Monday, August 20, 2018
Off Topic: "Crazy Rich Asians" and other Hollywood Asian movies
Just saw this movie yesterday. I remember watching "Joy Luck Club" in the theater (so long ago, the theater is demolished now) and crying my eyes out at the end and being embarrassed because I ran into an old high school teacher all red-eyed walking out. That was the last big Hollywood "Asian" movie with an all Asian cast except for one guy, the guy from "Pretty In Pink." I remember my mom talking about "Flower Drum Song" and "Sayonara" and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" which are other Hollywood "Asian" themed movies. I don't think Jennifer Jones qualifies as Asian though. "World of Susie Wong" is a movie I never saw. I did watch "Better Luck Tomorrow" which was great and "Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift" (lol) also made by the same director Justin Lin. I know Justin Lin directed one of the new "Star Trek" movies. I also remember watching "Dim Sum" in a super tiny theater in San Francisco when indie movies were a thing. Oh yeah I remember watching "Wedding Banquet" in a small SF arthouse theater as well back in the day. I miss all those indie movies that the old "Siskel and Ebert" movie review show would recommend. Anyway, I don't know how to process watching this movie. It was an entertaining rom com which is a genre in a bit of a decline in the age of Marvel movies. Everyone is gorgeous. Michelle Yeoh is a queen. I do admit crying twice in the movie a little bit. The theater had quite a few Asians in it who laughed and responded at the correct times when you have lived as an Asian in America. That was a nice experience. It's not a deep movie, but it doesn't have to be. It's a fun romance and it doesn't have to be THE ASIAN movie that describes every facet of being Asian American. Need more Michelle Yeoh though in SOMETHING. Hmm, do i HAVE to shell out for CBS streaming to watch the new "Star Trek?" Jeez I already have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, Funimation...
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