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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上The Joy Luck Club, as stated in the movies opening narrative, is a collection of four aging Chinese women bound together more by hope than joy or luck. The four women - Suyuan (Kieu Chinh), Lindo (Tsai Chin), Ying Ying (France Nuyen), and An Mei (Lisa Lu) - came to America many years ag
2、o to escape Chinas feudal society for the promise of the United States democracy. Now, however, Suyuan has died and the three surviving members of the club invite her daughter June (Ming-Na Wen) to take her place. June belongs to the new generation, those of Chinese heritage who grew up speaking Eng
3、lish and learning American customs. Also of roughly the same age are Waverly (Tamlyn Tomita), Lindos daughter; Lena (Lauren Tom), Ying Yings daughter; and Rose (Rosalind Chao), An Meis daughter. The Joy Luck Club tells of the varied difficulties and tragedies involved in these mother/daughter relati
4、onships. Co-writer Ronald Bass (who, along with Amy Tan, adapted from Tans novel) says that there are sixteen separate stories in The Joy Luck Club. Since I didnt count, I cant verify this statement, but it sounds about right. Taken as a whole, these vignettes combine to lend greater meaning to the
5、whole. The Joy Luck Club is the sum total of its parts with common themes giving solid grounding and greater resonance to the overall film. As Bass comments, I saw all the mothers and daughters stories as facets of the same experience. Put together, they formed a mosaic. Thats the genius of the book
6、, and if we cut it down to just a couple of stories it would be like any other movie. The stories are not related in such a manner as to seem pared down or truncated, nor is their presentation confusing, thanks to a cleverly-orchestrated framing scene with the principal characters gathered together.
7、 However, it is apparent that a lot more could have been told, and were left wondering about all that we didnt get to see. The characters are mostly well-developed, but its tantalizing to consider how much fuller some of them could have been with a different plot structure. The Joy Luck Club is clea
8、rly - perhaps too clearly - an adaptation of a book. The dialogue is often too poetic to be real, and the story too clearly plotted to be acceptable as anything more than an imperfect reflection of the world we live in. The line between drama and melodrama is a fine one, and, while The Joy Luck Club
9、 most often successfully navigates the tightrope, there are times when it slips and comes across as heavy-handed. This film is no stranger to moments of manipulation. The characters are The Joy Luck Clubs real strength. Many are played by more than one actor (as children then adults, for example), b
10、ut all transitions are smooth and seamless. Its as easy to accept both a little girl and the beautiful, sophisticated-looking Tamlyn Tomita as Waverly, and thats because the characters transcend the performers portraying them. Its fascinating and satisfying the way the diverse threads are knitted to
11、gether into a single tapestry. The Joy Luck Clubs message is one of hope - that catharsis and emotional fulfillment often come through tragedy. Sure, a lot of bad things happen during the course of this film, but at the end, the tears are of happiness and new beginnings, not loss. Thanks to the popu
12、larity of actors such as Jackie Chan (), Jet Li (), Chow Yun-fat (), and Lucy Liu (), seeing Asian faces on the silver screen has become almost commonplace these days. However, not too long ago, Asian actors in Hollywood were usually relegated to playing unflattering bit parts, such as gang members,
13、 prostitutes, martial arts masters, enemy soldiers, or the token oriental. At that time, crafting a drama with an all-Asian cast (with a Chinese director no less) was almost inconceivable. Yet in 1993, director Wayne Wang (best known for and ) and producer Oliver Stone () pulled it off by bringing A
14、my Tans best-selling novel to the big screen. And though the story is deeply entrenched in the Asian-American experience, ends up transcending all races and cultures with its heartfelt examination of the special bond between mothers and their daughters.The Joy Luck Club of the title refers to four w
15、omen who immigrated from China to the United States long ago: An Mei (Lisa Lu), Ying Ying (France Nuyen), Lindo (Tsai Chin, heard recently in ), and Suyuan (Kieu Chinh of ). The story is framed by a large get-together of the extended families of the Joy Luck Club, although Suyuan has recently passed
16、 away. The reason for the celebration is the imminent departure of Suyuans American-born daughter June (Ming-Na Wen, heard recently in ), who is traveling to China to meet two half-sisters she has never met. Also in attendance are Lindos daughter Waverly (Tamlyn Tomita, who starred in the Babylon 5 ), Ying Yings daughter Lena (Lauren Tom), and An Meis daughter Rose (Rosalind Chao of ).As the film
