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Mon, Jul 14 2008 23:34
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Good catch feipuppy. I didnt make that connection on the xmas dolls.
Sorry for joining this bandwagon late. I just found it on the torrents after reading about it on Trevvy.com. I am sooooo in love with this movie (despite the sad ending) and also with Tong.
I loved Tong in this movie. I like his acting bec he did much of it with his eyes and his cute smile. Without saying a word, he showed his pensive emotions.
I am an Asian who now lives in America. And I can totally relate to Tong. In Asia (still the same now in China), parents are very unaccepting of gay sons. Like Tong's mom, they want their sons to get married and have children. Asian parents are rather selfish. What they want for their kids is not for them to be happy; but rather for the kids to make their parents happy. For the kids to live out their parent's dreams and unfulfilled ambitions... Many of the parents are poor and sacrifised much for their kids to get a better life. They see being gay as throwing away all the sacrifices that they made for their kids. In a way I can understand where it comes from...
I too, was pressured by my family about being gay. Initially, I took Tong's path. But it made me very unhappy. I finally resisted my parents and followed my own destiny. But that also meant that I became estranged with my family... I moved to America and left my family behind in Asia. My mom died last year, and we never reconcile our differences...
In this movie, Tong was between a rock and a hard place. If he chose his love, he would lose his family, which was just starting to mend. And as in the end, he chose his family, then he will always have a gap in his heart for Mew...
I think tho that the doll segment seems like the mom gave in. But in the end, Tong chose to appease his mom. This is not unusual for Asian families with strong familial ties (read, guilt treatment).
We in American have come a long way. 50 years ago, many gays were also going through the same gay coming out experience. We need to show understanding to asian gays and give their culture time to evolve.
Regards
Peter
ps
Thanks to all of you for your efforts in providing the subtitles.