relaxed, heartwarming...

Marquis 2022-04-22 07:01:48

I haven't seen a lighthearted and humorous movie for a long time. After watching the whole drama, I still can't help laughing in retrospect. The director discusses serious issues, yet his performances are lighthearted.
Will interprets a person's inner love and avoidance very well. When he first saw Vivian, he turned around shyly and couldn't help looking back and smiled; the embarrassment of not finding coins when buying snacks, the looming desire in the clothing store; Vivian was overwhelmed when facing Vivian, so that he fell down in order to avoid the opportunity; inviting Vivian to come to the house for dinner, gobbled up in his mouth, and felt up and down; when he came out of the airport, he "lost" Vivian's cry; Will was stiff and restrained , but the performance is insane.
Compared with Will, Vivian is a girl who likes to be petty. On her birthday, Will was late for work, so she almost turned people away; when she came late for a run in the morning, she fed others' breakfast to the pigeons; Vivian I can't accept a relationship that can't be recognized, and I just leave. The scene at the airport is very heartless. Is it so charming?
But it cannot be denied that these two very different girls make this movie shine. Just when I felt the scene of Will and Vivian breaking up, and sighed that every good show had to end with a little tragedy, Vivian appeared at the party. In the end, the director gave us an expected ending, plus 2 funny little humors, one is the "bring the child" decision of the master representing the feudal forces, and the other is the unreasonable request of the superficially traditional mother "to have a grandson", these jokes , but also represents their acceptance of them.
"At least we Vivian married a doctor." As Vivian's parents said, Will is a bit conservative, but she is independent and can even share the financial and spiritual pain for her mother. Her charm comes from her responsibility for her work. Self-improvement and self-reliance, the acquisition of true love is inseparable from the understanding of the family, the tolerance of the society, and even more from one's own efforts, do you think so?

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  • Vance 2022-03-19 09:01:08

    Ethics and face; the world is unpredictable and the world is getting worse. The ending is still a bit unrealistic. (It is true that Chinese people can meet acquaintances everywhere. ps. The voice of the young man delivering the medicine is really nice.

  • Icie 2022-03-14 14:12:28

    6/10. Specially emphasized the image of Chinese medicine. Lao Yu prepared Xiaowei's mother with Chinese medicine to replenish her body, but the love letter that Xiaoyu put inside could cure her mother's heart disease. Grandpa played Tai Chi and occupied the black court, and his mother mocked the black people for eating soy sauce and eating black. To overcome the cultural isolation of the older generation; the A-film recreational desires for white consumption and yellow females are rented, and the blind date party becomes a gay tryst, symbolizing the Chinese women who play a passive role in controlling themselves sexually.

Saving Face quotes

  • Wil: How did you find out she was...?

    Wai Po - Grandma: The receptionist at the Manhattan clinic is married to one of Grandpa's former students.

    Wil: [in English] One billion Chinese people, two degrees of separation.

  • Wai Gung - Grandpa: [in Mandarin] How can I not feel shame? My own rotten flesh has gotten pregnant without a husband. You don't think people will laugh at me? The professor speaks big words but can't control his own daughter?

    Wai Po - Grandma: Old man, this situation won't improve with yelling.