a sane broke asian on crazy rich asians
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- (It's not a spoiler review but it'll make more sense if you've watched it) Asian? Check. Crazy rich? Err.... not quite. A south Asian talking about & analyzing a movie full of east Asians. Take a shot every time I say the word Asian.
If you're just here for the small bit about abs.. shame on you but it's okay here is the time stamp
10:55
Did you guys watch this film? Did you like it?
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finally i see a broke asian on my screen so i can feel represented
Rep rep
@Santi algo * slaps you *
* shakes your shoulders aggressively *
NEVER apologise for bad puns! YOU HEAR ME!?
"played by scarlett johansen" i died
We all dead 😂
sameeee
I literally believed that for a minute and even googled it, just to be sure 😂😂😭 stupidity hurts
the G stands for "get represented"
The g stands for girl your accent is about as American as dumping graham crackers in leaf water and calling it dipping biscuits into breakfast tea
It also stands for getting cold BC no blanket
THIS IS SO SPECIFIC I'M CRYING
The G stands for GET SPOOPY
The G stands for "GiveThisWomanANewIntroBeforeSheRunsOutOfIdeas"
It's an issue
The "G" stands for *grades are meaningless*
Clearly!
I used to wish I was white too... no offense Hollywood, but Hispanic and Mexican are not interchangeable words. Also, can you drop this mafia trope shit?? Thanks **cough** riverdale
As a mexican as well, i wholeheartedly agree with this!!!
xXTheHowlingWolfXx actually I’m Puerto Rican! I just feel like Hollywood should get their facts straight with Mexican culture, and understand in addition that Mexican culture isn’t the same culture as Spanish, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, etc.
@@edeedeeward I'm Puerto Rican too and I've grown up in Alabama, so I understand this SO MUCH
Yeah, i definitely wished i was white too, growing up. I wished i was American too as a South African Indian girl who sees Africa described as a country where everyone is either dying of starvation or has HIV/AIDS. And in media, where the whole Asian continent is seen as the same thing. I feel you guys. With Asians, the model student stereotype can be annoying, but not as actively harmful as an excessively violent portrayal the way it is in media with Latin American people.
The issue with these is that it perpetuates this stereotypes and people who may not know better start to believe it. It gets so ingrained and we consume so much media that when this message is actively being redistributed it's annoying but also harmful. I think when people say "it's just tv" or "it's just a movie" we tend to underestimate the impact of the media we consume and how it can act in shaping our view of the world.
"I full ass thought"
amazing, I'm so glad someone with my brain is being represented on the internet
Truly 🤧
i'm a crazy rich asian minus the rich
also i relate, i've lived in like 3 different countries and studied there and i'm barely out of high school but there's always a disconnect. like i know i'm a filipino, but sometimes i feel like i'm losing touch my culture? i felt it when i lost my ability to speak fluently in filipino and i felt it when i went back to the Philippines a few years later. skdfjl;sjfds i'm sorry for the emo ramble lmao
No don't be sorry! I think actively trying to speak it again can help maintain the connection and even just visiting when you can. It's sad though I feel you
My sister almost cried three times while watching the film. Rachel’s cultural struggles, the importance of family, and the pressure they put on you really hit me hard.
hello, im a southeast asian typically mistaken as an east asian. im also a slightly ripen banana with my strong american accent and lack of knowledge of my native language.
goddamnit young third grader when i was 7, I'M NOT MY FRIEND'S SISTER
Okay but me and my chinese friend were always mistaken to be sisters too and like.. I'm supposedly brown!
I’m Afro-Latina, and even though I’m not Asian, I completely relate! When I was watching the movie, I loved seeing the family scenes and watching them bond over food and music and art. Even though our cultures are completely different, I find that there are still so many similarities.
There were honestly three moments that almost made me cry in CRA:
(SPOILERS)
-The Wedding. I kept it together, but omfg it was beautiful. And the husband was crying, and the wife was crying, and Rachel was crying, and I was almost crying. It was so gorgeous, it melted my ice cold heart.
-When her mom came. Listen....LISTEN. Even though we’re all supposedly grown ups, we still have moments when we need a hug. When her mom showed up to take her home, and she cried “Mom!” and held her. I felt that. And I felt for her.
-The ending. After all the shit this girl went through, he races to the airplane, and it’s tight and crappy and it’s so cliche but Yellow is playing in the background and everyone’s crying, and the engagement ring was the mom’s. I’m getting emotional just thinking about it, my dude.
yes i agree with you so much on everything! emotional mess.
The G stands for GET CASTED FOR THE SEQUEL
Got to start going to acting classes first
The G stands for great content 🤓
tysm
you're goddamn right
the g stands for *gucci*
Well...I was not allowed to be ashamed of my culture by my parents (if I was, then you know...chappal). They talked to me in Hindi when I tried to convince them to talk in Japanese with me. They crossed prefectures to meet other Indian people and places, just so that I don't "forget'. I moved back to India when I was fourteen before I could become a full fledged "brown Japanese"...and I'm low-key grateful for that
It's important to at least have an appreciation of your background for sure! We will be grateful when we're older
chappal 😂😂😂
dang a moVIE REVIEWER QUEEN
That feeling of not really feeling like a part of your own culture resonates heavily on me. I can barely speak my own language anymore, I've grown up predominantly in white private schools, always wanted to be an actress but from a young age I barely ever saw dark brown skin girls represented in the media. I feel like I'm so integrated into a Western Culture and yet I even live in an African country. It sometimes makes me feel so sad but it was nice to see that someone could relate and understand. In black culture I'd typically be known as a coconut or an Oreo, black on the outside white on the inside 😒 Edit: ABSolutely faBulouS
I'm Indian and this is basically the story of my life
What's that i hear? Relatability! Coconut, Oreo, whoo, where i live (South Africa), there's a whole vocabulary of terms to describe this phenomenon. It's sad that we've become fluent in the language of insulting each other like this.
@momochan heck yeah to everything you said! Edit: have you thought about blessing UA-cam with your presence? I see you don't have a channel.
We are all just people trying to live in an incredibly complicated mess. Thank you for sharing!
I think it is important because it doesn't just relate to movies but permeates in everyday interactions with people too. Movies are a form of escapism but also can be an exaggerated glimpse into the world we live in today and culture. In casting, for example, it's harder for non-white actors to even be considered for roles that may not have race as an important factor and they're automatically shut out from opportunities. Same goes for modeling. It's true, Bollywood is the largest movie industry and there are other sources besides Hollywood but I think it's beneficial for everyone if we were more accepting to learn about different cultures. It's also better for kids growing up in western civilization to at least see diversity on screen.
I live in Indonesia (for those who don't know: Indonesia is in Asia) and I used to go to a private school where almost everyone was rich so when I first heard of this I thought that it would appeal to my best friend more because she is crazy, she is rich, and she is Asian meanwhile I am just an American-Indonesian mix that's just middle class. Who knew I could relate so much? It's like how I don't feel accepted into the Asian, richer, side of the family. And how people still don't see me as one of them even though I have been living here for most of my life.
For those who don't know WOW. Do people not really know? It's a good film and I feel you with the acceptance part! Hopefully we will find our place soon.
@@itsdivyag itsdivya yeah some people do not even know that Indonesia exists even though it is one of the top five populated countries in the world (right after the US like I am confusion, America explainnn) and like you said hopefully soon we will find our place and I'mma let my fangirl side take over for a second: OHH MY GAWD U ACTUALLY REPLIED YOUR VIDEOS ARE AMAZING YOU ARE AMAZING EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU IS JUST (I RAN OUT OF ADJECTIVES CUZ I'M NOT CREATIVE) BUT YEAH HAVE A NICE DAY
THE TITLE IS BIG MOOD
Did you guys know the whole cast was actually just Scarlett Johansson ???
God, the Mahjong scene made me cry too! It was so powerful.
Basically the whole film was just tears
My favourite scenes:
1. Every single one with the flat mate in it
2. Astrid being straight up savage. “I've realised it’s not my job to make you feel like a man. I can’t make you something your not.” Ooooooooooooh!
i want to be alive when divya runs out of g's
Honestly, Crazy Rich Asians was such an enjoyable film (this is coming from someone who isn't necessarily the biggest fan of rom-coms) and I think it's so great to show diversity within media like this. I think so great that we are seeing more represntation in media (though it is a slow process). I'm white so I have had representation in media in that respect, but I realize that seeing a character that you can relate to in some way or other can be really impactful (I happened to read a book in which the main character had asthma and it didn't automatically make them useless and I was really happy about that when I was younger) and I think it's important to feel represented and valued in media and not like a sidekick or background character the whole time
Exactly! Thank you for sharing
"Based on the book ... which I didn‘t read."
Remember when this was a booktube channel? 😂
Me neither
the G stands for "get represented"
Clickbaited me with those abs tbh,
And now I liked the video too
You've discovered a powerful force divya
I feel like I should get this off my chest: As someone who is of half Filipino descent, I can’t help but feel jealous of people who are East Asian/of East Asian descent. In the US, I usually only see East Asian representation, and that makes me very, very jealous. No one I know of thinks Southeast Asians/other Asians are “cool”. It’s only the East Asians/people of East Asian descent that are considered “cool”. Sigh...
It's Me, Andrea! I'm a typical white girl so I can't relate to that and Im sorry...Maybe it will sound stupid but well I do think Southeast Asians are cool. I wanted to include characters from Filipinos and Indonesia in the book I'm writing.
Our generation (90's and after) is more aware of different cultures and i think they can appreciate that...
Anyway: you're cool 👍
*I can calculate the poisson distribution but not this*
WHAT A MOOD
Astrid is my queen. Shes like everything i want to be.
the g stands for g o o d v i b e s
-Did you hear that CRA just became the highest grossing (domestically) rom-com in a decade?
-I wonder if the book got the same criticism of "it's called Crazy Rich ASIANS but the book isn't representative of ALL Asian ethnicities." There have been significantly more books made than movies made by and about Asian Americans that went on to be commercially successful, so I imagine that in the literary world there's significantly less pressure to represent and please everyone.
-Yeah, the abs are nice. I thought it was hilarious when we're introduced to Astrid's husband and we see him in the shower and we see him toweling off and we see nothing but his pecs, abs, and back, and it's a while before we end up seeing his damn face. But, I suppose more important than the abs are Henry Golding's charms. He's very warm and sweet and he's not cold and cruel.
-I'm glad that I was committed enough to watch the whole video and I got a room tour sneak peak! I moved into my new place months ago and I still have shit in boxes, I still have nowhere to hang my clothes, and my bed frame broke like a month and a half ago (the night I saw Crazy Rich Asians) and I moved my mattress on the floor and have been sleeping there since. So your room looks great to me.
So like this is late bc I only saw this video now, but I'm from the Philippines, and while watching this in the theater, there were collective laughs when there was a relatable scene that only asians can relate to, and for those few hours, you felt united as asians while watching the movie.
Sidenote: The G stands for Grab your empty wallets and wave them in the air
So happy you made this! Its great to see how positive representation impacts people and hear about what your own personal experiences are
Thank you!
I saw this movie with my family and my uncle cried.
Wow! It's really touched a lot of people.
still cannot believe they actually tried to change Rachael to be white for the film adaptation at first smh Hollywood come on. hopefully its popularity will encourage better asian representation though. what the heck is up with the whole 'asian guys aren't attractive' I mean most of the people who say that aren't all to pretty themselves sooo
I did not know this!it's shameful really
YES I STAN A LITERARY QUEEN WHO DOES ANALYSIS STUFFS YESS
please help i live in singapore and I'm crazy but im not rich
it's okay we hustle until we make it
@@itsdivyag thank you queen
Broke! I think not..... I see that 80 dollar backpack in the background 😂
It was a gift either way!
I was about to click on this right when I saw it, but then i wanted to watch ratatouille in French.
Watch ratatouille for sure
the biggest adhd mood
I thought based on your accent that you lived in the UK! Well I was partially right... but that’s so cool that you’re Nepali! I’m glad you’re sharing more about your identity with us... thank you based Divya.
Hope they make all three movies
Damn Divya, you're so well spoken. I simultaneously feel like I'm listening to a friend talk about their feelings and a fuckin TEDtalk.
trying to use my GCSE qualifications somehow!
3:32 to 3:59 HAHA! 12:46 to 12:53. YES! I loved that character's story arc.
I cant believe I haven't watched this video? Ok wow. And I can relate to this. I'm a south east asian that has moved around too much and feels weird about some aspects of my culture with an accent that's an amalgamation of the countries I've been to-- basically a mess. So sis you're not alone
ABSolutely FABulouS
Your humor is so refreshing! Watching your videos always give me happiness.
Thank you so much I'm so happy that it makes you feel good
7:05 - At least you're honest. A lot of Asians desire to be Caucasian. Asian media is becoming more and more "blonde" every year. Lol Eventually every main character in Anime will be a white male with an Asian name. hahaha.
There's also skin lightening issues in Asia. Not sure if it's a desire to be more caucasian per say or more to do with the history of class differences but it's sad that we try so hard to change our natural selves.
i high key crushed on every character in crazy rich asian but like rachel chu has my heart, soul and body
Wait you're from Nepal? That explains your Indian name but more of an East Asian appearance. That's so cool!
Did I just hear Victor yell out "AMAZING" in the middle of the video? FUCKING QUEEN
Honestly I get the feeling too. I don't remember Bangla very well and I keep speaking English. My culture is very different from Finland. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever go back to my home country.
Aw, man. I really like hearing about how other people relate to this movie. Makes me feel less a fool for sobbing all the way through the credits. Love your video, as always.
Thank you so much and I'm happy you too liked the movie
your'e uploading more and i love it so much
out of topic but not completely, you could do cliche posters "tutorials"
Ty for the idea!!!
*ABSolutely fABulouS*
I was watching this while sticking yet another poster to the walls of my rented flat and thinking about all the spots i will have to re-paint at the end of the summer semester, so... duh I relate. Also, Crazy Rich Asians was lovely and funny and wonderful and i cried lots.
i love how everyone's just cried or found this movie really comforting, yet my southeast asian self who can kind of relate with the 'not knowing your culture much' part just thought 'oh cool movie' since i was only a primary schooler lol
The G stands for Great video it was ABSolutely fABulouS
Tysm my g
Henry Golding’s abs made the paradigms quake below my feet
this is the regular uploading that i subscribed for
Thanks Shane hopefully I can keep it up
yo girl, not gonna lie I didn't know who you were until my friend added you into a shit show of a group chat, but let me tell you, after you liked my comment like twice and replied to me I felt the need to come to your channel and now I realise its the holy grail itself. great video great channel, I respect woo men and I respect you so have a good day and asia = yes very good
i relate so much to this video, as a south asian myself. thank you for making this 💓
Thank you for taking the time to watch it!
Me watching this in 2020: *sips coffee loudly* do go on, I'm still here for it.
Hehe
hearing viktor's "amazing" in your vids always crack me up lol
Thank you g
If you like Astrid, the actress who plays her, Gemma Chan, was also in an excellent sci-fi show called Humans on Channel 4 a few years and is also going to be in Captain Marvel!
ABSolutely fABulous
Also I thought the movie was great and I cried too, loved Astrid especially! I love all your videos Divya!!!
11:27 Seriously?! I have a very strong Asian-face bias (as in, I feel like Asian faces are marginally more attractive than anything else, don't worry, I don't treat non-Asians like crap) so this is really hard to believe.
....then again, I'm one of those idiots who would take a 2D character over a 3D person.
It's a broad statement and I'm not saying no one finds them hot! In an every day personal preference it doesn't apply but in relation to western media, there's a trend to emasculate Asian males. There's been statistics surrounding online dating apps (tinder) where it's been found that Asian males have the most trouble finding matches or being deemed to be attractive, comparable to black females!
itsdivya Seriously?! Well, I'm glad they're slowly changing their ways.... 😂
You are ABSolutely fAbulouS girl.
Also, I am a crazy broke white girl and I thought the film was amazing. The feels were brought up from the bottom of my soul.
ALSO hi this has nothing to do with anything?? but EXO IS HAVING A COMEBACK DO YOU HEAR ME DIVYA THE DROUGHT IS FUKIN OVER
I HEARD ABOUT THIS!!!!!
@@itsdivyag IM ACTUALLY GOING TO CRY
ABSolutely fABulouS. Your videos always make me laugh, also yass for asian representation
that golding/centineo comparison just changed my life forever
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"It's like me refreshing the page when I'm trying to get ticket concerts but they're all sold out... True story. I'm so triggered by Hayley Kiyoko... Ticketmaster." *Has violent flashbacks to not sleeping to try and get tickets and failing*
We were both going through some tough times
I can't tell you how wildly excited I am to be subscribed to a South Asian vlogger who is as cool as you.
I am Indian myself but _eh,_ close enough. xD
1993-2018 is 25 years. I should know, it's the year I was born until now.
You should watch Bojhack horseman s05e02, Daiene go back to Vietnam and ponder about origins and identity, it's cool😊
I'm (half) Filipina and I love this movie to bits. The film may not be about my specific ethnicity but I'm so happy this came out.
I'm so happy for you
Wow Divya... ouchea making me question my sexuality. COTDAMMIT DIVYA! I'M STRAIGHT!!! Love the humor glad to see it everytime
*ABSolutely fABulous*
I want to see a big budget romcom with only Reunionese people, now.
Also beards... I like beards.
I love that I can get your jokes. You're great
oh my, I just found this channel. I'm southeast asian live in UK, altho' I spend most of the rest of my life back in my home country it feels weird that I more resonate in here-but still my home country food way better than in here.
The food is always so good
The G stands for #girl you are relatable. I lived for 3 years in America at that age in between preteen and teen, and coming back, I literally felt like a different person. The quote from your friend resonates exactly how I feel. I always feel like I belong nowhere except with my siblings who speaks English as a first language. Thanks for this video, it was entertaining and yet comforting xx
You're so eloquent and funny! This is quality content.
Loool just to point out I made that comment before you said about your genius art! Loool must’ve read your mind :) haha
Disney's "Andi Mack" also stars an Asian protagonist
"the cousin's dog's dog" abahahahahahaha
woof
The use of Viktor's "Amazing!". Appropriately used lol 😂
1:36 HOLY SHIZ SAME! I was like wtf for a second.
you are ABSolutely fAbuLous❤❤
and good luck in Uni this year❤
My favorite video out of the 4 I’ve seen thus far, like how you spoke on identity, culture, and mainstream media having unrealistic standards and also “white” standard bc idk how else to encapsulate that, but I’m multicultural mess in America, never really integrated with any one category, don’t fluently speak Spanish, but can speak it colloquially and read and write, but this country does make you feel ashamed or inferior for not being that mainstream standard, which is very sad since there are many people of all cultures in America. With my family being scattered everywhere, it’s impossible to feel that support for self identification, although maybe one would say this is a better way to identify now bc you truly know who and what you are. There was a point I thought I was white, until I had people tell me I wasn’t, then I realized I don’t want to be white, I like being who I am, but being “brainwashed” by the media isn’t cool. Women have these absurd standards to measure up to, then if your beauty doesn’t align with those standards your viewed as inferior or mediocre. So yeah that’s my spiel.
hi lol i found your channel a couple of months ago and immediately subscribed bc i found your sense of humor to be absolutely hilarious. i just wanted to tell you that i relate to you sm, growing up in a foreign country, like you i felt the need to fit in and be "american" and throw away my culture. I felt ashamed as a kid bc I got teased for my culture, for wearing chapal and for the food my mom cooked for me. I grew out of that mindset but i always felt so guilty for feeling that way even for a little while. I've come to embrase and love my culture but the fact that there are so many people that still feel that way bc of our society is really saddening. I would say that media's portration of asian people has played a huge role in all this, as they are always protrayed to be kinda just in the background. Even main character roles that are meant to be asian are given to white ppl like theres a sortage of asians or something when LITERALLY asians make up more than half the population of the world!! like wtf does it make ANY sense!! *cough ghost in the shell, avatar the last air bender live action cough* anyways aside from my rant im so happy that asians are FINALLY starting to be represented in the big screens !! Llike you said although it is not representing any nepali culture, i still felt a sense of pride and belonging that i could relate to the culture and that these ppl on the screen looked like me and for once they werent just thrown in the background, it felt like we actually do matter and that we are good enough. And like you said, we shouldnt have to feel greatful that a minority is given important roles bc it should be a given that these ppl also have just as much rights to be represented however our society has such a lack of it that i cant help but feel greatful. I feel greatful that we are finally being represented and that this has created opportunities for other minorities as much as asians and bc of this sm ppl have found a platform to speak up about their personal experience and stand up for their culture. With that being said, i would like to conclude and say thank you to divya for sharing yours, it inspired me to share mine :)
(the g stand for gurung bheda ;)
damn I loved this video ❤ you look so cute in this vid btw, the spacebuns really suits you
*“Rachael Chu, player by Scarlett Johansson-“* FUUUUUUCKKK ME UP LMAOOOO 😂😂
Ryan Higa GIRL HAHAHA
LITERALLY YOU ARE A RACHAEL CHU LETS GO FIND YOU A NICHOLAS CAGE- i meAN NICHOLAS YOUNG 😅 let’s auction for the sequel 👏🏻✌🏻 fuCK I LOVE U SO MUCH COME TO CA AND WE WILL AND REIGN AS KING AND QUEEN BISHHH
NICHOLAS. CAGE.
NICK...OO..LAS.... CAGE I'M
I ain’t asian or rich. So just call me a poor mexican
Love this! I want to see this movie now! Yummy yummy video, friend!
ABSolutetly fABulous video divya
Oh my gosh no i saw the poster and I thought it was Ryan Higa too!! for like 2 weeks until I saw the trailer
relate so hardcore to your cultural disconnect and i'm not even your type of brown 😭
fuck this is so great. best review i've watched in a long time, i love your humour and i love your #wit.
Thank you so much