Movies

The global spread of commercial culture to East Asia has opened new prospects as well as the perils of pitfalls for the task of negotiating between traditional and modern values. Sexual awakening, for one, has enchanted youth with ideas of freedom of sexual life and open choice of partners, but also exerts a corrosive influence on the social mores with such amoral trends as ‘pre-marital sex’ and ‘one-night stand.’ The latter collide with values such as loyalty, trust and genuine passion considered essential to traditional love and marriage. Write about the differences and similarities you deem important in understanding Asian concept of sexual relationship from the films. Pay special attention to how the traditional factors into the modern, or how the modern negotiates with the traditional.
Film
Chen Kuo-fu: The Personals
Ang Lee, Eat Drink Man Woman