《刮痧》以家庭、传统、亲情、文化为主题,同时以特别视角关注普通中国人情感状态与生存状态和文化传承,完全呈现、热情赞颂了中华民族特有的家庭亲情与价值观念。下面是为大家整理的电影英文观后感,希望对你有帮助。
篇一:刮痧英语观后感
ChineseimmigrantsstruggletoholdontotheirAmericandreamafterthehusband'sfather(XuZhu)comesforavisitfrommainlandChinaandgivesasi-mp-leChineseMedicinetherapycalledGuaShatohisgrandson.
DaTong(TonyLeungKaFai)isthefatherwhoistryingtointegratehisChineseculturalbeliefsintohisdailyAmericanreality,especiallywhendealingwithhisbo(HollisHuston)andbestfriend,whoistooquicktobelievetheworstaboutDaTong'streatmentofhisson,Dennis.DaTong'sfailuresshowhisconfusionaboutthedifferencesbetweenhisoriginalChinesecultureandhisnewAmericanhome.EvenwithinhisfamilythereisconflictbecauseGrandfathercan'tspeakEnglishandisexcludedfrommanyconversationsbecauseMother(WenliJiang)wantsonlyEnglishspokeninherhomeforthebenefitofherAmericanbornson.DaTongandhiswifeareverywelleducatedandunderstandthattheirchild'sbestchancesforsucceinAmerica,andforhimnottoexperiencethesametroublesthey'vehadduringthepast8years,aretospeakwithoutanaccent.Theyevengosofarastoinsisttheboyuseaforkandknifeinsteadofchopsticks,evenwhenit'sobvioustheyarestilleatingChinesestylefood,servedinthenormalway:communaldishesforthefoodandsmaller,individualricebowlsforeachperson.MotherseemsabitinflexibleinherinsistenceonbeingasAmericanaspossible,whileDaTong'sculturalleaningsarejustasstronglyChinese,althoughnotbyconsciouschoice.
DaTong'sloveforhissonistestedseverelywhenDaTongtriestobalanceitagainstrespectforhisboss.WhenDaTong'ssonhitshisboss'son,DaTonginsistsonanapologythatseemsunnecessaryandmakesDaTonglookstubbornanduncaring.DaTonggiveshisboyalightrapontheheadwhenherefusestoapologizeandtheboycriestohismotherthatthereasonhehithisplaymatewasthattheotherboycalledDaTongstupid,oneofmanyexamplesofdoingthewrongthingtoprotectyourfamily.
Theconflictarisingfromdoingthewrongthingoutofloveorrespectforone'sfamilyorclosestfriendscontinuesthroughoutthemovie,andeverywayDaTongturns,hefindsfailureandencountersbothobviousandsubtleformsofanti-Chineseracism.EvenChinesefolkloreabouttheMonkeyKing,SunWuKong,thatDaTongincorporatesintoavideogamehedesignedisusedtoprovokehispridewhenhe'svulnerableandfearingfortheloofhisson.DaTongismisunderstoodbyeveryone,family,friend,andfoe,eventhoughhehasonlythebestintentions,andhecarriestheresponsibilityquiteheavily,ma-ki-ngonewrongturnafteranother.
GuaSha(TheTreatment)showshowaperson'sculturalbeliefsaresodeeplysetwithinoneselfthatitisusuallyimpossibletoexaminewhyyoudomostanything,fromhowyoudreandtalktowhomyouloveandrespectandhowyoushowit.Theinvisiblenatureofone'sculturalbeliefsalsomakesitdifficulttoimpossibletoexplainyourselftootherswhenquestioned.DaTongexperiencesanexcruciatinglypainfulanddifficultstrugglewhiletryingtoprotecthisson,anordealthatforceshimtoexaminethevalidityofsomeofthemostvitalthingshethoughtheknewabouthisidentity,hisChineseculture,andthenewAmericanworldhe'dchosenashishome.
Themovieshowedmehownormalitisforpeopletolookforwaysthattheircultureissuperiortoothers'andhowthemisunderstandingsarisingfromdifferentculturalperspectivescanseemverylarge,butcanbenullifiedwithsi-mp-le,2-sidedexplanationswhenpeoplearewillingtolisten.
ItappearsthisfilmisnotreadilyavailableintheUSA,butit'sthebestI'veseenathighlightingthedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseculture.Partsofthemovie'sdialogareonlyinChineseandI'veyettofindaDVDwithEnglishsubtitles,althoughit'seasytogetthegistofwhat'sgoingonduringthoseshortpassages.ThecreditsareacombinationofChineseandEnglish,holdingtruetotheintegrationofbothworlds.I'venoticedsomeimportantrolesarenotcreditedhereonIMDb,suchasJudgeHorowitz,whowasplayedbyAlexanderBarton。
篇二:刮痧英语观后感
Lastweek,I’vewatchthefilmnamedGUASHA.Actually,GUASHAhasanotherprofessionalformasskinscraping.ButIthinkitwasnotcorrectlyenough.GUASHAisatraditionalmedicaltreatment.Themainfunctionistoacceleratebloodcirculation.Ithasagoodeffectonhypertension,heatstrokeandsoon.Onceuponatime,ourancestorshadtoldusgenerationbygeneration.Weallbelieveditsinfluence.
ThestoryofthisfilmhappenedinAmerica.Thehero,DatongXu,anChinesepeoplemadeagreatsucceandrealizedhisAmericandream.Hesaid,helovedAmericaandAmericaisanplacefilledwithopportunitiesinavictorymeeting.Butanunfortunatethingcametohim.Oneday,hisfive-year-oldchildcalledDenisgotafever.Thegrandpacan’tunderstandtheEnglishintroductionsonthedrugs.SohedidGUASHAforDenis.Unexpectedlyitbecametheevidenceforchildabuse.DatongXuwasaccusedofchildabuse.Onthecourt,oneafteranotherwitnetestifiedhisbadbehaviortohischild.Hecan’texplainclearlyaboutGUASHA.Inthefaceofsomanydistortedallegations,hebecamecrazy.Meantime,hewasdeprivedofDenis’scustody.HewasforbiddentomeetDenis.HisfatherdecidedtoreturntoChina.Everythingchanged.Helosthisharmoniousfamily,histrustfriends,hisperfectjob.Helosteverything.Hewasforcedtoliveintheslum.Intheslum,thecouplehuggedandcriedtogether.
AtChristmas,hemissedhissonverymuch.ThenhepretendedasSantaClaustoseehissonsecretly.Theguidedidn’tlethimin.Heclimbedthewatertube.Atthattime,policecame.HecanseeDenis.Hesucceededatlast.
Thefilmreflectstheculturalshockinforeigncountry.Finallytheheroovercametheobstaclesthroughhisendeavor.Itdeeplyimpressedmethatthedifficultywemustfaceintheforeigncountry,becauseofthedistinguishedculture.Onlymorecommunicationwemake,leproblemsitmayappears.Itisalongwayforustogo.Weshouldputitinmind.