When I was a freshman in college I watched the film Gua Sha Treatment for the first time, now I am a junior student and I come back to review the movie from a multicultural aspect, I have many different feelings after watching the film again.
At the beginning of the film, XuDatong is given an award and later he delivers a speech. What makes me impressed most is in his speech he says “one day I will become one of you, a truly successful American, today this award proved that America is a true land of opportunity and I am the living proof of that.” At that moment Xu thinks he has realized his American Dream totally with his lovingly wife and adorable son. However, I think it is ironical that to make a speech like that and I assume it is made on purpose to hind a clue for the story's development. How many non—American people have such a beautiful American dream? One of my classmate studies in American now and before he went aboard he told me his American dream is he can stand at the top of the New York. To be honest, I also dream that one day I can get the Green Card living there happily and successfully maybe working at the Wall Street. When Xu gets the award he thinks he entirely melted in the melting pot neglecting the multicultural obstruct, later the plot goes against the way he thinks. And later Quinlan asked Xu'why you be the scapegoat of your father?' Xu answers 'because he is Chinese.' Then maybe Xu knows that there is always a wide gap between Chinese and American cultures.
The second scene is Xu hit his son Denis because Denis hit the son of xu's boss, at the middle of the film xu tells his boss that he hit his own son is only to show his respect to his boss John Quinlan, that time Quinlan feels puzzled “what a Chinese logic”,yes, American can never understand such a logic full of Chinese characteristic, because they respect everyone including the children, they won't beat a child to please the boss, and there is no such a conception of degree between employee and employer, they feel everyone is equal, which is quite different from china.
Connected to the second scene, the third difference I want to analyze is the care for the children. In America, people pay more attention to the right of children which can be seen from the law—leaving children alone at home is illegal, while in China it is so common that almost everyone may experience such loneliness. And Children Welfare Agency does work in America which shows the importance Americans attach to children's right. What's more, I remember a line 'No one won the case, especially the child.' In my opinion, it also manifests the universal concern from the American public to the children.
The fourth aspect is following the procedure, in the film, more than there times, the people focus on the rule, the law, the procedure. At the Christmas Eve Xu wants to return back to his home pretending as a Santa Claus, what a pity, the security recognizes him and persuades 'you are always a good tenement, never causes troubles for me.' And another scene is at the end of the film , the judge says 'I have to follow the procedure.' However, in China people always have to ask for a favor to do something, and later you have to pay back the favor,for myself, I prefer the American style, strict to the procedure.
The fifth and the last point is the humors, Quinlan says 'you can't fall, your health security is the company paid.' 'Datong, welcome home, maybe next time, you can come from the front door.' 'dady, why you come from the window' ' because we don't have a chimney.' I really adore this distinguished American humor, especially in dangerous situations, which is quite rare in China.
That's my whole reaction to Gua Sha Treatment.
大清早睡的正香,忽然传来妈妈的声音,谭嘉颖,家里的面条吃完了,今天的早餐你去外面买几个馒头回来,虽然有那么一点不情愿,但毕竟我也要吃早餐啊,刷牙洗脸戴好口罩,拿上妈妈给的5元钱,边走边回忆刚才的梦境,一副没睡醒的感觉。
不一会我来到湘东大市场边上的早餐店,以前妈妈经常带我到这里买早餐,妈妈对这家早餐店的`评价是好吃又卫生,走到早餐店门口,却看到一男一女在数落一个农民工穿戴的大叔,农民工大叔一声不吭,低着头忍受着她的辱骂,这个女人说话特别的刻薄,叉着腰唾沫飞扬,对着农民工大叔一顿数落:“瞧你穿的这么脏,在家里喝白来水得了,来买什么早餐?弄脏我的衣服你赔得起?还把我的早餐碰到地上了,赶快陪给我100块钱滚回工地去。”农民工大叔像一个做错事的小孩子红着脸一个劲的赔不是,并表示赔她一份早餐的钱,即使他男人拉她走她还是不依不饶,依旧大声数落,周围的人也在窃窃私语,很多人觉得这个女人太过分了,我看到这个情景,我不但觉得这个女人太过分了,我还觉得这个女人简直没有素养,丢咱们女人的脸,要不是实力不允许,我真想过去扇她两耳刮子,你凭什么这样对待别人?即使他是农民工,没有他们,我们住的高楼大厦谁建起来的?没有他们,我们的马路谁修起来的?没有他们,我们吃的粮食从哪里来的?我强忍着怒火,我走过去对那个女人说:阿姨,这位叔叔已经认错了,并表示赔偿,你又何必得理不饶人,你这份早餐最多5块钱,我帮他赔,你要再继续闹下去,我可就要把你今天的事情写下来,发到网上去,在我的义正言辞之下,这个女人不情愿的接过我的5块钱,周围的人也看不下去了,都在批评这个女人,她也可能觉得待在这里成了众人批评的对象,于是赶紧跟着那个男的灰溜溜的走了。
当我两手空空回到家的时候,妈妈问我早餐的馒头呢?等我把事情的原因跟妈妈说了一下,妈妈对我竖起了大拇指,夸赞我做的正确,虽然今天没吃早餐,可我感觉肚子好饱,不为别的,因为开心。
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