电影刮痧Guasha感悟(英文版).docVIP

PAGE PAGE 1 Guasha电影《刮痧》感悟 I was moved a lot after seeing the movie Guahsa.But putting away the moving plot,I think the film is trying to tell us someting about the misunderstandings and failures in crosscultural communication between Chinese and American people. Firstly, lets talk about Guasha. It is a popular folk treatment for certain illnesses by scraping the forehead, neck, and chest and back of the patient to cause congestion in the skin vessels to alleviate pain or inflammation in China. In this film, it represented the traditional Chinese medical skills.But American doctor’s didn’t approve of it, because western medicine believes the experiments, they thought that Guasha Treatment wasn’t based on science.So, in the film, when the doctor found the bright red marks on the child’s back, they all considered that it was unacceptable. The next difference is the perception towards mianzi. Xu was a Chinese immigrant in America, and he had been there for eight years.He had accepted many behaviors and views in American way, meanwhile,the traditional Chinese thoughts and values wre rooted in his mind deeply.In the film,Datong explained that he hit Denis because he wanted to give Mr.Quinlin “mianzi” while Mr.Quinlin thought that he shouldn’t hit Denis. But in American, people care more about facts rather than face. The third difference is Childhood Education.In China, it’s common for parents to hit the child if the child is naughty or do something wrong.They think that “I hit you because I love you” and they can teach and train their children according to their will.Chinese people take their children as part of their private property, the younger shouldn’t oppose to the older, because there’re strict ranks in the family. In America, children are independent and free. Parents need to educate them wisely and rationally rather than hit them. Certainly, parents should respect them and give their the rights to select their own futures. The fourth difference is th