I first met An Shu as his "Youth School". At that time, I only heard his name. I'm fascinated by Pi. Gorgeous pictures, profound content and meaningful ending are unforgettable. With both standards and feelings, China's directors are rarely second to none.
Later, with the account of Beiyou people, I opened the door and befriended Ang Lee. First, I watched my father's trilogy, Pushing Hands, Wedding Banquet, Eating Sex, full of oriental culture charm, and I couldn't help being hooked.
The beginning of pushing hands is picture comparison. Father-in-law and foreign daughter-in-law are busy. Can they get along well? Obviously not! Huge cultural differences, like an insurmountable gap, stand between two people and lead their son astray. His son secretly arranged an elderly woman for him, but he felt his pride was hurt and decided to run away from home. What does this mean? The connotation of culture. China's traditional culture must be four generations under one roof, but is it possible? This makes people think deeply.
Wedding banquet is a strong impact on traditional culture. The wedding banquet still talks about the ideas of the elders and the younger generation. Presumably, even today, parents do not agree that their children choose same-sex marriage. This has caused a series of ironic stories, including the irrationality of the bridal chamber, and even Ang Lee personally made a guest appearance: this is the sexual repression of China culture for 5,000 years. It shows what is self-evident, which is also a profound cultural problem.
Finally, the widely acclaimed "eating" also reflects the ethical family problem, which is a deeper problem of people and China culture. The three daughters chose different lives, which was quite different from their father's idea. In the end, his father chose an eldest daughter who was more than 30 years younger than him as his life partner, and the ending was awkward.
These three films reflect the family side of China culture. What is family and how to build a harmonious family are thought-provoking. It can be said that An Shu can always point to the depths of the problem, especially showing the connotation of China culture, leaving a lot of room for thinking for the audience, which really makes me like it.