If it isn't a problem, could anyone tell me what happens in the last couple minutes of the movie?
I was just watching it on IFC this morning and then my cable cut out for a bit and then when it came back, all I saw was Geraldine crying and then the credits started rolling; I'd really appreciate it if someone could tell me what happen. I assume it's some kind of reconciliation between the mother and Geraldine?
Thanks!
Do you remember what you last saw? I've just finished watching the movie myself. I came on here to find out what was said, because I don't speak Chinese, between Geraldine and her mother at the after the mother returns from her trip.
shareI came here to ask the same exact question.... any help would be greatly appreciated :)
shareI just watched this yesterday (on DVD) with the subtitles on. The mom takes her trip back to China alone and when she returns, her and the daughter are unpacking the bags and talking about the trip. The daughter says something to the effect of, "Richard and I made some decisions while you were away." But before she can finish telling her mom what the decisions were, her mom said that she saw the fortune teller (or whoever it was that told her that she would die at sixty) and they made a mistake. It turns out the the 1st sixty years of her life would only be "phase 1" which made her technically only 2 years old. So she began to laugh and say, "Imagine, I'm only 2 years old!" And she told her daughter that she didn't have to marry right away. That's when the daughter started to cry and to my surprise the credits rolled.
This is simply paraphrased mind you - but it's the gist of what happened according to the subtitles. It was a very interesting movie, but I was hoping for even more when it ended. Hope this helps!!
Thanks for the break down, MKHDP. I watched the movie on IFC and they did not have the subtitles turned on. Watching Dim Sum without the subtitles and not being able to understand Chinese is like watching a cell phone call.
You only get about half the conversation and even then, you don't really know what they're reacting too. Plus there were many scenes, like when Mrs. Tam was talking to Auntie May, where I didn't know what either side was saying.
Oh, well.
No two persons ever watch the same movie.share
I just watched Dim Sum today for the first time and you gave a very good summary.
What I got from the ending was that the mother had been cheered up by her visit, which allowed her to find a graceful way to let her daughter (and herself) off the hook about the daughter's marriage. Since at age 62, she had completed one 60 year life cycle according to the fortune teller, and was now "only" 2 years old, her daughter would still have to marry before the mom died--but the mom wasn't even an adult yet! So the mom was still looking forward to her daughter eventually marrying but giving her daughter the time she needed to feel comfortable with the idea of marriage. Of course, the daughter understood what she meant, hence her tears.
I guess this is an example of "saving face"? A charming end to a charming film.