Wang Dun: Who is in the taste of ＂Zuo Zongtang Chicken＂?

Cultural perspective

Crazy Rich Asians, a popular Asian movie in North America, translated the golden chant in Mainland China). Recently, it was released in China and was laughed at Zuo Zongtang chicken who catered to Western taste.

The stalk of Zuo Zongtang chicken is said to be one of the Chinese food signature dishes specially designed for foreigners in order to cater to foreigners' imagination of Chinese food.This Chinese food that attracts foreigners as Western foods has made foreigners eat and has a lot of interest, and there is no status in the Chinese restaurant in the minds of Chinese people.Then, the film shot by Asian (North American Chinese) was picked up and ridiculed it as a Zuo Zongtang chicken -style Chinese cultural pupa. In this part of the audience's mind, that's what it means.

But who is the taste of Zuo Zongtang chicken?North American Chinese life is also a life worthy of careful description.Gold Victory is Asian (North American Chinese) to tell his own lives.This film, for North American Chinese, is by no means a Zuo Zongtang chicken who cooks for others.

So Foreigners (this mainly refers to non -Chinese people mainly in the Western society in North America). Did you have the taste of Zuo Zongtang chicken from this movie?Personally do n’t think it should be, because they do n’t think this is about the story of Chinese or Chinese culture, but that it is the story of the (About) Asians, and it is told by (by) the asian.Stories told by descent.

Who has the taste of Zuo Zongtang chicken?Personally, most of the audiences are Chinese who live in Greater China (Chinese, Chinese, Chinese, Singapore, etc.).The more the audience with the local Chinese, the more likely it is to eat the taste of Zuo Zongtang chicken.

Let's ask why the taste will be so different.The fundamental reason is that the pattern of distinguishing between Huayi in the minds of Chinese countries and regions of Greater China and regions in Greater China is actually not much different from one or two hundred years ago.This is in line with the position of the Chinese as the main body, and it is normal.But for foreigners and Asians, otherwise.

So I am now convenient for analysis (that is, I do n’t take care of more ethnic and racial parameters of the people in the North American society, and Asians are also stripped away, we only talk about Chinese).Between the Chinese people need to be put in.So there are three people: people who have nothing to do with the bloodlines and cultural traditions of the Chinese nation (referred to as foreigners), Chinese (Chinese descendants in North American society), and citizens of Greater China with political autonomous entities (Mainland China, Mainland China, Mainland China, Mainland China,Taiwan, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Singapore).

This movie is first done by Chinese Chinese (Singaporean) for themselves.Then the Chinese in the North American foreigners and sovereignty people watched from the Chinese people.

Let's talk about the relationship between the Chinese film and the Chinese (Chinese living in Greater China).In fact, there are several pieces in Greater China.From the creators, stories, to the story, the film deliberately avoided the close relationship with the Chinese mainland, which was mainly placed in Singapore.In addition to the Chinese backgrounds from Singapore, this may also be for various reasons.The other is to tell the story unrestrained and let the story start in Singapore.After all, the historical relationship between Chinese and North American Chinese and North American Chinese are richer and richer than the history between Chinese and North American Chinese, and Singapore is quite diverse. The second is not wanting to run questions in geopolitics and ideology.

North American Chinese (specifically the heroine and her mother in the movie), and the family and social relationship network in the Greater China (specifically the rich family of the Nanyang Chinese society in Singapore). In fact, in terms of values and self -identification, it is already veryDifferent.There are several types of analogies in it.First, it is similar to the relationship between North America and British before and after the founding of the United States. Although there are completely similar things in the bones of the two, it is indeed different.The second is similar to the theme of Henry Middot in American literature in the late 19th century and early 20th century, a theme in James's pen mdash; MDASH; innocent and simple Americans returned to the old world in Europe.

When it comes to this, the meaning of this movie comes out.This film is equivalent to completing the great cause of Chinese descent in the United States.Who is this, and the three situations in the following are finally distinguished.

First, it is no longer a supporting role in cultural hunting and seasoning (in that case, it is Zuo Zongtang chicken).Second, it is also essentially different from the past hi blessings.Those who talked about the early experience of the trauma of the mother country to the surprise after joining the United States, and were entangled by the nightmare of the mother country. In short, their subjectivity was not constructed.Various identities are entangled, various inferiority, struggling to integrate into the myth of mainstream society.Third, it is not the correct and diversified politics that belongs to North America.

In the past, many actors, such as Liu Yuling, Chen Chong, and even the mother -in -law Yang Ziqiong, who presented her mother -in -law in this movie, did not catch up with the main nature of North American Chinese in the age of being young. They all played the above three aspects.

This time, it was described by North American Chinese.This heat should be said to have arrived at this historical stage.The biggest advantage of this novel and the movie is that it is not arrogant in identity, which naturally shows the truth of North American Asian (female lead).Naturally, it is like this.

In this novel and movie, the self-identity of various backgrounds is particularly prominent, and the conflict should not be ignored. No one overwhelms.The final solution in the story is to respect each other's self -identity.

In fact, the North American box office recognizes this point mdash; mdash; identity is established.When the box office is cold in China, it does not recognize this.In fact, things are very complicated. I still say that it is still very rough, and it will also attract objections. Not only the Chinese from the Greater China, but also from North American Chinese themselves.Inside the Chinese, because their ancestors, parents, or different places from the Greater China, and the intergenerational, age, and experience of immigrants in North America, they are also complicated in their feelings and identity.

Many people may not agree with what I said, especially for new immigrants.Many Chinese people in the Greater China region are fully understandable to Zuo Zongtang's chicken -style. It is normal.This is just as the British in history did not understand Americans, and many people from the North American colonies before and after the founding of the United States did not understand each other.

Since this story is self -expression in North American Chinese in an independent attitude, the character image in it must be clear enough.You see the heroine's body and faction, it is not the set of Asian vases, and it is short to half.Her body shape is not as good as her communication flower she has sold in Singapore. She does not seem to look at the whitening maintenance as much as the Chinese in Asia. It is very real.

To tell such a story, the grasp of cultural heritage also needs to be deep enough, and the discerning power is sensitive enough.It did it.You can imagine that the crew is also particularly tacit.Maybe you resonate with a sense of vivid truth, because everyone has more or less experienced the relationship between family members, families, and society with the Greater China region, not for outsider.The entire production is Chengwu Cheng, it is natural.So it came out.

In a sense, this film is as arrogant and prejudiced. It reflects the differences between the local Chinese and the Greater China of North America and the Greater China.This portrayal is not on the outer surface, but deep in the heart.The issue of marriage and love is the best place to reflect the above. Not only are the men and women marrying and dating, but also the subtle of various aspects such as cognition, value, emotions, and backgrounds, but also involve various display of the family, society, business circle, and Vanity fields.andIt reflects the same differences and similarity, which is not easy.

In this movie, North American Chinese people came to the Chinese circle of Singapore, which can quickly get GET to the original cultural genes.Aside from the surface differences between the government and social conditions of various autonomous countries or physical regions in the Greater China region, the cultural genes of the Chinese are refined by this movie. In fact, the parameters in the Dream of Red Mansions are mdash; mdash; everyone lives in family relationships.Bonds, chain circles, and order of expanding from this.This also makes this pure North American Chinese film very different from mainstream American films.

Of course, my article will also be mistaken for a plate of Zuo Zongtang chicken.In this regard, I also fully understand that I have no dissatisfaction and complaints.Various rulers have their own truths.Knowing and seeking the truth, there should be no additional functions of others or the party.

The author is an associate professor at the School of Arts of Renmin University of China