Who else is excited for "Crazy Rich Asians" ?!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if I will enjoy it. They should have made it less ethnic and more relatable to American audiences

Not enough white people movies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just going by the trailer, as a white person, looking at somebody else’s ethnic comedy leaves me feeling complicit in racial prejudice.

This comment is all kinds of stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does everyone forget about Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)? It was a FANTASTIC movie, won a Golden Globe, won three Oscars and was nominated for a further three. It also outperformed the Joy Luck Club by a factor of 3.

Michelle Yeoh was in it too!

It didn’t have Asian Americans in lead roles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just going by the trailer, as a white person, looking at somebody else’s ethnic comedy leaves me feeling complicit in racial prejudice.

This comment is all kinds of stupid.

+1. Word.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just going by the trailer, as a white person, looking at somebody else’s ethnic comedy leaves me feeling complicit in racial prejudice.

You really don't get it. The point is that ALL the rolrs, the good guys, the bad guys, the smart people, the stupid people, the nice people, the mean people, the rich people, the slightly - less -rich people, the greedy people, the generous people, etc., etc., are Asian. It's Asians in all the complexity of humanity, not a token Asian character who embodies one single stereotype, or seems to be the only Asian in the world, or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does everyone forget about Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)? It was a FANTASTIC movie, won a Golden Globe, won three Oscars and was nominated for a further three. It also outperformed the Joy Luck Club by a factor of 3.

Michelle Yeoh was in it too!

It didn’t have Asian Americans in lead roles.

Wtf?

The cast was almost exclusively asian...

[Anonymous]

Saw it yesterday and thought it was great.... very entertaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does everyone forget about Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)? It was a FANTASTIC movie, won a Golden Globe, won three Oscars and was nominated for a further three. It also outperformed the Joy Luck Club by a factor of 3.

Michelle Yeoh was in it too!

It didn’t have Asian Americans in lead roles.

Wtf?

The cast was almost exclusively asian...

Do you not understand the difference between Asian and Asian-American?

[Anonymous]

Just saw it! There was one small group of 3 Asians in the whole theater so it was a diverse audience. People laughed, clapped, talked back and cried. I think everyone liked it. A little slow to start but picks up after the first 20 minutes. The soundtrack and fashion were amazing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just going by the trailer, as a white person, looking at somebody else’s ethnic comedy leaves me feeling complicit in racial prejudice.

You really don't get it. The point is that ALL the rolrs, the good guys, the bad guys, the smart people, the stupid people, the nice people, the mean people, the rich people, the slightly - less -rich people, the greedy people, the generous people, etc., etc., are Asian. It's Asians in all the complexity of humanity, not a token Asian character who embodies one single stereotype, or seems to be the only Asian in the world, or something.

^^ all the *roles*

[Anonymous]

https://variety.com/2018/film/box-office/crazy-rich-asians-box-office-opening-weekend-constance-wu-1202909669/

$34M opening. Pretty good!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://variety.com/2018/film/box-office/crazy-rich-asians-box-office-opening-weekend-constance-wu-1202909669/

$34M opening. Pretty good!

Can’t wait to see it. Almost done with the book.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would they make a movie about just one minority? I’m not going to go see it.

Really? Are you a troll?

It is called Crazy Rich Asians. It is about an extremely wealthy Asian family set in Hong Kong. What minoritiescwould fit in?

Doesn't Scarlett Johanssen play Rachel?

[Anonymous]

The hero was so weak. What a let down. It was all about women showdown. Mother-in-law vs daughter-in-law. The FILs were conspicuously absent the entire movie.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone seen it yet? Can I bring my 10 yo DD to it??