First & Last: 'It's been a long time...'

first and last puzzles
the first and last image from a motion picture

Can you guess the movie? 

Bonus points if you can tell me what we're looking at in the first image. The answer is after the jump

Yes, that's Ang Lee's Oscar nominated THE WEDDING BANQUET. That's a weight machine at the gym in the first image since one of the two leads is working out as the film begins.

Comments

[haajen]

The wedding banquet?

[Bill_the_Bear]

I think it's The Wedding Banquet...I remember the actress wearing that brownish dress.

[Craig]

It's definitely Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet (1993)

[nathanielr]

that it is. y'all are too smart. Good movie! Ang Lee's first Oscar competition :)

[Jake D]

Great movie. (Everyone go watch it on Netflix!)

[joel6]

Definitely The Wedding Banquet and that last image is such a powerful ending to the film.

[Bass93]

Aren't we looking at some gym equipment at the first image?

[BrianZ]

I'm ashamed, relatively speaking, to say I've never seen this film.

[NATHANIEL R]

Bass93 -- that we are. well done.