Wedding professional film review (from sound, color and scenery)

"The Wedding Banquet" is a story about two homosexuals who get married under the background of Chinese and western cultures. Gao Weitong, the protagonist, comes from Taiwan Province Province, China, and is a typical representative of Chinese descendants. His homosexuality is Simon from the United States, while Wei Wei, who came from the mainland to study in the United States, is a fake bride. Gao Wei's status as a retired general with his father coincides with the majesty and rigidity of China's traditional morality. Because of different cultural backgrounds, there will be many different ideas. Gao Weitong's parents always wanted him to get married and have children, but there was no news, so they arranged a blind date for him. This is typical of China's traditional parental thought. Getting married and having children is a major event in life, so we should help our children make arrangements.

This kind of pressure, family pressure, Wei Tong caught in the middle, don't know how to make a decision. He doesn't know what to do with new ideas and old traditions. So at the beginning of the film, this huge cultural conflict made us feel heavy. He struggled under this contradiction. In desperation, he had to tell his parents that he had found a girlfriend, but he didn't expect his parents to come to new york to witness their wedding. So Wei Wei was treated as a fake bride and married Gao Weitong. When parents want to come over, they will tidy up the living room, replace the almost naked photos in the room with positive photos, and hang Chinese calligraphy and painting in the room. This is the obvious difference between Chinese and western cultures. The opening of the west conflicts with China's traditional conservative thought. The unrestrained freedom in the West is unrestrained, but it is unacceptable in the traditional culture of China. China's traditional culture contains solemnity, pays attention to connotation and expresses seriousness, especially the inheritance of traditional culture.

The film mainly revolves around this festive wedding, but it is also a strong contrast of cultural differences. In the film, Gao Wei and Wei Wei hold the hope of getting married and just hold a simple fair ceremony in the notary office. Then after coming out, Wei Tong's mother burst into tears and his father looked depressed. Representatives of the older generation with China's traditional culture clashed with the new generation in accepting the American concept of openness and liberalism. I met Mr. Chen in the restaurant. Mr. Chen heard that Gao Weitong didn't hold a wedding reception. At the first moment, considering Gao Weitong's father's face, he insisted on holding a wedding banquet. This is a conflict between China and the West. China's tradition, pride, collective orientation, sharing happiness with others. In the west, they tend to be individuals and pay more attention to personal orientation and free life.

What is really dramatic is that at the banquet, the reaction of Chinese and western people is also the cultural difference between China and the West. Vivian is not satisfied, but she must pretend to be happy at the festive wedding reception. Wei Tong has a sad face, but he still has to cater to those customers who deceive. China's friends are all married in a traditional way, which makes those American friends very puzzled and dumbfounded. They can't understand the way China people drink and some traditional wedding customs. Even the bridal chamber is an out-and-out traditional cultural custom in China. This seemingly funny scene is actually a serious confirmation of the great differences in different regions.

The main thread running through the film is still the homosexuality of Gao Weitong and Simon, challenging China's secular ideas. In China's traditional concept, the combination of men and women is not recognized, which violates ethics and is looked down upon by everyone. It is natural for a man and a woman to get married and have children, but it is allowed in the west. As Ang Lee, the director of The Wedding Banquet, said in the play, "This is the result of 5,000 years of sexual repression". Wei Tong and Simon love each other deeply, and they are very happy together. However, under the influence of secular society in China for a long time, the traditional concept of "three cardinal guides and five permanents" is deeply rooted. Therefore, as the representative of China culture, Gao Weitong's parents are unacceptable. But at the end of the film, there is a moment that makes us all very happy, and it is also a happy ending of the film. Our mood has also improved with all the seemingly ridiculous plots. Gao Weitong's parents understood that Wei Tong's father finally said in English that he always knew and gave Simon Wei Tong happiness. This is a kind of recognition and reconciliation. Reconciliation was reached after the conflict between China and the West.

Chinese and western cultures have their own characteristics, which leads to conflicts. However, after the conflict, integration and reconciliation are needed. No matter what the conflict is, mutual understanding is a perfect ending, which was perfectly illustrated at the wedding reception.