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1、MovieReviewofGuashaTreatmentChineseimmigrant,DaTong,struggletoholdontotheirAmericandreamafterthedisastercomestohim.DaTong’sfathergivesasimpleChineseMedicinetherapycalledGuashatohisgrandson,thatleavesbrightredmarksontheskinandtheAmericandoctormistookitaschildabusebehavior.AndtheChildrenWelfare

2、BureaustartedalawsuitaboutthebehaviorofDennis’fatherandtheytookactiontoprotectDennis.Inthecourt,Datongloseshismindsothatfinallyhelosescustodyofhisson.Ithinkthissceneisshockingandthought-provokingtomostoftheChineseaudiences.Andthenthisstoryisabouthowtocleartheairandwinhissonback.ThemovieGuasha

3、TreatmentisdesignedtodiscusstheculturedifferencesbetweenChinaandAmerica.Inthismovie,wecanseecultureshockeverywhere.Atthebeginningofthemovie,DaTonginsistedtomakeDennisapologizetoPaulbecauseDennishitsPaul.InordertomakeDennissaysorry,DaTonghitsDenniswheneverybodywerethere.Hewantstoshowhisrespect

4、forhisbosswhilewhathissondoistoshowhislovetodaddy.DaTonggiveshisboyalightrapontheheadwhenherefusestoapologizeandtheboycriestohismotherthatthereasonhehithisplaymatewasthattheotherboycalledDaTongstupid,oneofmanyexamplesofdoingthewrongthingtoprotectyourfamily.ThissituationmakestheAmericansoconfu

5、sed.Americanwouldnothittheirchildreninthepublicwhentheirchildrendosomethingwrong.Eventheywillgivetheirchildrenachancetoexplainwhathappens.ButinChina,parentsalwayshittheirchildreninthepublicandmakethemfeelsorry.Evennotgivethemachancetoexplaintheiraction.DaTongisthefatherwhoistryingtointegrateh

6、isChineseculturalbeliefsintohisdailyAmericanreality,especiallywhendealingwithhisson.HiseducationisChinesewaywhilehiswifeJennywantstoeducateDennisinAmericanway.Thereisconflictwithinhisfamilybecausegrandfathercan’tspeakEnglishandisexcludefrommanyconversationsbecauseJennywantsonlyEnglishspokenin

7、herhomeforthebenefitofherAmericanbornson.DaTongandhiswifeareverywelleducatedandunderstandthattheirchild'sbestchancesforsuccessinAmerica,andforhimnottoexperiencethesametroublesthey'vehadduringthepast8years,aretospeakwithoutanaccent.Theyevengos