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This film is basically a soap opera.

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    None — 6 years ago(November 22, 2019 10:42 PM)

    Hush, you’re giving him another reason to dislike it.

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      Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(November 23, 2019 03:29 AM)

      Where did I say I didn't like it?
      It was a socially important film. I'm for anything which goes against the Hollywood stereotype that we're all a bunch of traipsing queens. But it was just an average movie and didn't deserve a nomination for Best Picture.
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        None — 6 years ago(November 23, 2019 09:53 AM)

        You didn’t appear to like it as a viewing experience but appreciate the cultural importance. I didn’t get the soap opera vibe but then I liked it more than you did.

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          Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(November 23, 2019 03:08 AM)

          The director was educated in the U.S. That saved him from the rice paddies.
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            azn_2 — 6 years ago(November 23, 2019 06:18 PM)

            Saved.? Chinese-americans are more educated than wheit-americans and Taiwan is one of the richest countries in the world.
            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race,_Evolution,_and_Behavior

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              Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(November 24, 2019 01:14 AM)

              Then why did Ang Lee go to university in the U.S.? He could have learned how to use an abacus in China.
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                None — 6 years ago(November 24, 2019 01:28 AM)

                He went to the US because he wanted to learn about drama and the arts even though his father wanted him to go into science. He had already received most of his education in Taiwan but perhaps wanted to get away from his father.

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                  Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(November 24, 2019 01:36 AM)

                  Yeah, and throngs of Americans and Brits are going to university in China. This stuff is not rocket science.
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                    None — 6 years ago(November 24, 2019 01:40 AM)

                    Still not as black and white as you like to make it though.

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                      Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(November 24, 2019 01:49 AM)

                      Dude, Ang Lee is not directing Chinese opera.
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                        None — 6 years ago(November 24, 2019 01:55 AM)

                        Neither is Zhang Yimou.

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                          Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(November 24, 2019 02:00 AM)

                          And he'd most likely be knee deep in rice paddy mud if George Eastman hadn't invented film.
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                            None — 6 years ago(November 24, 2019 09:57 AM)

                            Oh gosh, the options are so narrow.

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                              Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(November 24, 2019 11:29 PM)

                              About 35 percent of China's labor force is in agriculture (compared to 2.5 percent in the U.S.).
                              http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat9/sub63/item348.html
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                                None — 6 years ago(November 25, 2019 12:34 AM)

                                See, not so black and white after all.

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                                  Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(November 25, 2019 12:40 AM)

                                  Did you bother to check context? A certain poster is arguing that Chinese are superior to "wheits". Any study of history or current statistics on education and standard of living shows that to be nonsense.
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                                    👱🏻‍♀️ Christina 1986-05-20 👧🏼👱🏻 — 6 years ago(November 25, 2019 12:43 AM)

                                    Maybe, they are only smart at Asian things..
                                    ½ S/N Asian (40%+ Chinese) ½ Norwegian/Danish-Irish Swiss (Amish/PA) German French Dutch? French+Dutch Celtic-Irish English-Irish? 🇮🇹..?

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                                      None — 6 years ago(November 25, 2019 12:47 AM)

                                      Yeah but doesn’t she have admitted mental health issues?

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                                        Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(November 25, 2019 12:50 AM)

                                        None said...
                                        Yeah but doesn’t she have admitted mental health issues?
                                        She's not posting commas and der dur derp misspelled lines of gibberish any more so she's fair game.
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                                          None — 6 years ago(November 25, 2019 12:53 AM)

                                          Platonic_Caveman said...
                                          She's not posting commas and der dur derp misspelled lines of gibberish any more so she's fair game.
                                          Okay, fire away…

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