1. The Wedding Fools Group Name: Poly Power By: Rocio Ojeda, Cinthia Angulo, Erika Togual, Edmund Cheung, David Gonzalez

2. The Wedding Banquet The Wedding Banquet was a Comedy, Drama and Romance movie. It was Directed by Ang Lee in 1993 It was writen by Ang Lee, Neil Pend, and James Schamus It's a great example of modern day life and combines so many issues of today; sexuality, cross cultural life, tradition/modernity. Rocio Ojeda

3. Summary Simon and Wei Tung are a gay couple living together in Manhattan. Simon suggests a fraud marriage between Wei Tung and Wei Wei, an immigrant in need of a green card. When Wei-Tung's parents come to America for the wedding, they insist upon an elaborate banquet, resulting in several complications. Rocio Ojeda

4. The Wedding Banquet (cont.) The Wedding Banquet is a truly inspiring and cross culturally challenging film. It touches on many issues and themes which have never been combined before in one movie: Taiwanese Americans vs. Chinese Americans, Asian American families, old school parents vs. younger generations, multi racial couples, gay couples, gay Asian Americans, immigrants, pride, family values and love. Rocio Ojeda

5. Fools Rush In Romantic comedy about Mexican-American woman who falls in love with Caucasian man Their families do not agree with their relationship because of cultural differences These differences eventually tear them apart In the end, they reconcile because they love each other and realize that this is stronger than their contrary views Cinthia Angulo

6. Fools Rush In Comparison Differences Language barrier in The Wedding Banquet Complications of same- sex relationships Only one family involved in Wedding Banquet that exerted influence

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8. Cinthia Angulo Screenshot Analysis Title of Selected MovieThe Wedding Banquet Scene Breakfast Duration of Scene 1.41 Number of shots in selected scene 1 Characters in Scene 5 (Wai-Tung, Simon, Wei-Wei, Mr. Gao, Mrs. Gao Setting or Composition of Scene Dining Room Action Walking, Pacing, Yelling, Whispering Lighting Front Camera Angles Straight on Type of Shot Pan Sound Dialogue Transitions Cut Symbols Food, Eggs/Fertility, Inside/Outside Actions Special Effects None

9. My Big Fat Greek Wedding Summary Erika Togual This movie is about a young Greek lady name Toula, who is going through a midlife crisis. At age thirty, she is the only woman in her family who has failed to marry a Greek, make Greek babies and feed everyone until the day she dies. Toula then meets Ian Miller and the father does not accept this relationship because he is not Greek. At the end he does accepts the relationship.

10. Erika Togual My Big Fat Greek Wedding Comparison Chinese parents wants Wai to get marry and have lots of children Set up in Singles club In love with a male Parents will not accept the relationship Parents want him to have a big wedding banquet Language barrier Greek parents want Tulla to marry and have lots of children Set up in dates In love with an American Parents does not accept the relationship Parents wants her to have a big Greek wedding Language barrier Wedding Banquet Big Fat Greek Wedding

11. Film Theory & Background What does it constitute? Why is Ang Lee so good at it in this film? Ang Lees first of three movies made about gay characters and their lives David Gonzalez

12. Key Theories The films relationship with reality and society at large Talks about the troubles of Homosexuality and openness in families with traditional culture Explores the Taiwanese culture and marriage rituals David Gonzalez

13. Film Text & Approaches David Gonzalez Film not only uses words but also different shots, angles, and speeds Its semantic intent for the audience Although the film expresses itself to its audience through a language, it cannot constitute a linguistic system

14. David Gonzalez Film Text & Approaches (cont.) Therefore the language of film cannot be answered by the language of literature because the two use different modes of expression

15. Adaptations David Gonzalez In December 1993, a novelization of the film, titled Wedding Banquet and published in Japan, was written by Yuji Konno In 2003, a musical adaptation with a different twist was created and performed at the Village Theatre. It was directed by John Tillinger and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo

16. A Union of Convenience Across a Cultural Divide Union of convenience: –Wai Tung marries his tenants, Wei Wei to keep his parents off his back, and for Wei Wei to get a green card. –Wei Wei gets pregnant out of this fake marriage and conveniantly fulfills the wishes of Wai Tungs parents to have a grandchild. –Wai Tung & Wei Weis marriage symbolizes the reunion of China and Taiwan. Edmund Cheung

17. A Union of Convenience Across a Cultural Divide Cultural Divide: –Wai Tung: American workaholic vs. the Asian Traditionalist –Wei Wei: the painter struggling to stay in America –Simon: torn between his lovers family and himself –Mrs. Gao: the intermediate between the divide Edmund Cheung

18. Quiz Time!! When was the Wedding Banquet filmed? What were the two parallel movies mentioned today? According to Toula family, there is three things that she has failed in. What are those three things? The Wedding Banquet was turned into a _______ adaptation? a)Musical b)French c)Opera d)Television What did the marriage of Wai Tung and Wei Wei represent? Edmund Cheung

19. The End Edmund Cheung