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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Blue Bayou is an American indie Family Drama film written and directed by Justin Chon, who also stars in the lead role. It is based around the real-life problem of children adopted by Americans and raised in the United States who face deportation due to their parents never naturalizing themnote the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 granted automatic citizenship to any adoptee under 18 in the country at the time, but those older than that need to file for citizenship on their own, and many adoptees did not out of ignorance.It is set in and around New Orleans, Louisiana, and focuses on adopted Korean-American Antonio LeBlanc (Chon). Antonio is a tattoo artist who lives with his white American wife Kathy (Alicia Vikander) and her daughter Jessie (Sydney Kowalske). Kathy is pregnant, and the two struggle to make ends meet, especially because Antonio's criminal record makes it difficult for him to find work.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Following an incident involving Jessie's father Ace (Mark O Brien), a member of the NOPD, Antonio is found to be an illegal immigrant facing deportation despite having been raised in the United States. The couple enlists the services of immigration lawyer Barry Boucher (Vondie Curtis-Hall) to fight the ruling, but he informs them that Antonio's chances are slim. As he faces the ghosts of his past in the lead-up to his hearing, Antonio strikes up a friendship with a dying Vietnamese woman, Parker (Linh Dan Pham).The film premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival before being released in the United States in September 2021.Not to be confused with the animated short film Blue Bayou, released as part of Make Mine Music in 1946. | |
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Offing the Offspring: Antonio was an unwanted pregnancy, and his mother tried to drown him as a baby. She couldn't go through with it and gives him up for adoption instead. | |
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The Illegal: The central conflict is that Antonio was never naturalized as a citizen despite being in the United States since age three, and is now facing deportation. | |
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Baldness Means Sickness: It was previously hinted that Parker was ill because Antonio meets her at a hospital, but it becomes starkly clear after she takes off her wig to reveal patchy baldness. She is later confirmed to be dying of cancer. | |
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Flower Motifs: The lily. Parker gets a Fleur de Lis tattoo, a symbol of Louisiana, and notes that lilies were her deceased mother's favorite flower. It is also (incorrectly) conflated with the water lily, an especially common flower in Parker's native Vietnam, which she considers a symbol of resilience. | |
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Foster Kid: Antonio mentions that his 'adoptive' parents gave him up after six months, and he bounced from foster home to foster home before eventually ending up at one that was abusive. | |
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Book Ends: The film starts and ends with the Korean lullaby "Ja Jang Uri". | |
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Infant Sibling Jealousy: Antonio's young stepdaughter Jessie by his pregnant wife Kathy adores him and worries that he will love his biological daughter more than he loves her. Antonio makes it very clear that he loves her as much as one can love their child. | |
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Birth-Death Juxtaposition: Parker falling unconscious on Antonio and dying shortly after happens at the same time as (and is juxtaposed with) Kathy giving birth to Antonio's daughter. | |
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Outliving One's Offspring: Parker is dying of cancer while her elderly father still lives. It's implied that he's accepted it and prioritizes making her happy. | |
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Everyone Has Standards: Ace might be a terrible father who tries to keep in contact with his daughter through all the wrong ways, but he is disgusted by how his partner Denny assaulted Antonio to make him miss his hearing and get deported. Ace arrests him and turns up to Antonio's deportation, not to harass anyone but to say goodbye to his daughter. | |
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"Ray of Hope" Ending | |
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"Ray of Hope" Ending: Despite all the protagonists' efforts, the film ends with Antonio nearly killing himself and being deported, including being forcibly separated from his daughter at the airport. He doesn't know where exactly he'll end up. However, Antonio and Kathy reaffirm their love for each other, and their legal marriage means they have the opportunity to reunite sometime in the future. | |
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Titled After the Song: The film takes its title from the song "Blue Bayou", originally recorded by Roy Orbison. Kathy performs it at a party, and the lyrics (about a man who has left his loved ones behind in Blue Bayou and wants to return) echo her husband's situation. | |
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