Crazy Rich Asians is a great moment for representation -- but slides over some important questions
- Written by Timothy Kazuo Steains, Lecturer in Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
Constance Wu and Henry Golding in Crazy Rich AsiansIMDB
Review: Crazy Rich Asians. Contains spoilers
Crazy Rich Asians is a ground-breaking moment for Asian representation in Western film, with the first all-Asian cast in Hollywood in 25 years - an industry where Asian actors constitute 1% of lead roles.
After watching the film, I did feel something...