| I saw it yesterday and thought it was so funny. I want to eat my way through Singapore now. While the fashion articles are all about the big time gowns from the film, I really want to know about her more casual dresses; specifically, the one she wore after the bachelorette party and pre-fashion montage with the pink flowers, and the one she wore in the mahjong scene |
| Loved this! I didn't know anything about this movie, hadn't read the book, but was intrigued by the hype and liked the idea of using my rare movie going $$ to support a diverse film. It was fantastic to watch the beautiful couture, and scenery. I really enjoyed it. The theater was packed too. I laughed and cried! My husband enjoyed it too, for what it's worth. |
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I'm white, haven't read the book yet, but saw the movie Thursday and Saturday. LOVED IT.
The lead actress is so pretty and easy to relate to, the movie made me want to go to Singapore and I am so glad to have gone. A coworker is bringing in the book for me to borrow. I felt like I could completely relate to the chinese guilt (jewish guilt), the making old recipes with family members, gossiping with friends, etc. LOVED the fashion. |
| This movie is just not relatable to 89% of America. Not sure what all the fuss is about. |
What? Because it has an Asian cast? Yet somehow it was the number one movie in America last weekend so seems like you’re out of touch. |
Against a movie that might as well be Jaws 5... |
But, is relatable to at least 1/3 of the world. So... |
It also has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 93%. And only 36% of ticket buyers are Asian. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/movies/crazy-rich-asians-box-office-no-1.amp.html |
You know what? I'm going to see it this week. It looks fun. |
+1. Way to keep it real |
Ladies, dcum has a troll that tries to derail threads into racist battles by posting the most outrageous and stupid things in threads that are not the least bit about those topics. Just ignore him. He is a mean, bored person. |
| Loved the movie, but I really did not like the opening scene where it showed the Asian family in 1995 London being refused a hotel room by several clerks. That was pretty damn unrealistic. Yes white people have done some shitty things, but we don't suck THAT bad! |
Maybe you should read a history book then. |
If you read the book, the hotel is supposed to be one of the most exclusive, private hotels in the world, so the snottiness of the staff and their prejudices aren't all that unexpected. |
No, just read a newspaper. Hermès in Paris refused service to Oprah because she was black just a few years back. The clerk thought she couldn’t afford a purchase at their store. Big mistake! |