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ThedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesterncultures

fromthemovie“GuaSha”

Thisterm,Ihavetakenanelectivecourseonwesterncultureandenjoymoviesandairwaves,andwatchedmanyfilms,suchas“GuaSha”,“MyBigFatGreekWedding”,“AChristmasCarol”,”LegallyBlonde”,“TheProposal”,“Friends”,“GonewiththeWind”.Butwhatimpressesmemostisthefilm“GuaSha”,whichEnglishnameis“TheTreatment”.

GuaShaisamovieaboutthedifferencebetweenChineseandAmericanculture.ThestoryhappensinaChinesefamilywholivesinAmerican.ItmainlyrelatedtheheroXuDatong,whoisaChinese,hadstruggledfor8years,triedhardtoassimilateintoAmericanculture,andheasavideogamesdesignerinSt.Louishadagreatsuccessandgothisbosssapprovalandfriendship.Heandhiswife,JianNing,son,Dennis,ledahappylifeinAmerica.Healsobroughthisfatherfromchinatoliveheretogether.

Oneday,Denniswasstomachache,thegrandpausedtheChinesetraditionaltherapytohelphimtoscrapping,namedGuaSha,whichleavesbrightredmarksontheskin.Andthen,onceDennishadanaccidentandwenttothehospital,thedoctorsawthatthescaronhisback,hedoubtsifthechildrenwasabusedathome,sohecalledtheAmericanchildrenprotectioncenter,soitcausesalawsuitofchildabuse.Thereby,thishappyfamilyhappenedaseriesofunfortunate.

Atthehearing,whateverXuDatongexplainedtothejudgeandtheplaintiffaboutGuaSha,theAmericansalwaysmisunderstood.TheopposinglawyerdistortedtheChineseclassics”XiYouJi”,andhisbosspointouthehadhithissononthevictorymeeting,theseallmadeDatongangryverymuch,scoldingonthespot.Inthecourt,Datongloseshismindsothatfinallyhelosescustodyofhisson.Becauseoftheculturaldifference,thefatherfacesmisunderstandingintheeyesofAmerican.Thus,itmadeDatongbreakupfamilies,andlaterheresigned,losthisfriendandjob.

Laterhisfatherfoundthetruth,wenttoexplainthatwashimtoGuaShaforDennis,notDatong,toDatong’sfirstcounselforthedefense,John,along,anddecidedtoleaveAmerica.Attheairport,theoldmanwanttosawhisgrandson,soDatongwenttothewelfare-housesecretlytobringDennistotheairporttoseehisgrandpaoff.Ontheirwayback,thepolicefoundDatongtookDennis,DatongandDennisplayedjokeswiththefolloweduppolicecars……

JohnwenttoChinesepersonallytoexperiencetheChinesetraditionaltreatment--“GuaSha”,andhurriedbacktoAmericatotelltheaccuserandthejudgeabouthisexperienceinit,andaskthemtoannulDatong’sresultofsentence.

Inthefilm’slast,DatongforthesakeofseeinghissononChristmasEve,heclimbedupthepipetotheninthfloorwhichhissonlivesinSantaClausdress.Atlast,Johnsentthejudiciariesrescindduranceintime.AndDatongclimbedintothehouse,stayedwithhisfamiliestogetheragain.Theendisperfect.“GuaSha”isknownbytheAmericanlaw.Thefamilygetstogetheratlast.Buttheculturaldifferencebetweencountriesleavesusthought-provoking.InUS,thisisastorythatrepeatsitselfmanytimesintheareawheremanyorientalimmigrants’livesandalloftheseareduetosimplemisunderstandingbetweencultures.

Thefilm“GuaSha”isbasedonaChinesetraditionaltreatmentwhichisnotwell-knownbymostforeigners.Indeed,GuaShaisatreatmentintraditionalorientalmedicine,InAsiaitisusuallydonewithacoin,Chinesesoupspoon,sliceofwaterbuffalohorn,orevenasliceofginger.Itneedrepeatedlyscrapesomeacupointinthepatientsskintotreatthepatient’sillness.It’sveryusefultreatmentforpatient.

GuaShaisamovieaboutthedifferencesbetweenChineseCultureandWesternCulture.InAmericanlaw,parentsshouldn’tleavechildaloneandcan’till-treattheirownchildren.Iftheybreakthislaw,parentmaybetakentothepolicestation,orwhat’sworse,theirchildrenwillbeseparatedfromthem.However,thefamilyinthefilmgetsinthistrouble.Theselawsaregoodforchildren’sgrowing-up,buttherulesdon’tworkinChina.InChina,parentshavedutiestolookaftertheirkids,includingbeatthemthemomentchildrendon’tobeytheirwords.InAmerican,it’sillegal,childrenareprotectedbylaws.

What’smore,theAmericansdon’tunderstandtheChinesetraditionalculture,oftenmisinterpret,andevenignoreit,soitresultsinmanyunfairforChinese.

Thefilmhasdeepimpressiontome.I’mnotonlyproudoftheextensiveandprofoundChineseculture,butalsomovedfortheChineseoriginalethicalconcept.Inthemovie,itembodiedthatDatongwassofilialtohisfathereverywhere,forexample,forfathergetagreencard,headmittedthatwashimtoGuaShaforhisson,askedhiswifenottotellthethingaboutDennis’slawcasetotheoldmantoavoidhisworried……AndtheheartbetweenDatongandJianNingwasverydeep,thoughtheyquarreledmanytimesforDennis’scase.Thehusband’s

wohlwollentohiswife,hechosetoseparatetolethiswifetostaywithDennis,andthewife’scareforthefamily,dothehouseworkafterwork,lookaftertheoldandtheyounginthefamily……Themostimpressingscenetomeistheending.Datongwantstoseehissontoc