Joy Luck Club is a movie I remember watching as a boy, so it was interesting to see (part of it) again in class. This is the story of 4 Chinese women and their daughters. We only watched a small part, about two of the mothers, and their inherently bad relationships with their daughters, whom they coincidentally came to America for to give better lives.
The first is Judy's mother, who had twins in China but was forced to leave them as infants. Judy's mother is now dead, and she believes her siblings wish to see her, although it is not true. Her mother's friend is tricking her into going to China, during a scene where the play mahjong. Her mother was very rough on her as a girl, pushing her to play piano, until she made mistakes during a recital. Her mother tried to force her to practice but to no avail.
The second part was about Judy's mother's friend and her daughter. They also have a troubled relationship. The mother was part of an arranged marriage as a young girl in China, but managed to sabotage it and leave for America. She was very proud of her daughter's exceptional chess playing skills as a girl and bragged about her. She was embarrassed though by her mother and quit. The next time she would play she'd lose and never play again. As an adult she seeks her mothers approval badly, while she dates an American man, she feels her mother disapproves.
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