The Wedding Banquet is about Wai, a gay
man from Taiwan living in New York with his boyfriend, Simon. He is an
apartment landlord and one resident he has to shake down for money often is a
broke artist, Wei Wei. Wei is interested in Wai but knows that he is gay. When
Wai’s parents call, he lies to them about having a girlfriend so that they do
not set him up with anyone and because he is afraid to tell them that he is
gay. He mistakenly tells them that they are engaged and his parents decide to
fly to New York to throw them a wedding. Simon, in the beginning, is all for it
and is excited to meet Wai’s family, but he runs into a problem; he does not
know how to speak mandarin. At first, Wai and Wei do not want a big wedding so
they just get hitched at the police station. However, his parents want to have
a big traditional Taiwanese wedding and an old friend of his father’s lends
them his restaurant for the reception. Wai and Wei end up having sex and Wei
gets pregnant and Wai must break the news to Simon. Wei debates whether she
should keep the baby or not, but decides to keep it. Wai finally tells his
parents that he is gay and Simon is his boyfriend. Though they were off-putted
at first, they accepted their son for who he is but decide not to tell any of
the other family.
The theme
of this movie is acceptance. Wei has to accept that Wai will never love her
like she loves him. Simon has to accept that Wai has to do what he has to do
for his family. Wai’s parents must accept that Wai is gay. And Wai has to
accept that Wai’s parents want what is best for him. Wei, Wai, and Simon also
have to accept that Wei is going to have Wai’s child and they all are going to
raise it.
This movie
I actually liked. It had some humorous parts that kept me entertained and alert
throughout the movie. The characters coexisted in a dysfunctional family type
of way. This is probably the first movie I have seen in class so far that I liked.
Overall it was a good movie that I enjoyed.
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