Saw Michael Kang's The Motel last night at SFIAAFF's closing night. A coming of age tale about a chubby 13-year-old boy who helps run his family's seedy motel. And he hates it.
Also enjoyed this one a lot. As an audience member pointed out during the Q&A, there are a lot of stereotypes in this film -- dorky Asian boy who can't get the Asian girl, stern Chinese mom, hard-drinking Korean man -- but none of the characters came across as stereotypical.
Someone asked me which one I liked better, The Motel or Saving Face. That's like asking which of your children you like better. I enjoyed them both, but they are such different films, how do you even compare?
If you missed any film this past week, the festival continues this weekend in San Jose.
For those of you not in the Bay Area, Saving Face will be showing in cities across the country this summer. Possibly The Motel too, though nothing's official yet.
Posted by melissa at March 18, 2005 3:57 PM
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