Ma argued the traditional wedding ceremony express public humiliation of newlyweds, which could be interpreted as challenging Confusion code of propriety (礼) and filial piety (孝), a transgression of “five thousand years of sexual repression” (198). In turn, this representation of traditional Chinese culture was regarded as consciously packaged for the world market to satiate the urge for …show more content…
In fact, the food motif reoccurs in the trilogy, and usually functioned as a battle field where family conflicts outburst. Also, it transformed from a symbol of disjunction with Western food in Pushing to a lavish feast visually illustrated in Eat through the troublesome ritual Sunday night banquet. Ma points out Lee’s conscious choreography of food making scenes “confirm global audience’s preconceived notion of a mysterious and inviting East”