第1个回答 2013-12-06
GuaShaisamovieaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseculture.XudatongisavideogamesdesignerinSt.Louis.WhenhisfathervisitsfromChina,heperformsGuaSha(aChinesetraditionaltreatment)onhisgrandson,whichleavesbrightredmarksontheskinandcausesalawsuitofchildabuse.Inthecourt,Datongloseshismindsothatfinallyhelosescustodyofhisson.Ithinkthissceneisshockingandthought-provokingtomostoftheChineseaudiences.Butthemostimpressingscenetomeistheending.DatongwantstoseehissoninChristmaseve,hehastoclimbapipetotheninthfloorwhichhissonlives.Ithinkthepipeisnotonlyapipe,butalsoagap,adeepgapbetweenAmericanand5000-yearChineseculture.Hewantstoclimboverthegapandhewillneversucceed,perhapsnoChinesepeoplereallycouldsucceed.
It’saboutassimilationintoAmericanculture,andnotassimilationinan”International”city,likeSForNYorLAorChicago,butSt.Louis,MO(actuallyshotthere).Reallygreatacting,interestingstory.
GuaShaisatreatmentintraditionalorientalmedicineinwhichawoodenboardrepeatedlyslidesacrossthepatient’sacupunctureacupressuremassagepoints.Itworksinsimilarprincipleslikethatofacupunctureacupressuremassage.Thismethodwouldinevitablyleavebruiseontheskin,andthestorybeginshere,whenthevisitinggrandpawhodoesnotspeakanyEnglishusedthistraditionalpracticetotreatthegrandsonwhenbothsonanddaughter-in-lawwereatwork.
Sadly,inUS,thisisastorythatrepeatsitselfmanytimesintheareawheremanyorientalimmigrantslivesandalloftheseareduetosimplemisunderstandingbetweencultures.GuaSha:Step-by-Step,byAryaNielsen.IfanacupuncturististrainedinClassicalChinesemedicine,theywilldothistechniqueintheirpracticeforpain,andforacuteorchronicillness.
ADepressiveStoryAboutCultureShock 。
Guashaisreallyadepressivemovie.ItdepressesmemuchmorethanCrash.Crashtalksabouttheracialdiscrimination,aseriousissues,whilethistalksaboutcultureshock,notsoserious,maybe.However,itshocksmemore.
There’realotofconflictsinthismovie,suchasthecriteriaofabusingchildren,theusinglanguagesbetweenthedifferentgenerations,thewaysofteachingchildren.Ofcourse,themainoneisChinesetraditionalvaluesandAmericanones.Itisshowedontwocharacters,Datongandhisfather.
GrandpaisaChinesetraditionalhighbrow;hecanaccepttheAmericanvaluespartly,butnottofollow.Atlast,hechosetoleave.HewentbacktoPeking.Betweentwofamilies,oneishiscountry,anotherishisownfamilyincludinghissonwithAmericandream,hechosetheformer.ForanoldChinese,Ithinkit’sagoodchoice.Also,Guashaisdonebygrandpawhichisthemainclueofthemovie.
Datongisthecentralcharacter.Hiswords,hisactions,histhoughtway,allrepresenttheChinesetraditionalvalues.Heisthetypicalthatthedirectorchosetoexpressthetheme.Allconflictsarefocusonhim.Onhim,youseetheCultureShock.
Thelinethatimpressesmemostis”BecauseheisChinese.”Aftermakingsomanyconflicts,thedirectortellsusthereasonofall.Ithitsthenailonthehead.Here,thedirectorforcesyoutofacetherealityofthissociety,inthatmeltingpot,CultureShockcanbeabigproblem.I’mhappythatthedirectorisaChinese,so,wecansafelyconcludethatweChinesearenolongerasnumbasLuxundescribedinhisnovels.However,whathecandoisjustshowsusthetruth,notthemethodtosolvetheproblem.
I’vewellunderstoodthecultureshocksinceIlivewithYao.ItconfusesmewhythereshouldbesuchabiggapbetweentwoChinese.Especiallywhenthatgapistotallydifferentfromthosebetweenyouandmeorhimandher.Sometimeswejustarguedforsome”commonsense”inGuangdongwhichshecompletelycan’taccept.Differentfamilies’settings,differentregionaltraditions,andofcourse,differentcharacters,perhapsarethereasonsforthisgap.However,wecandonothingwiththisgapbutgetaccustomedtoit.
Inall,Idon’tlikethisgenreofmoviewhichusesthecruelfactstocriticizethesociety.It’ssocruelanddepressivethatyoualmostlosethehopetooursocietyandhavenobraverytofacethetruth.Anyway,itmakesustough,too.
绝对原创。
It’saboutassimilationintoAmericanculture,andnotassimilationinan”International”city,likeSForNYorLAorChicago,butSt.Louis,MO(actuallyshotthere).Reallygreatacting,interestingstory.
GuaShaisatreatmentintraditionalorientalmedicineinwhichawoodenboardrepeatedlyslidesacrossthepatient’sacupunctureacupressuremassagepoints.Itworksinsimilarprincipleslikethatofacupunctureacupressuremassage.Thismethodwouldinevitablyleavebruiseontheskin,andthestorybeginshere,whenthevisitinggrandpawhodoesnotspeakanyEnglishusedthistraditionalpracticetotreatthegrandsonwhenbothsonanddaughter-in-lawwereatwork.
Sadly,inUS,thisisastorythatrepeatsitselfmanytimesintheareawheremanyorientalimmigrantslivesandalloftheseareduetosimplemisunderstandingbetweencultures.GuaSha:Step-by-Step,byAryaNielsen.IfanacupuncturististrainedinClassicalChinesemedicine,theywilldothistechniqueintheirpracticeforpain,andforacuteorchronicillness.
ADepressiveStoryAboutCultureShock 。
Guashaisreallyadepressivemovie.ItdepressesmemuchmorethanCrash.Crashtalksabouttheracialdiscrimination,aseriousissues,whilethistalksaboutcultureshock,notsoserious,maybe.However,itshocksmemore.
There’realotofconflictsinthismovie,suchasthecriteriaofabusingchildren,theusinglanguagesbetweenthedifferentgenerations,thewaysofteachingchildren.Ofcourse,themainoneisChinesetraditionalvaluesandAmericanones.Itisshowedontwocharacters,Datongandhisfather.
GrandpaisaChinesetraditionalhighbrow;hecanaccepttheAmericanvaluespartly,butnottofollow.Atlast,hechosetoleave.HewentbacktoPeking.Betweentwofamilies,oneishiscountry,anotherishisownfamilyincludinghissonwithAmericandream,hechosetheformer.ForanoldChinese,Ithinkit’sagoodchoice.Also,Guashaisdonebygrandpawhichisthemainclueofthemovie.
Datongisthecentralcharacter.Hiswords,hisactions,histhoughtway,allrepresenttheChinesetraditionalvalues.Heisthetypicalthatthedirectorchosetoexpressthetheme.Allconflictsarefocusonhim.Onhim,youseetheCultureShock.
Thelinethatimpressesmemostis”BecauseheisChinese.”Aftermakingsomanyconflicts,thedirectortellsusthereasonofall.Ithitsthenailonthehead.Here,thedirectorforcesyoutofacetherealityofthissociety,inthatmeltingpot,CultureShockcanbeabigproblem.I’mhappythatthedirectorisaChinese,so,wecansafelyconcludethatweChinesearenolongerasnumbasLuxundescribedinhisnovels.However,whathecandoisjustshowsusthetruth,notthemethodtosolvetheproblem.
I’vewellunderstoodthecultureshocksinceIlivewithYao.ItconfusesmewhythereshouldbesuchabiggapbetweentwoChinese.Especiallywhenthatgapistotallydifferentfromthosebetweenyouandmeorhimandher.Sometimeswejustarguedforsome”commonsense”inGuangdongwhichshecompletelycan’taccept.Differentfamilies’settings,differentregionaltraditions,andofcourse,differentcharacters,perhapsarethereasonsforthisgap.However,wecandonothingwiththisgapbutgetaccustomedtoit.
Inall,Idon’tlikethisgenreofmoviewhichusesthecruelfactstocriticizethesociety.It’ssocruelanddepressivethatyoualmostlosethehopetooursocietyandhavenobraverytofacethetruth.Anyway,itmakesustough,too.
绝对原创。
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