulgar game, and rogue guests, which are extremely disgusting.
4. Family: Uncle An has a profound and delicate experience of family. The mutual concern between the families in the film is very affectionate. The son tried his best to be a "superficially normal" young man for the sake of his parents. The mother asked not to tell the father after knowing the truth, and the father asked not to tell the mother after knowing the truth, so the family carefully maintained this well-known secret. Until the wedding banquet was over and the parents returned to China, everything was peaceful.
In the end, I felt that the heroine's lines were very rigid, especially when analysing Weitong's father's words. At first, I said that she had done a lot of homework. The review of the work was like an endorsement, which was very comical. I read it again yesterday, because Wei Tong said that Wei Wei studied art in a class, so he has his own opinions on characters, so I have doubts again. And about Weiwei's pregnancy, because Weitong's father said that he drank too much at the wedding banquet, so he took a three-week break, and in the third week, Weiwei had a pregnancy reaction, but I checked and said that pregnant women have morning sickness The reaction will be 40 days later, so I don’t know if this is a detail that Uncle An has not dealt with or what I thought before, Wei Wei is to let Wei Tong’s parents return home and pretend to be pregnant, and end this farce as soon as possible? In addition, at the end of the film, when Wei goes through the security check with his parents, his father raised his hands, as if surrendering. I have seen a lot of explanations for it, but I prefer to understand it as the reconciliation between the previous generation and the next generation.
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