I just came back from the theater, and I felt a lot more.
This is the first mainstream film with an all-Asian lineup in Hollywood in 25 years.
Director John M Chu said: Now there are at least five or six films starring Asian actors in Hollywood, and the producers are waiting to see how the movie Crazy Rich Asians box office is, and its success will determine whether other movies can be. Moved onto the big screen one by one.
I don't know if it's an exaggeration, but I know that there are really too few Asian characters in Hollywood blockbusters.
Even when white people openly snatch things that should belong to us, we have nothing to do.
I personally have a blacklist of the following actors, I will never spend a penny to watch their movies in this life.
Scarlett Johansson, robbed Ghost In the Shell, who was originally an Asian protagonist.
Emma Stone, robbed Aloha, who was originally an Asian protagonist.
Tilda Swinton, grabbed the role of Dr Strange who was originally Asian.
Mark Wahlberg, a well-known racist, once beat an unenlightened Asian man to the point of blindness.
There is also Hua Mulan starring Liu Yifei. Just a few months ago, there was news that the screenwriter planned to turn the movie into a double protagonist, the male protagonist will become white, and Hua Mulan will have a love relationship, and then become a big hero gang. She saves China.
You may be asking: What does these showbiz affairs have to do with me? Why should I spend money to support the box office of this movie because of some empty concepts?
If you don’t understand, then it’s okay. Because, sincerely, sincerely, this movie was not made for you, and you are not the audience.
I still remember walking down the street when I was young, and a car flew past, leaving a sentence: "Go back to China!" It was a child's voice, sharp and vicious.
I remember when I was in high school, many girls sneered contemptuously, "I wouldn't consider dating Asian boys. They all wear glasses, they are nerds and super girls, they don't feel like a man at all."
I remember when I was in college, such posts on the school’s anonymous forums were flying everywhere: “Chinese students are cheating in gangs, and all the essays are written by hired people. The school should check them carefully and tell them to go back to China and don’t take us. Resources for American citizens!"
I remember that after work, my colleagues directly pulled resumes with Asian names into the recycle bin, "mostly the accent is very heavy, and it is too difficult to communicate with them."
They dare not talk about blacks like this, they dare not talk about Latino like this, but they dare to talk about Asians like this, without concealing it. Why?
I think of my good friend's mother when I was a child. In order to make a living, she opened a small tailor's shop and her eyes broke early.
Being made things difficult by white customers, cursing harshly, all bowed their heads to endure.
Another girl I met worked in a cheap nail salon in New York.
It also came from white people making things difficult, and even being kicked to the chin.
Still endure it.
...
When I was young, I thought about being an actor and a director, but I didn't dare, because there were no well-known Asian actors in Hollywood at that time except Jackie Chan. When I chose my major in my junior year, I weighed between film studies and business school for a long time, and I finally applied to the business school.
Only in the past few years did we slowly see Asian actors appearing in Hollywood. Steven Yeun, Constance Wu, John Cho.
And Daniel Wu, who recently started trying to move to Hollywood.
They are not the Chinese characters inserted in the movie by mainland investors like Fan Bingbing or Jing Tian. They are Americans. Their English proficiency, culture, communication skills, sense of humor, acting skills, and appearance are not essentially different from whites and blacks. .
But they just can't play the leading role.
None of them have real nationality.
The road we have to go is still too far.
Finally, let’s talk about Crazy Rich Asians.
Does it look good? Quite good looking.
Is it an Oscar masterpiece? no.
Did you make me happy? Teased.
Are you moved? Kind of.
Do you regret spending money?
No regrets.
Searching starring John Cho will also be released at the end of the month. It is said to be a different Asian-American story. You can look forward to it here.
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