The Wedding Banquet, 1993 Dir. Ang Lee

The Wedding Banquet , 1993 Dir . Ang Lee

Winston Chao and Mitchell Lichtenstein portray Wai-tung and Simon respectively , a Manhattan gay couple whose blissful relationship start to get upside down when Wai-tung Taiwanese parents fly in ( The Wedding Banquet 2004 . Wai-tung 's parents , unaware of their sons ' sexuality are pressuring him to settle down and give them a grandchild . To his parents , Wai-Tung , with Simon 's consent , opts to marry Wei (portrayed by May Chin ) their tenant who badly needs a green card to stay in the US (2004 . Wai-tung 's folks fly over

to have the wedding banquet , which leads to complications such as Wei getting pregnant by Wai-tung , severing his relationship with Simon and Wai-tung 's parents finally finding out the truth behind their son 's sexuality and how they deal with it (2004 .In the end , Wei has the baby , Wai-tung 's parents return to Taiwan , with his mother still despising Simon but feels a connection with Wei , his father , accepting Simon and dismisses Wei , and Simon , Wai-Tung and Wei are left together to raise the baby

The film depicts interracial sexuality the way interracial sexuality is commonly viewed by society- like a fish living in a fish bowl , with so much scrutiny and interest . Gay relationships , whether we admit it or not , are still viewed by others as obscene . What more with an interracial gay relationship ? That will have the self-righteous raise their eyebrows . For an interracial sexuality does not just deal with sexuality per se but must also confront the consequences brought on by norms and culture . Asian culture in general is more traditional than North American culture . And that is illustrated in the film . Wai-tung 's mother , for instance , after finding out that her son in gay , still does not warm to her son 's White lover . What is interesting is how Wai-tung 's father dealt with the situation . He did not just accept Simon as his other son , he also gave him the Hanabao , to symbolize his acceptance

Work Cited

The Wedding Banquet . Dir . Ang Lee . Perf . Winston Chao , Mitchell Lichtenstein

May Chin , Jeanne Kuo Chang . 1993 . DVD . MGM , 2004 The Wedding Banquet , 1993 Dir . Ang Lee PAGE \ MERGEFORMAT 1...