Looking at the life of contemporary Asian immigrants in the United States from a small family

Pearlie 2022-04-21 09:02:46

It's a good movie about immigration. The protagonist's family moved from California to a wooden house in the wilderness of Arkansas. The children were more satisfied with the place, but the adults were separated by life. Although my husband is highly skilled, he is dissatisfied with his occupation and must make a career on his own farm. At the same time, there are many setbacks in life, big and small. The tragic ending of the previous farmer seems to haunt the adults all the time. around. There are many designs in the film, such as the veterans who are obsessed with their beliefs, the mysterious way of digging wells, the lukewarm church, and the differences between the East and the West brought by the grandmother, all of which make people feel both real and novel at the same time. Although the final fire was a bit abrupt, I think it made perfect sense. The "rooster's uselessness" that the father said to his son seems to be a kind of attachment to his male identity, and if he doesn't work hard, he will be discarded. He has to support his native family as the eldest son, and at the same time he needs a loan to support his small family, which seems to be stretched thin. Although it is similar to the pioneering film, it has the warmth of the East. The role of the grandmother is very interesting. On the one hand, her natural familiarity and vulgarity disgust the children. She eventually passed away, but the spirit and love she left behind thrived.

The way of digging the well, which my father could not solve with his own wisdom, was finally solved by superstition, and my mother's belief, although it may not have any effect, but in the end I tried to compromise.

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Minari quotes

  • Soonja: Minari is truly the best. It grows anywhere, like weeds. So anyone can pick and eat it. Rich or poor, anyone can enjoy it and be healthy. Minari can be put in kimchi, put in stew, put in soup. It can be medicine if you are sick. Minari is wonderful, wonderful!

  • Jacob: They need to see me succeed at something for once.

    Monica: For what? Isn't it more important for them to see us together?

    Jacob: You go ahead and do what you want. Even if I fail, I have to finish what I started.