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1. The streets of china vs the streets of America - neon lights and smoke
2. Family Dynamic
3. Lifestyle / home life
4. Importance of social status
5.views on death

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Akshay Bajaj, Amanda Muhar, Carlos Delgado, Lloyd Dell, Nikhilesh Badhwar

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At the dinner table when Billies mother was telling the story of how Billie was amazing at the piano, the story seemed unbelievable. There was the suspense that we knew one of the family members was going to ask Billie to play the piano when in reality there was a high likelihood that the story was fictional.

-Fabio

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A suspenseful moment we see in this film is the scene where Billi has just woken up and hears a commotion in the hallway which we find out is because her grandmother has been admitted to the hospital.

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Isabel Courtney, Joseph Robertson, Michael Antunes, Valentina Amigo, Connor Mcdonald

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Isabel Courtney, Joseph Robertson, Michael Antunes, Valentina Amigo, Connor Mcdonald

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Danica, Andrew, Jake, William, and Faith

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Danica, Andrew, Jake, William, and Faith

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Billies grandmother aka "Nai Nai" has stage 4 cancer and the family decided to keep that information from her so that she doesn't worry. ~Joey

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When back in China shots are more blue and during the festivities the shots are blue and gold, almost like the gold represents the actual festival yet the blue shows the sadder undertones that its a fake wedding for a last goodbye.

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Starts off light hearted and likes to joke and changes to reserved and hidden

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Billi is more focused on herself and what path she is going to take in life while in America.

though shortly after learning of the news of Nai Nai's condition Billi's entire demeanor and  how she looks physically it affects her entire way of life almost bringing it to a standstill

also with how each character acts differently from Nai Nai, the whole elephant in the room dynamic.

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The Family Dining Table
Its where the Family is supossed to be connecting strongly iven the circumstances but in the end its where there biternes breaks through

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When Billi is living in America, a small bird is found in her apartment right before she calls her grandmother. Later on, another bird is found in her room in China. I believe that this bird can carry many symbols, such as freedom, life or even death. It could symbolize the freedom of letting go, the way that Billi and her family need to let go of Nai Nai. It could also symbolize her grandmother's spirit, and how she is always with Billi in the form of memories and love, despite not being there physically all the time to comfort her, especially since they are in different countries earlier on.

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The family makes the decision to keep the secret about Grandma's cancer. This generates conflict since there are different opinions about the decision made by the family.
-Valentina

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Every time a family member attempts to act happy/okay around the sick grandmother, there's an awkward silence, or they look at each other with a sad, awkward look on their face.
Danica

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She's Billi's grandmother who has stage 4 cancer but is unaware of this. She is very traditional and happy to see her family. She is especially excited to see Billi who unexpectedly shows up.

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when Billi flew to her grandma's house to see her grandma was a major character moment that stood out to me. And somewhere for the rest of the characters aswell. Everyone was shocked to see her and her grandma was happy. The scene for slowed and virtigo effect was used. for making it even more impactful. That point standed out from the rest of the excerpt which I saw today. It just shows how alone they both were.

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The family decides to stage a Marriage for Billie's cousin so that they can all see one another and see their Nai Nai one last time. The only issue is the family doesn't want Billie to attend because they don't think she can keep that secret of her grandmothers cancer. ~ Joey

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During the film it's implied that her mom and dad had issues and her father may have had a drinking problem. This is implied when Billi asks her dad what's wrong and asked if he was drinking. This gives us insight on their past as well as could hint at those issues coming back - Rahul

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During the film it's implied that her mom and dad had issues and her father may have had a drinking problem. This is implied when Billi asks her dad what's wrong and asked if he was drinking. This gives us insight on their past as well as could hint at those issues coming back - Rahul

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The main character that we follow in this movie, Billi is very heartbroken to find out that her grandmother is ill. She feels it's wrong to keep that a secret from her but still tries her best to act in good spirits when she decides to go to China.

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Billi played by Awkwafina, is a character whose is very upfront. she is not afraid to say whats on her mind and has a strong sense of morality. In the film, Billi is placed in a moral Dilemma of keeping her Nai Nai in the dark about her illness, upon her family's orders. not happy about this fact, she struggles with the idea of lying to her, wanting to tell her grandma but also keeping the rest of her family happy.

A character moment that stood out to me, was when Billi was talking to the doctor overseeing Nai Nia's diagnosis, she spoke freely, feeling lost she relied on the doctors advice on wether on not they should inform Nai Nai on her condition. visibly frustrated, she takes the MD advice with a grain of salt, as she does not agree with his answer.

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The recurring motif of the family (mostly her mother and her grandmother) criticizing Billi's love life, career, etc.
Danica

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Billi isn't fully comfortable with the family not telling their grandmother. She thinks that she should know that she doesn't have much time left so that she can say goodbye and do anything she wants to do before she may inevitably pass away. -Michael

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Both keeping the secret from the grandma. However they are also still visibly upset about the illness. They advise Billi to stay home while they go to visit.

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The entire film is pretty much setting up Nai Nai's death and the consequences that will come with that. We also see Billi feel guilty for not telling Nai Nai what's really going on which hints that she might tell her the truth later on. 

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The entire film is pretty much setting up Nai Nai's death and the consequences that will come with that. We also see Billi feel guilty for not telling Nai Nai what's really going on which hints that she might tell her the truth later on. 

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Some other reoccurring themes could be the family's persistence in protecting the grandmother. Each family member, except for Billi, is insistent that they don't tell her she is dying.
Another reoccurring theme could be the family's cultural obsession around others' opinions of them. They are very image obsessed and don't want to be perceived as inferior by anyone else. Billi has trouble adjusting to this, since that cultural value is not one as common in American culture. (Faith)