brainstorm with me: what is missing from current asian american mainstream movies/narratives that we want to see more of? if you were, like me, disappointed with crazy rich asians, shang chi, mulan, and love hard, what was missing? structure reply as more of & less of
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more: - tension of living with immigrant parents with language barrier, + conflicting narratives at home vs in school/society - aa main characters with complex inner lives & significant character development - navigating your own desired balance of individualism vs collectivism
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less: - showing aa charaters within american "frame", proving that we are X (wealthy, successful, able to assimilate) enough - portrayal as weird/not to be taken seriously - snapping straight into depiction of exotic homeland when trying to show depth of character/complexity
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I guess twitter is wrong venue but if anyone has thoughts you can comment herehttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1PtEraRahscCi92nSy0EeMEjw9ao9JmCC4EqRW4UJAa0/edit?usp=sharing …
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