Film Review: Pushing Hands
PUSHING HANDS (Ang Lee, 1992)
In English and Chinese (with English subtitles)
Retired Tai Chi Master, Mr. Chu, has
moved to America to live with his only son Alex, a PhD Computer Science graduate
whose wife is American, a struggling novelist.
It seems that Mr. Chu’s presence in the house has been the reason of his
daughter-in-law’s writer’s block. This is the conflict. What transpired
throughout the film is the examination of cultural differences concerning
family and duty.
Rating: 3.0/4.0
In English and Chinese (with English subtitles)
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| Sihung Lung as Mr. Chu in Ang Lee's Pushing Hands |
This is Ang Lee’s debut feature. Although it has
the signature of Ang Lee written all over some scenes that I will only notice
as long as the scenes are played before me, the film is not as polished as his
later films in the trilogy (e.g., The Wedding Banquet). I haven’t seen Eat
Drink Man Woman yet but I heard good things about it. I still categorize this
as a good film that I will recommend to friends and film lovers.
Rating: 3.0/4.0
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