Week 1

 

  As far as I know, most Chinese thought that this film didn’t reflect real Chinese and Chinese culture. From some aspects, like the living style, the clothing style, and the “Chinese thoughts” in the film. For example, in the film, we can know that Mrs. Yang doesn’t like Rachel because she is an America. But in China, we don’t have this kind of prejudice. Something like that.

  But for me, I think that this film maybe truly reflected some people who are really rich. But nothing is absolute. Also, I think that the reason why some Chinese don’t like this film is that the story is not attractive. Because when I saw the film at the first half, I can know what will happen next and how is the ending going. And maybe that’s because I saw too many TV shows in China, and a few years ago, several of these kind of films or novels have been made in China. 

  But in general, I like the part that Rachel played Mahjong (麻将/Majiang in Chinese) with Mrs. Yang. Rachel deliberately lost to Mrs. Yang, and this is kind of Chinese culture, which is that when you played Mahjong with your husband’s mother who has a bad relationship with you, losing the game is a good way to ease up on your relationship. 

  From my perspective, it cannot be said as”fail” in China. It was only because this film didn’t reflect real Chinese and Chinese culture.