The Wedding Banquet presents a poignant narrative that centers around hope in the face of adversity, particularly through the IVF journey of the characters Lee and Angela. The film, a contemporary remake of Ang Lee's 1993 classic, mirrors its predecessor's focus on queer family dynamics while reflecting on current societal repression. Chris and Min’s relationship, threatened by immigration issues, prompts a marriage proposal that propels them into a series of events similar to those faced by the original characters. Overall, the film emphasizes growth in queer representation and the ongoing struggle for acceptance.
"The idea of embracing hope extends well past Lee's IVF - it feels like a central tenet to The Wedding Banquet, an unapologetically queer film released in the midst of rapidly escalating government repression."
"If the 1993 Wedding Banquet presented an impressively progressive (for its time) vision of queer family, the new iteration invites us to dream bigger."
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