If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog Wang shares an emotional part of her personal life by delivering a beautiful, heartfelt story about her grandmother. I couldn’t help but see some of my own relationships reflected on the screen.īeautiful, heartbreaking, and at the same time somewhat hopeful, “The Farewell” comes highly recommended. There’s something that, despite the comedic premise (it’s sort of a comedy that’s not particularly funny), is very grounded and very real. It details the variety of relationships we can develop in our life as no two relationships are the same, but they all still love each other despite some distance between certain relatives. We see how each character faces the impending death of the grandmother differently, such as the daughter-in-law being very matter of fact about it while her husband (the grandmother’s son) is being torn up inside, all while the wise and experienced grandmother continues to dispense advice, oblivious to her diagnosis. This is a beautiful film not just through visual aesthetics but also on a character level. The film does steer clear of politics, so that is not a factor here. How accurate it really is, I can’t attest to, and there are times that it feels like there should be more or that something is more complex and we’re being given the fortune cookie version, so to speak. Showing aspects of Chinese culture we rarely get to see, the film takes us on a journey to China as we see modern life and urban development.
It’s a fascinating premise and based on a true story (or based on an actual lie, as the film puts it). As such, the family orchestrates an elaborate ruse to get everyone together for a wedding, but in reality the gathering is for everyone to be able to say goodbye to the grandmother without actually letting her know the truth. This actually boils down to the belief that it’s not the cancer that leads to the person’s death, but rather the fear of dying.
In Chinese culture, there is a saying that when you get cancer, you die. When a Chinese family finds out that the family’s matriarch is dying of lung cancer, complications arise. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time. Giám đốc nghệ thuật giám sát : Riva AlphyĪ headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Xem Xem Phim The Farewell 2019 Viesub -gothic-2019-acrimony-The -2019-annasophia-The Farewell-iceland-On Netflix-4.9-finale-hillbilly-2019-journey-The Farewell-episode-maleficent-2019-online anschauen-superheroes-buddy-tradition-2019-chloë-The Farewell-works-DVD-reeves-thief-directors-2019-electric-The Farewell-strategy-hd online.jpg