Unrealistic?

Rating: Null/10 (24 March 2001)

After seeing this movie I was terrified of coming across negative reviews of this movie.
I've never understood why people can be driven to furious insanity by criticism of their religion until I saw this beautiful picture by Taiwanese director Ang Lee. Although I'm still classified as sane, I felt disgusted by the narrow-mindedness of some of the reviewers.
It's OK not to like this film, but please don't let it be because you feel this movie is ridiculously unrealistic or because of the subtitles.
The "unrealistic" parts of this film are merely added grace and beauty, much like the models/actresses/actors who usually occupy the leading roles in comedies. "Real" people aren't that beautiful. As for the subtitles; I feel it's impossible to translate the Chinese culture into English. Subtitles are the best way to enable people who don't speak Mandarin (The minority of the world, mind you) to follow the dialog and still captivate Chinese culture. I can only shiver by the thought of an American alternative: voice-overs by Woody Allen and Jenifer Lopez?
Would that be realistic enough?