Dumpling

Bravo to the writers, Rajiv Shah and Wesley Du for bringing to the screen a Universal depiction about Father and Son relationships that needed to be seen! I hope it screens everywhere because even though the characters were Asian, I really identified with everything that happened in this film. The Bravery to even write about this is admirable enough. I guess that's why I'm not a writer. Good writing sometimes takes us to places that we are not comfortable dealing with. But then again, that's what makes movies so interesting to watch. Don't get me starting on the direction of Mr. Du I would be writing all night. BRAVE AND BOLD...I'll leave it at that!

What Wesley Du has done is taken a play he wrote and decided to transform it into a short film. The film is truly amazing in the way that it tells the story of a father/son relationship that on the surface is dysfunctional and cold but underneath there is a strong sense of family and a desire to bond that for both is difficult. Each is trying to bring the other into their very different worlds without much success and the symbolism of the dumpling and how to make them is the son's way to find the one emotional connection they share, his mother who is deceased. What is beautiful about the film is that it is loaded with so many questions that are not answered and that actually is what adds to the power of the story. The performances of both Jesse Wang (the father) and Won Lee (the son) are exceptional and they are able to create that on-screen chemistry that will leave your eyes watering in the end.