Joy Luck Club Film Analysis
Anthropology
The Joy Luck Club Film Analysis The Wayne Wang’s film, Joy Luck Club, based on a novel by Amy Tan, tells a story of eight women. The movie is a tale of four mothers and their four daughters and their struggles through out life. The film is divided into four sections; where each mother and her corresponding daughter tell their story from their perspectives. A theme of pain and suffering encompasses each mother’s story, while a fear of being a disappointment is a central theme in each daughter’s tale. Many anthropological concepts are addressed in this film, most of which surround culture. Symbolism comes into play. Reoccurring elements such as spirituality are found in each woman’s story. Also, gender roles and sexism are also are strong elements within the film The Joy Luck Club opens as a story is being told about an old woman remembering a swan that she bought in shanghai for too much money. The market vendor told her that the swan was, “once a duck that stretched its neck in hopes of becoming a goose. And now look, it is too beautiful to eat!" The woman journeyed to America with her swan and told the bird that, "In America, I will have a daughter just like me. But over there, nobody will say her worth is measured by the loudness of her husbands belch. Over there, nobody will look down on her because I will make her speak only perfect American English. And over there, she will always be too full to swallow any sorrow. She will know my meaning because I will give her this swan, a creature that became more than what was hoped for.” When the woman came to America, immigration officials took the swan away and the woman was only left with a single feather. She had wanted to give the feather to her daughter and tell her, "This feather may look worthless, but it comes from afar and carries with it all my good intentions." This story is a reoccurring element in the film. It is told by June, the daughter of Suyaun. This story is a symbolic and
The Joy Luck Club Film Analysis The Wayne Wang’s film, Joy Luck Club, based on a novel by Amy Tan, tells a story of eight women. The movie is a tale of four mothers and their four daughters and their struggles through out life. The film is divided into four sections; where each mother and her corresponding daughter tell their story from their perspectives. A theme of pain and suffering encompasses each mother’s story, while a fear of being a disappointment is a central theme in each daughter’s tale. Many anthropological concepts are addressed in this film, most of which surround culture. Symbolism comes into play. Reoccurring elements such as spirituality are found in each woman’s story. Also, gender roles and sexism are also are strong elements within the film The Joy Luck Club opens as a story is being told about an old woman remembering a swan that she bought in shanghai for too much money. The market vendor told her that the swan was, “once a duck that stretched its neck in hopes of becoming a goose. And now look, it is too beautiful to eat!" The woman journeyed to America with her swan and told the bird that, "In America, I will have a daughter just like me. But over there, nobody will say her worth is measured by the loudness of her husbands belch. Over there, nobody will look down on her because I will make her speak only perfect American English. And over there, she will always be too full to swallow any sorrow. She will know my meaning because I will give her this swan, a creature that became more than what was hoped for.” When the woman came to America, immigration officials took the swan away and the woman was only left with a single feather. She had wanted to give the feather to her daughter and tell her, "This feather may look worthless, but it comes from afar and carries with it all my good intentions." This story is a reoccurring element in the film. It is told by June, the daughter of Suyaun. This story is a symbolic and