Pushing Hands (推手)

Jesus..., oh!

God!!

No Metal in the microwave.

No metal!

Martha, it's Robert.

Just to let you know to keep an eye peeled

for the first reviews of your breathlessly awaited first novel.

Word is, the Times is going to rave, rave, rave.

Talk to you soon.

Thank you.

You look like shit.

Where's Grandpa?

He's so cute with the headphones on.

Hi Grandpa!

Hi

Do you think he remembers me?

Come on, it's a steal.

You've got to see it.

You'll have your own room to write in.

Grandpa could be out in the back chopping bricks

or whatever he does out there.

You'd never even know he existed.

I wish he didn't.

God, he's really getting you down.

From the way Alex has acted for the last seven years,

you would have thought he didn't have a father.

And then boom,

a month ago this shows up on the doorstep.

I haven't written a word since.

Well, Alex has got to get him out of here.

It's not that simple with Alex

and frankly we can't afford to buy another place

let it alone to buy a mansion.

Of course you can

especially if your mother's offer is still good.

Alex will never accept money from her, you know that.

Work on Him!

For God sakes, Martha, you have alot to learn about men.

And you have a lot to learn about husbands.

Sorry.

It's OK.

I am getting a dog.

Hi Alex!

Smells good.

Good Jeremy.

Grandpa, I'm home.

How's my boy!

What's that?

It's a book that I made for you.

Animals that change.

One day

I saw the most weird thing.

It was a turtle and a fish, and a rat.

They lived in a puddle of potion.

They grew.

They destroied the universe.

The end.

Jeremy gets some ideas.

Come on, let's clean up for the dinner.

Dad

you shouldn't eat so much fat at your age.

How are you today?

Did you watch those tapes I rented for you?

Terrible!

Then I'll get you some Taiwanese Shows.

They'll be just as bad.

Well, what about some Hong Kong Kung Fu movies?

The worst!

Their Kung Fu's a joke.

Dad! They're only acting,

but you are a Tai Chi master.

To learn English is boring to me.

To go back?

Even more boring.

My life is going to nowhere.

Dad.

It hasn't even been a month

since you retired and came to the States.

Give yourself some time.

Jeremy

Come here

Come here! You little rascal.

Come here.

Come here, Jeremy. Get off the couch.

I don't have time for this, come here.

Whoa!

My precious young man running barely naked!

The future of our Chu family

depends on your little treasure.

What does he think he's doing?

That's all right

Chinese elders must always reassure themselves

that their family name will go on.

Come on Jeremy, upstairs with you!

Eh? She's afraid he'll catch coId.

Kids aren't made out of paper.

Thanks.

No, thanks.

Why this American woman only eats vegetables?

She's afraid of getting fat.

Why am I not fat?

On this Earth there are two kinds of food.

Vegetables are "yin".

Meat is "yang".

You must eat both to be balanced.

Then the man can be completed.

Alex, Linda came over today.

Great.

What's that supposed to mean?

Just great.

What exactly do you have to against her anyway?

So what if was a Maoist in coIlege.

From Maoist revolutionary to real estate baron.

If there's one thing worse than a communist,

it's an ex-communist who has become a capitalist.

Well, she's ready to do us quite a big favor.

Oh no, she's trying to sell us a house again.

What's she mumbling about?

Nothing.

Something about cigarette butts?

What?

Mom said she wants to move out.

Quiet!

Alex, I'm talking to you.

Mom, can I watch cartoons?

Here.

Put some meat on your bones!

I don't want it, thank you.

Jeremy, finish your milk and you can watch TV.

What did she say?

If he finish his milk, he can watch TV.

American people teach children

like they're doing business.

Everything's a deal.

You should at least take a look at the photos.

It's apparently a real steal.

If children can't concentrate on eating,

what else can they concentrate on?

Yes, father.

And these American cartoons

are only adding weirdness and violence

to mess up the world,

For children?

It's just a mess.

Our sages said...

Dad...

Just eat!

Please don't get upset.

I'm just afraid your dinner's getting coId.

What has he been babbling about?

The violence in cartoons.

How could he complain?

He's a martial arts expert himself.

Isn't that violent enough?

Would you cut it off?

Both of you!

Just eat.

You finish up.

I'm going out for a smoke.

In America, you're so polite to kids.

You think so?

You don't treat kids as kids

It's interesting.

It's very interesting.

It's called democracy.

Democracy means no big and no little.

Ok,

you understand America better than I do.

Chinese Time.

Jeremy, stop playing.

Come on, time for homework.

Alex.

The teachers here can't speak Chinese fluently,

how can kids learn in the good way?

They are fine,

don't be too picky!

We only have one Chinese schooI around here.

Every weekend, Jeremy learns some Chinese,

I can play basketball,

and you get to teach Tai Chi.

Thanks God for it!

No matter how they teach it,

We learn it by their ways.

Eh! Not like that!

Dad, I've got some things to take care of.

Jeremy,

look!

Grandpa will teach you an oId Chinese rhyme.

On East West Street.

North South Go.

Outside the gate, a man bites a dog!

Grab the dog to hit a brick.

Watch out! That brick might bite the hand.

FoIlow Grandpa.

On East West Street.

North South Go.

Outside the gate a dog bites a man.

A dog bites a man!

A man bites a dog!

Shit!