It's a film about four Chines women and their Americanized daughters. Though most of this film is in English, the Chinese parts with English subtitles are translated very loosely. I remember one scene in which Lido's mother is talking to her about her arranged marriage to a boy she'd met once, and that in a few days she'll have to leave the family she has known forever to live with a bunch of strangers. This emotional scene brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it, because I'm listening to the Chinese dialogue. Once I tried reading the English subtitles and I felt completely different.
Foreign films have a plot and theme just like American films.
Just recently, I saw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I didn't really want to see it, even though it got good reviews. It's really a good movie. I don't get too excited about going to movies when I either don't know the plot or don't like any of the actors. I depend heavily on my friends' reviews.