The image of fish, the stereotype of the British and Americans, and the theme of the film

Joannie 2021-11-15 08:01:24

Excerpts from the discussion after watching with a foreign teacher:


1 What is the image of fish in English?
cold fish= unemotional person,
fishy= there is something suspicious.

Ms. Wanda is the fish, unscrupulous, cold-blooded, using people, suspicious.

In the movie of 1988, Michael said he was one of his favorite comedies when he was a kid. When I watch it now, the movie doesn't ask for deep meaning, but smiles for Bo. But there are still themes: self-deprecating and sympathy for the midlife crisis, love-screenwriter John Cleese is the lawyer in the film, the actor of the British male in the midlife crisis.

3 Stereotype: The American in the eyes of the British: vulgar, open, the British in the eyes of the Americans: pompous, pretending, carrying, self-contained., distant, private,

I personally prefer British humor, grievances, tears, and Japanese humor has similarities. Both of them are island countries. Could it be one of the reasons?

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Extended Reading
  • Ophelia 2022-04-23 07:01:42

    Haha, fish Wanda was eaten, and sexy Wanda took diamonds and got the infatuation paper.

  • Ulises 2022-04-21 09:01:46

    It's messy, but absurd comedy movies are just the messier the better.

A Fish Called Wanda quotes

  • Otto: I'm, uh, Harvey. Manfred... jen... sen... den.

  • Otto: I'm here because I'm bored. Bored hanging around this God-awful city. Shoving George's ugly pic... Talking to a lot of snotty, stuck up, intellectual British faggots. Jesus they're uptight they get rigor mortis in the prime of life in this country, standing there with their hair clenched.

    Otto: [finds a letter from Archie to Wanda] Just, counting the seconds to the weekends so they can all dress up like ballerinas and whip themselves into a frenzy at the flat at 4. 2B St.

    Otto: [recovering] To be honest I hate them. I mean pretending they're so fucking lawyer.

    Otto: [recovering again] superior, so fucking superior with those phony accents.

    Otto: [Ken peeks in the room] Not you Ken, you have a beautiful speaking voice... when it works.

    Otto: [about Wanda] Son of a bitch!

    Otto: [to Wanda, loudly] So, wanna have some lunch?

    Otto: [quietly] Have you heard from him?

    Wanda: Who?

    Otto: Archie.

    Wanda: [loudly] No I have to finish my hair!

    Wanda: [quietly] No.

    Otto: Nothing?

    Otto: [loudly] Ok well I'm outta here!

    Otto: [quietly] No plans to see him?

    Wanda: No.

    Wanda: [loudly] Ok. Bye Bro.

    Otto: Bye Wanda!

    [Punches Wanda's picture, hands it to Ken]

    Otto: Oh Sorry.