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1、中美文化比较MyReviewonTheWeddingBanquet任课教师:陈晓莉老师学生姓名:贾卓学号:20104197专业:电气工程与自动化Withoutanyspecialeffect,theweddingbanquetisasimplefeaturemoviewhichtellsastoryinvolvingtheproblemsofhomosexualandculturalconflicts.However,thereisnodoubtthatit’sanextraordinarilyexcellent
2、movie,leavingmeadeepandlastingimpression.Attheverybeginning,Ithoughtitmightbeahilariouscomedyduetothetitleofmovie.However,Ifeltmuchsympathyforthemaincharactersinthismovieanditmademethinkalot.SubtlyarrangedbythedirectorAngLee,thisspecialstorytakesplacebetweenp
3、eoplewithtotallydifferentculturalbackground.WeitongGao,ayoungmanfromTaiwanlivingintheUSA,hasahandsomeAmerican“girlfriend”Simon.DuetothegenerationgapandthehugechasmofChinesecultureandAmericanculture,Weitongdoesn’tmentionawordabouthissexualorientationtohisparen
4、ts,untilhisparentseagerlyaskhimtogetmarriedassoonaspossible.AtSimon'sinsistence,Weitongdoesn’thaveanotherchoice,buttohaveapseudo-marriagewithhistenantsWeiwei,anyoungartistfrommainlandChina.Afarce,however,unfoldsbetweenthepeopleoftwogenerationsanddifferentcult
5、uralbackgrounds.Needlesstosay,theWeddingBanquetisfilledwiththeculturalshocks.Thevitaldivergenceisperfectlyshowedinthenotionofmarriage.DeeplyinfluencedbyChinesetradition,Weitong’sparentsareeagertoconcernaboutthemarriageoftheirsonsothatonedaytheycansharethehapp
6、inessoftheirgrandsonorgranddaughter’sbirth.SameasmostChineseparents,theyholdtheviewthatoneofkeypointsofamarriageistogenerateanoffspringasawaytoexpandthedevelopmentoftheirfamily.WhileSimonprobablyfeelsembarrassedaboutthis,hestillhelpsWeitongtotakecareofhispare
7、nts.Inmyview,Simondoesallthethingsintheembarrassment,justbecausehereallyfallsinlovewithWeitong.MaybemostpeopleinAmericabelieveloveisthefirstthingbecauseoftheirstrongindividualismandvalueofhumannaturalrights.Furthermore,itisageneralruleinChinathatevennowhomose
8、xualisintolerable,whilehomosexualcouldbealmostacceptedinmoststatesofAmericasince10yearsbefore.Thisisasensitiveandcontroversialissue,sincehumanfoundthattherewasanotheroptiontochoosetheirin