movie watching during the holidays! let’s start with a thai-chinese family movie that brings laughter and tears...
2024-10-02
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recently, the thai movie "grandma's grandson" has received widespread praise and attention. this film, which revolves around the story of a thai-chinese family, evokes many viewers’ memories of childhood and getting along with their ancestors.
the picture shows an elderly thai man receiving songkran festival blessings from medical staff in a nursing home.
how to get the inheritance before grandma dies? an, an unemployed young man from a chinese family in thailand, saw his cousin inherit a property because he took care of his seriously ill grandfather. he also became interested in his terminally ill grandma and planned to become the "number one" in her heart and earn millions. heritage. but in the face of his uncles who "have their own evil intentions" and his picky and venomous grandma, the road of "getting rich by chewing his grandma" as a full-time filial grandson does not seem to be as smooth as he expected...
"grandma's grandson" is a movie that combines family and comedy elements. my grandmother’s family immigrated from chaozhou, and chinese elements such as eating chaoshan delicacies, celebrating chinese new year, sweeping tombs during the qingming festival, and singing chaozhou nursery rhymes can be seen everywhere in the movie. director pat bonidi, who is 1/4 chinese, said: "although i didn't have the opportunity to go to china when i was filming this movie, i have always felt that the relationship between me and china is very important. intimate, because my roots are there.”
in the film, issues such as empty nesters, hospice care, and the dedication and sacrifice of east asian women in the family also made chinese audiences deeply feel the tension of family and human emotions, as well as the love and pain under family ties.
the picture shows the opening of the 49th toronto international film festival in toronto, canada. photo by yu ruidong
in the film, the image of grandma has become the epitome of ancestors in many people's minds. on family days every weekend, she would put on her most beautiful clothes, sit on the bench at the door, leaning on a cane, and wait for her children and grandchildren to arrive one by one. although the film shows the patriarchal mentality, generation gap and many other problems faced by east asian families, it also resolves these conflicts through the changes in the relationship between an and his grandmother. in the process of taking care of his grandma, an gradually awakened the family love in his heart.
at the end of the film, when grandma's dedication is seen and all the mysteries of the past are revealed, the children and grandchildren realize belatedly that their forgotten childhood was silently guarded by grandma.
also starring "grandma", chinese-american director wang ziyi released the movie "don't tell her" in 2018, which largely restored her true experience. wang ziyi moved to miami with her family when she was six years old. after going abroad, she often contacted her grandmother. this family relationship that transcended time and space became the most precious existence in her heart.
in the film, the chinese-american girl billie's grandmother suffered from cancer. the doctor diagnosed her with only three months to live. she felt very embarrassed because she had to hide her illness from her grandmother. this was also the dilemma wang ziyi faced. "as a second-generation immigrant, i have completely different ideas from my elders. grandma has the right to know the truth and the right to choose how to spend the rest of her life." wang ziyi said.
the picture shows asian actor awkwafina winning the golden globe award for best actress in a musical comedy movie for "the farewell."
wang ziyi said that living in a multicultural society, she is eager to do her part to tell the stories of chinese families.
chinese filmmakers' interpretations of family and family relationships allow more audiences to understand chinese family values and culture: family relationships and love are topics that everyone needs to learn throughout their lives.
which movie about family love is your favorite?
during the national day holiday, which movie do you plan to watch with your family?
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source: china overseas chinese network (id: qiaowangzhongguo), the paper, guangming.com, cover news, china overseas chinese network, china news network, etc.
editor: jin xu
editor in charge: ma haiyan
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