In both The Wedding Banquet and All About My Mother the film directors level criticism against the hypocrisy of the “establishment” characters who condemn and judge the lives and choices of others.
PART A – 6 Points
Please choose two scenes, one from each film, that demonstrate this hypocrisy: (6 Points – 3 Points for each film)
Please respond to the Discussion prompts by labeling your answer with how they are numbered and lettered here such as 1a) 1b) and so on.
1a) Identify a scene from The Wedding Banquet. Please provide the time code or the clip if possible.
1b) What is the hypocrisy being shown? Name the character and the hypocrisy they maintain. Explain in 3 sentences or less.
1c) How does this director succeed in showing this to us. What dramatic or techniques are being used? Dramatic techniques could be as simple as the use of contrast, staging, an undisclosed secret revealed that exposes the holding of two positions on the same subject. It might be shown via dialogue, cinematic techniques with the assistance of contrast and it may generate laughter, shock and or surprise on the part of the audience. Explain in 3 sentences or less.
2. Identify a scene from All About My Mother. Please provide the time code or the clip if possible.
b) What is the hypocrisy being shown? Name the character and the hypocrisy they maintain. Explain in 3 sentences or less.
c) How does this director succeed in showing this to us. What dramatic or techniques are being used? Dramatic techniques could be as simple as the use of contrast, staging, an undisclosed secret revealed that exposes the holding of two positions on the same subject. It might be shown via dialogue, cinematic techniques with the assistance of contrast and it may generate laughter, shock and or surprise on the part of the audience. Explain in 3 sentences or less.
Part B – 2 Points
3. Choose one of the two films and describe something about the film that was unexpected and surprised you in terms of cultural norms. Explain in 3 sentences or less. (2 Points)
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1b) what is the hypocrisy being shown?
