Jon M. Chu made an excellent movie, but has small things he wants to address moving forward. They say that directing a feature is just an accumulation of knowledge to use on your next project. Well, for Jon M. Chu, that seems to ring true. His 2018 blockbuster, Crazy Rich Asians, was a massive success. While there was unfair pressure on him to represent all of Asia, Chu rose to the occasion and made a hilarious romantic comedy that did a great job taking the novel and adapting it to the screen. Recently, the movie has come under scrutiny for the way it treats some South Asian cultures and characters. Chu has responded to the criticism, telling Insider he wished he had made the characters "more human." The main issue that comes up is that these South Asian people really only show up in the movie as guards or servants in subservient roles. Chu explained, "That's a lesson that I did not understand until it happened. I was like, this is a book that exists, and I'm making this book into a movie. I can't add a new character into this book." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 9 June, 2021