The Farewell
Written and Directed by: Lulu Wang
This film is about Billi and her family who return to China under the guise of a fake wedding to just spend time with their grandmother who is about to die in a few weeks and she is the only one doesn't know about it. This film talks about a lot of things and it did well in doing so, it talks about facing and dealing with death, the difference between the individualism in the Western countries and the societal nature of life in the Eastern countries and themes like running in a race in life and such things.
This film portrays the socio-cultural milieu of China so well, that I felt that I stayed with this family for this wedding. I watch some foreign language films and even if I'm bored or even if don't understand anything that's going on, I just keep watching them. It is because of the portrayal of life there, I feel like I'm travelling and being with those people during the most happening events of their lives. This film has emotions which are global and it also manages captures the culture and life of China so well.
The film has the same conflict going on till the end, if they should tell her or not but they manage to find different scenarios where this conflict happens and as time progresses Billi understands why she is feeling the urge to tell her grandmother the try and probably why she shouldn't. This film presents a good dramatic argument and it changes our perspective, because we see the film from Billi's perspective and as she realizes, we also realize.
This film portrays the socio-cultural milieu of China so well, that I felt that I stayed with this family for this wedding. I watch some foreign language films and even if I'm bored or even if don't understand anything that's going on, I just keep watching them. It is because of the portrayal of life there, I feel like I'm travelling and being with those people during the most happening events of their lives. This film has emotions which are global and it also manages captures the culture and life of China so well.
The film has the same conflict going on till the end, if they should tell her or not but they manage to find different scenarios where this conflict happens and as time progresses Billi understands why she is feeling the urge to tell her grandmother the try and probably why she shouldn't. This film presents a good dramatic argument and it changes our perspective, because we see the film from Billi's perspective and as she realizes, we also realize.
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