S1 E16: Crazy Rich Asians - A Tale of Two Generations of Immigrants

Today we are joined by Tony (weibo: @没有羊先生) and Xiaozi (weibo: @少年字) for a discussion on the all-Asian cast blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians. The movie received stellar ratings amongst critics and audiences alike, and is acclaimed as a major step towards screen representation for the Asian American community. The success, however, confused many Chinese movie-goers, as they saw only a rom-com not far from the traditional formula. What do you think about this movie? Swoon-worthy? Razzle-dazzling? Empowering or misrepresented? Tell us what you think by leaving comments on Weibo, Twitter, WeChat, iTunes, and Soundcloud. And yes we read all of them. 今天我们请到了Tony（微博@没有羊先生）和小字（微博@少年字）来聊一聊最近大热的Crazy Rich Asians。 这部电影在美国，尤其是亚裔群体里被评为里程碑式的电影，亚裔的《黑豹》；却被国内观众认为乏善可陈，不过是一个普通的霸道总裁灰姑娘爱情剧。这部华裔拍给世界的浪漫爱情喜剧和中国观众有哪些错位？电影里强烈的“宫斗感”从哪里来？杨紫琼和Constance Wu的麻将对手戏有什么深意？这可以算是一部有进步意义的电影吗？Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)

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Loud Murmurs is a Mandarin-Chinese podcast about American pop culture, brought to you by four bilingual and bi-cultural women in the U.S. and their friends. We discuss movies, TV, documentaries, and the social, political issues reflected on by a piece of pop culture work. Too often, race, gender and other political and cultural issues are the subtext in pop culture. We seek to make the subtext explicit, question it and challenge it. The show is now in its third season, updated biweekly. We have interviewed guests ranging from science fiction writers, comedians, to scholars and journalists. Our goal is to make the most thought-provoking Chinese podcast about American pop culture. 小声喧哗是一档以女性视角来观察和批判影视文本如何塑造世界的播客。《小声喧哗》Loud Murmurs, 是一档以女性视角来观察和批判影视文本如何塑造世界的播客。文化和审美的自觉认同从来都是隐含在创造者对世界的想象中，而这样的想象催生出许多充满偏见的创造动机。这样的创造动机渗透在我们日复一日热爱的欧美电影中，美剧里，渗透在我们对于事物的认知中。今天，我们想要去挑战它。紧跟影视热点和时事的同时，保持了双周频率的持续输出。在制作节目时，小声喧哗经常邀请学者和影评人参与我们的节目，使节目的观点更加多元化和专业。小声喧哗致力在中文世界，做最好的流行文化播客。