Astrid: "It's not my job to make you feel like a man, I can't make you something you're not." Angelina: "Damn someone give her a mike" Me: "Oh just wait for the mid credits... she gets her mike... Mike Chang that is"
the mahjong scene was my favourite, it was a very huge power move for Rachel when she was like "....it will all be because of me" and then drops the tiles OOOOOOOFF!
And if you understand the rules of mahjong (which I assume you do since you brought it up) you'll understand that the events of the game just emphasises Rachel's monologue; Rachel had a really good hand, Eleanor had an ok hand, but they both needed the same tile. Rachel gave up a STRONG winning hand so that Eleanor could win with a weak one. Rachel's decision to let Eleanor win the game directly parallels Rachel rejecting the proposal, and THAT is why Eleanor's face is so shook
Convenient Eleanor needed that 8 bamboo card. What if she didn’t? Rachel’s monologue would be for naught. Unless, Rachel could read opponent’s cards. Wicked mahjonggera you Rachel you. 🤗
@@ronaldfernandez1689 Could be just luck tbh since Majong is kind of like cards and involves luck and chance. It is a thematic scene tho with the situation between Rachel and Eleanor and we've seen earlier in the movie the exact same scenario where rachel takes an okay winning hand but a massive loss to her opponent.
@@ronaldfernandez1689 It's a movie. Plus maybe she saw her pick something up from one of the discarded tiles. But more importantly, she already won -she threw out a piece that lets her win already; so, your question is moot since she is not trying to beat Eleanor regardless if Eleanor need that piece or not..Rachel is letting the mom win with the mahjong as well as with her family.
I get that Eleanor was trying to keep with family tradition however it wasn't because she truly believed in it. It was because she is forever trying to impress her mother-in-law. Eleanor doesn't seem to know her worth unless her mother-in-law dictates what it is. Hence why Eleanor became jealous when the grandmother immediately accepted Rachel. Rachel had confidence within herself, she knew her worth. Eleanor doing the background check on Rachel wasn't to protect her son from a shameful woman but to eliminate the competition for her mother-in-law's acceptance smh
I do think Eleanor believed in the traditions to a certain extent. After all, what Nick relates about his mother being there for him with a basket of dumplings after school everyday and about spending time with his family as a kid making them is the kind of Quality Family Time a lot of parents strive to have with their kids and it's an admirable goal. I do think she was a little jealous about Rachel being favored by the grandma immediately (which I think is just a realistic family dynamic where people are often less demanding about their grandkids vs their kids) as well as just perpetuating a generational adversarial dynamic between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws, however I think the biggest issue was that Rachel had no intentions of giving up her career to be a housewife and mother. Eleanor said she gave up becoming a lawyer to help her husband run his business but Colin even points out to Nick the problems he & Rachel are going to have if they get married because he's expected to run the family business one day and she's not going to want to end her career. I think part of Eleanor's resentment is also because back when she was a young woman, it was also much more expected for a woman to sacrifice her passions and career for the family whereas Rachel has many more options than she herself did.
@@WalkerWrites7 Actually the grandma never accepted Rachel in the book, she just tolerated her. SPOILERS FOR THE SECOND BOOK: Eleanor didn't accept Rachel until she found out her real dad is a mega rich Chinese politician.
@@noahorakwue2653 I read that movie adaptations of the other 2 books are in the works. I liked the first movie but it was very different from the book. I guess they'll just drop the plot of Eleanor not welcoming Rachel in her home until she finds her real dad, which is all well and good really. Each book has SO many different plots going on and there needs to be time put aside for Kitty Pong, who is a major character in the second and third books on top of Astrid and Rachel.
So.... yeah. Those are LV bags, more important it is referred to as "coach luggage", meaning it is a travel set. You also have to remember that this is 1995 when they have that luggage set. Gucci was not making luggage sets. The best luggage sets you could have in 1995 was LV. So that shot in the hotel was a STATEMENT. Absolutely NOT Gucci though
@@ANGELINAA It's 2023 and i just checked for that extra reaction on the missed mid credit scene. Is it ever gonna happen, i really wana see your reaction, partially cos it ties in with your comment bout mic(hint** mike**hint) drop.
*FYI* - The flower in 6:47 is called Wijaya Kusuma Flower. For us South East Asian people this flower is sacred not only because it is so rare to find it blooms but also culturally it is believed a long time ago for its ability to resurrect the dead. So, that is why...
its the peak of emotions, i cry because it's so heartwarming to see them be in love, but also being scared that their love would end because of his mother, being proud of rachel for sitting next to that professor, being happy to see his friends get married but then remembering what just happened to astrid and how she must've felt so in love with her husband at some point only to get that in the end, the instruments fading out of the song to intensify everything was perfect, and also just seeing how beautiful that wedding is, i cried because i was in aww, scared, proud, and felt bad for astrid all at the same time and it was all executed and acted out perfectly I'm just very impressed at how they were able to make me feel so much at the same time!
Astrid: “You’re not a captain in the army anymore. You’re a CEO.” Angelina: “Captain in the army? Crash Landing?” Me: “Oh! A woman after my own heart.” **hits subscribe**
The flower thing was I think, it's because it only blooms after 40 years. I remember from Denace the Menace. It dies after it blooms. Edit: It's actually 7 years! Thank you to the person in the comments who told me
Actually it’s every 7 years. That’s why it’s so special to Asians because 7 is a lucky number. Also those flowers grow from a vine so the plant itself does not die, the flower does. It’s also edible. But yeah it smells great though. I always look forward to them blooming in my garden. :)
Thank you about time, it’s crazy to me that the “poorest” Asian in this movie was a NYU professor yet they talk to her as if she was “poor”. I can’t with this movie
9:45 Nahh it’s banana, usually we use the term “banana” to describe someone that is Chinese but isn’t actually fluent in the language but instead is fluent in English.
This is so interesting 😂 can speak from personal experience that for Indians we have a similar term called 'coconuts' lmaoo aka: white on the inside, brown on the outside
I could easily write a 30-page paper covering the nuances found within this movie. There is so much information that people not familiar with Singapore/Malaysia would not understand. @4:10 ALL of the staff are Filipino and Indonesian. Not a knock on them. Americans would consider "help" as Mexicans, but in SG or HK, help staff almost always comes from the Philippines or Indonesia, so the attention to detail of that tiny scene is immaculate. In Dubai the majority of "workers" are Filipino or Indian @12:07 more staff from Philipines @4:00 Hawker center, but this is actually in KL, not SG. Virtually everything is spicy. I always joke that even the water is hot in SG. I would eat there literally every day whenever I was in KL or SG. Just incredible food. Not every hawker center is the same, with experience you find the ones you like most @4:36 the point of showing this "over the top" house is to provide context. The family is "new money". The daughter drives a fancy sports car. Part of the context is showing that the family is doing more spending than earning. Whereas later you see Eleneor showing "old money" through generations. Contrast that Awkwafina is driving a Audi R8 whereas Astrid is being driven in a Rolls Royce. You might say, well Astrid is buying sooooo much..what about that? Her character is a famous model and philanthropist in the movie, which means wearing certain things is connecting her with sponsors. @5:32 two Indian guards greet the car. There are many Indians in SG and HK due to the British Empire inviting themselves to conquer parts of India and then "relocate" people to other territories of the crown. There are even Indian temples in SG. Although the origins of how and why Indians had arrived to SG/HK are not so good, many families (over generations) have prospered as the nations' economies boomed. @11:14 at the wedding, only the main walkway is filling with water, no one attending is getting wet @3:00 "wearing a lucky color will make a good first impression" - this is correct, it would show the "native asians" that she, the "foreign american" understands symbolism. Just shocked her mother did not give her some oranges to present as gifts LOL @3:18 they are flying on an Airbus A830. Each "seat" for that trip is around $30,000 (one way). So Nick likely dropped $90,000 for two round-trip tickets (roundtrip is always cheaper). There are two full levels to the plane, they are on the upper level. There is a full bar and also an actual shower. Your "seat" is a lounge-type area to get work done, then you go across "the aisle" to your beds. Proper luxury. Only hitting on points from this video, there is so much more. SG is so damn hot. It also rains quite a lot. Do visit Sentosa and Jurong if anyone ever visits. Wander around the Raffles Hotel and Peninsula Hotel (every guest is given a chauffered Rolls Royce for shopping trips along Orchard road) Amazing movie, we need more like this!
If you like the movie I recommend you read all 3 books. There is so much missing that you will love. Although I know this is the first movie for the trilogy but they should not have given it a happy ending, because the book did not end like that to set up for the second part.
It is not about being Western-born. It's anyone who's Asian that can't speak their mother tongue but only English. Because Banana = yellow on the outside, white on the inside. Malaysians say it too lmao I also got called it a lot as a Chinese who can't speak Mandarin (though I wasn't born in a Western country). Twinkie seems like an Americanized version lol considering Twinkies are American.
@@WandernHunger So if I’m an Asian person who grew up in the West but can speak my native language fluently, what am I? I think I’m still a banana. Twinkie is just... wrong. 😂
@@ninjaahjumma lmao then you're just normal 😂 being called a banana is generally a mocking term used to kinda 'put down' Asians who can't speak their mother tongue because they're westernised
@@ninjaahjumma well in this case they're probably meaning that she's "white" like in the beginning when her mum says that she can look Chinese and speak Chinese but she isn't the 'type' of Chinese that the Youngs are (aka her personality and upbringing are western-like such as her strong personality, individualism and independence)
This movie is very very underrated with some people but once you watch it once you're like wow there is some decent character growth I totally agree Aquafina best character She needs her own movie soon She needs her own movie soon someday when this darn quarantine
Rachel and her mom laughing at P.T.'s creepiness was one of my favorite moments! He's a creep but at the same they know they're back in familiar reality again, something that they can handle.
I experienced this on a smaller degree. I am dating an Asian man. I love him and everything about Asian culture he has introduced me to so much and im always willing to learn. His parents weren't very open minded to the idea of me. After we dated for a month they came to a deduction that I was an emotional bombshell destined to ruin his life. We kept dating in secret and we will hit our 1 year in less than a month. I hate having to hide my existence from his family and I hope one day they will look at me as a person not just an emotional white woman.
5:32 This though- I remember being invited to a friend's house and carpooled with another friend. At first, we thought that we got lost because it was so dark and there weren't a lot of houses. Turns out, her house was an entire mansion right at the end.
Glad I found your channel, I love this reaction!!! It the many facets of us Asians, it’s crazy yet relatable how this is many of the things we go through. I understand both sides, and enjoyed Rachel’s conclusion that ended with the majong scene. It’s so sad, yet pretty accurate to how many of us feel.
@@alexac4293 Pr ...do you mean the accent of Americans that does not sound like other regions of America, like Texas, the south, etc...Chicago, NYC? Sort of a tv anchor accent...
I love this movie! The first time I watched it, I posted on Facebook that I was only 10 mins in and I was still grinning from ear to ear. It made me feel good! Also I've had the pleasure of meeting Kina Grannis on 3 different occasions. Such a wonderful artist and a genuinely decent person. Great reaction video! :)
Two years is a long time but better late than never. :) Only recently found your channel and been immensely enjoying all your content. Working through your videos. So many things to relate to in this movie but not all are good things.
I think the bride stepping into the water was not just a puddle! Everyone was sitting in the indoor "rice paddies". A nod to China's agricultural roots!
The term is actually “banana” in Asia particularly in Southeast Asia in Singapore and Malaysia (maybe much better representation of the culture). Probably because we don’t actually eat Twinkies 😂.
I still need to watch this. Not Asian myself but I grew up in China and my father's still over there and my stepmother's Chinese. Both gave glowing reviews so I really need to.
6:56/It's the type of flower....it only opens up once a year!! Many people wait All year long for this flower to bloom!! People make party's a year in advance!! 😮
OMG I just got an orchid cactus 6:53 like this!! the blooms are a big deal bc they’re only open once for a few hours starting in the evening and then wilt away
Thanks for doing your part, fellow Asian earthling. You know it's required viewing for all Asians, right? LOL. Great funny reaction. You had me grinning the whole time. And of course, you end the video with one foot on top of your chair. So Asian.
I only just realised that the ring he proposed with on the plane was his mother's ring showing that she gave her blessing, how did I miss that the first time 😭
I like that they casted the gay guy (with glasses) from "Superstore" and Sonoya Mizuno from "Devs" (Hulu), "Maniac" (Netflix) and Gemma Chan from "Humans" show.
"good character growth, I feel like no other character had growth besides astrid" Yea that's pretty much the books too, although Nick has a couple of decent relatives in the books other than Astrid..
The story is pretty touching but what sold me is the eye candy. Beautiful Asian men and women in a "comfortable" surrounding with no real worries about money or success. And how did Singapore Airlines NOT get product placement?!
An excerpt from a traditional English folk song (courtesy of Maddy Prior & Steeleye Span): "The Brown Girl" 🎶 I'm as brown as brown can be My eyes are black as sloe I'm as [brown]* as a night-time nightingale *actually [brick], an archaic word As wild as a forest doe My love was high and proud A fortune by his side But a fairer maiden than ever I'll be He took to be his bride He sent me a letter of love He sent it from the town He wrote to tell me that his love was gone Because I was so brown I sent back his letter of love In anger I wrote down Your love is wasted on such as me Because I am so brown I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day I'll do as much to you as any maiden may I'll make you rue the very day that you were born I'm a bonny brow girl I heard not another word more Until six months passed by A doctor said he had a broken heart Without me he would die I walked to his bedside I walked and never ran I laughed so loud, then louder still All at this love-sick man I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day I'll do as much to you as any maiden may I'll make you rue the very day that you were born I'm a bonny brown girl 🎶 This bubbled to the surface of my alleged mind. The moral of this story, don't fu..., ehr, mess with girls you may deem as your social inferiors. Pride goeth before a fall, to coin a phrase. -- ✌👤
I don't even remember a single thing about this movie, my parents rented it thinking it was a comedy and about a half hour to an hour in we were so confused and disappointed that it wasn't a comedy at all in any shape or form. So, we didn't get a chance to appreciate the movie for what it was. Honestly can't remember if it was any good or complete shit lmao.
16-08-2020 ( first time to watch this movie... i have to say - it was one of the best movie ive seen i terms of romance.... good story as well... and the person plays Rachel ( shes sooo cute)
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Astrid: "It's not my job to make you feel like a man, I can't make you something you're not."
Angelina: "Damn someone give her a mike"
Me: "Oh just wait for the mid credits... she gets her mike... Mike Chang that is"
I know! I love that scene, even if it's like 10 seconds long. Mike Chang was my favourite haha
I'm so mad she didn't saw the mid credit scene
tina: 👁💧👄💧👁
best part of the movie thoo
Mic Drop
the mahjong scene was my favourite, it was a very huge power move for Rachel when she was like "....it will all be because of me" and then drops the tiles OOOOOOOFF!
And if you understand the rules of mahjong (which I assume you do since you brought it up) you'll understand that the events of the game just emphasises Rachel's monologue; Rachel had a really good hand, Eleanor had an ok hand, but they both needed the same tile. Rachel gave up a STRONG winning hand so that Eleanor could win with a weak one. Rachel's decision to let Eleanor win the game directly parallels Rachel rejecting the proposal, and THAT is why Eleanor's face is so shook
Convenient Eleanor needed that 8 bamboo card. What if she didn’t? Rachel’s monologue would be for naught. Unless, Rachel could read opponent’s cards. Wicked mahjonggera you Rachel you. 🤗
@@ronaldfernandez1689 Could be just luck tbh since Majong is kind of like cards and involves luck and chance. It is a thematic scene tho with the situation between Rachel and Eleanor and we've seen earlier in the movie the exact same scenario where rachel takes an okay winning hand but a massive loss to her opponent.
@@ronaldfernandez1689 she's en economics professor who probably know much about game theory - she was definitely counting tiles.
@@ronaldfernandez1689 It's a movie. Plus maybe she saw her pick something up from one of the discarded tiles. But more importantly, she already won -she threw out a piece that lets her win already; so, your question is moot since she is not trying to beat Eleanor regardless if Eleanor need that piece or not..Rachel is letting the mom win with the mahjong as well as with her family.
I get that Eleanor was trying to keep with family tradition however it wasn't because she truly believed in it. It was because she is forever trying to impress her mother-in-law. Eleanor doesn't seem to know her worth unless her mother-in-law dictates what it is. Hence why Eleanor became jealous when the grandmother immediately accepted Rachel. Rachel had confidence within herself, she knew her worth. Eleanor doing the background check on Rachel wasn't to protect her son from a shameful woman but to eliminate the competition for her mother-in-law's acceptance smh
I do think Eleanor believed in the traditions to a certain extent. After all, what Nick relates about his mother being there for him with a basket of dumplings after school everyday and about spending time with his family as a kid making them is the kind of Quality Family Time a lot of parents strive to have with their kids and it's an admirable goal. I do think she was a little jealous about Rachel being favored by the grandma immediately (which I think is just a realistic family dynamic where people are often less demanding about their grandkids vs their kids) as well as just perpetuating a generational adversarial dynamic between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws, however I think the biggest issue was that Rachel had no intentions of giving up her career to be a housewife and mother. Eleanor said she gave up becoming a lawyer to help her husband run his business but Colin even points out to Nick the problems he & Rachel are going to have if they get married because he's expected to run the family business one day and she's not going to want to end her career. I think part of Eleanor's resentment is also because back when she was a young woman, it was also much more expected for a woman to sacrifice her passions and career for the family whereas Rachel has many more options than she herself did.
IM pretty sure this is even worst in the books. I dont think she ever accepts rachel in the books, this was only in the movie, so much sweeter
@@WalkerWrites7 Actually the grandma never accepted Rachel in the book, she just tolerated her. SPOILERS FOR THE SECOND BOOK:
Eleanor didn't accept Rachel until she found out her real dad is a mega rich Chinese politician.
@@purelysmetalnightcore Assuming there's a sequel I hope that's still true.
@@noahorakwue2653 I read that movie adaptations of the other 2 books are in the works. I liked the first movie but it was very different from the book. I guess they'll just drop the plot of Eleanor not welcoming Rachel in her home until she finds her real dad, which is all well and good really. Each book has SO many different plots going on and there needs to be time put aside for Kitty Pong, who is a major character in the second and third books on top of Astrid and Rachel.
Kids are kids, even when they have Gucci bags--I subscribed immediately hahha
Sameee
I thought they were Burberry when I watched the movie.
Aren't those LV bags?
So.... yeah. Those are LV bags, more important it is referred to as "coach luggage", meaning it is a travel set. You also have to remember that this is 1995 when they have that luggage set. Gucci was not making luggage sets. The best luggage sets you could have in 1995 was LV. So that shot in the hotel was a STATEMENT. Absolutely NOT Gucci though
Astrid is an angel and deserved better. I'm not taking suggestions.
Waiting for the sequel movieeeee omgggggg
The second installment will be more about her.
Lol i love how you called it from the beginning: "He's gonna propose and she's going to say no." Love this movie and love your reaction!
haha i had no idea!! :D
Am I the only one that’s sad because she missed the juicy mid credit scene?
MID CREDIT SCENE!?!?! omg. i will have to shoot my reaction because i didn't even know that there was one... no spoiling ty~
@@ANGELINAA Have you posted it yet? I don't see it on your channel but I'd love to see your reaction to the mid-credit scene!
What mid-credits scene 😮? guess I missed it too
THERE IS A MID CREDIT SCENE!!??
@@ANGELINAA It's 2023 and i just checked for that extra reaction on the missed mid credit scene. Is it ever gonna happen, i really wana see your reaction, partially cos it ties in with your comment bout mic(hint** mike**hint) drop.
*FYI* - The flower in 6:47 is called Wijaya Kusuma Flower. For us South East Asian people this flower is sacred not only because it is so rare to find it blooms but also culturally it is believed a long time ago for its ability to resurrect the dead. So, that is why...
I don't cry often watching movies, but the wedding, the game against Eleanor and the reveal of the ring somehow make my eyes water all the time.
the wedding scene makes me cry EVERYTIME i watch it omg
Me too. It is so beautifull.
Same and I used to literally watch this movie everyday
its the peak of emotions, i cry because it's so heartwarming to see them be in love, but also being scared that their love would end because of his mother, being proud of rachel for sitting next to that professor, being happy to see his friends get married but then remembering what just happened to astrid and how she must've felt so in love with her husband at some point only to get that in the end, the instruments fading out of the song to intensify everything was perfect, and also just seeing how beautiful that wedding is, i cried because i was in aww, scared, proud, and felt bad for astrid all at the same time and it was all executed and acted out perfectly I'm just very impressed at how they were able to make me feel so much at the same time!
Astrid: “You’re not a captain in the army anymore. You’re a CEO.”
Angelina: “Captain in the army? Crash Landing?”
Me: “Oh! A woman after my own heart.” **hits subscribe**
I didn't get the reference until just now and it made me so happy :)
Crash landing on You?
Im pretty sure this line is also used in backstreet rookie. I might be wrong tho
“Everyone looks so fabulous. Is this movie made to make me feel jealous?”
Yeah pretty much 😂
yeha
The flower thing was I think, it's because it only blooms after 40 years. I remember from Denace the Menace. It dies after it blooms.
Edit: It's actually 7 years! Thank you to the person in the comments who told me
that makes a lot of sense. noowwww i feel like a jerk LOL
@@ANGELINAA 😂😅
Actually it’s every 7 years. That’s why it’s so special to Asians because 7 is a lucky number. Also those flowers grow from a vine so the plant itself does not die, the flower does. It’s also edible. But yeah it smells great though. I always look forward to them blooming in my garden. :)
@@WrinklyRadio Oh, thank you for telling me
@@skeleton5545 I think the plant your thinking of is the corpse flower
Thank you about time, it’s crazy to me that the “poorest” Asian in this movie was a NYU professor yet they talk to her as if she was “poor”. I can’t with this movie
9:45 Nahh it’s banana, usually we use the term “banana” to describe someone that is Chinese but isn’t actually fluent in the language but instead is fluent in English.
ahhh interesting - I've only heard twinkie growing up around me LOL
ANGELINA ahhh different countries uses different words to describe I guess 😂😆
@Lowkey Nerd Banana = outside yellow like Asian, but inside white like Caucasian. Generally refer to asian chinese who doesnt speak mandarin
This is so interesting 😂 can speak from personal experience that for Indians we have a similar term called 'coconuts' lmaoo aka: white on the inside, brown on the outside
Yesss agreed, twinkies aren’t popular in Southeast Asia but bananas are
I could easily write a 30-page paper covering the nuances found within this movie. There is so much information that people not familiar with Singapore/Malaysia would not understand.
@4:10 ALL of the staff are Filipino and Indonesian. Not a knock on them. Americans would consider "help" as Mexicans, but in SG or HK, help staff almost always comes from the Philippines or Indonesia, so the attention to detail of that tiny scene is immaculate. In Dubai the majority of "workers" are Filipino or Indian
@12:07 more staff from Philipines
@4:00 Hawker center, but this is actually in KL, not SG. Virtually everything is spicy. I always joke that even the water is hot in SG. I would eat there literally every day whenever I was in KL or SG. Just incredible food. Not every hawker center is the same, with experience you find the ones you like most
@4:36 the point of showing this "over the top" house is to provide context. The family is "new money". The daughter drives a fancy sports car. Part of the context is showing that the family is doing more spending than earning. Whereas later you see Eleneor showing "old money" through generations. Contrast that Awkwafina is driving a Audi R8 whereas Astrid is being driven in a Rolls Royce. You might say, well Astrid is buying sooooo much..what about that? Her character is a famous model and philanthropist in the movie, which means wearing certain things is connecting her with sponsors.
@5:32 two Indian guards greet the car. There are many Indians in SG and HK due to the British Empire inviting themselves to conquer parts of India and then "relocate" people to other territories of the crown. There are even Indian temples in SG. Although the origins of how and why Indians had arrived to SG/HK are not so good, many families (over generations) have prospered as the nations' economies boomed.
@11:14 at the wedding, only the main walkway is filling with water, no one attending is getting wet
@3:00 "wearing a lucky color will make a good first impression" - this is correct, it would show the "native asians" that she, the "foreign american" understands symbolism. Just shocked her mother did not give her some oranges to present as gifts LOL
@3:18 they are flying on an Airbus A830. Each "seat" for that trip is around $30,000 (one way). So Nick likely dropped $90,000 for two round-trip tickets (roundtrip is always cheaper). There are two full levels to the plane, they are on the upper level. There is a full bar and also an actual shower. Your "seat" is a lounge-type area to get work done, then you go across "the aisle" to your beds. Proper luxury.
Only hitting on points from this video, there is so much more. SG is so damn hot. It also rains quite a lot. Do visit Sentosa and Jurong if anyone ever visits. Wander around the Raffles Hotel and Peninsula Hotel (every guest is given a chauffered Rolls Royce for shopping trips along Orchard road)
Amazing movie, we need more like this!
If you like the movie I recommend you read all 3 books. There is so much missing that you will love. Although I know this is the first movie for the trilogy but they should not have given it a happy ending, because the book did not end like that to set up for the second part.
What I especially loved about the books were all the hilarious footnote comments.
I cannot wait for the sequel.
“I love their accents I want and accent” as a British Asian you do have an accent😊😊😊
Fun fact: (some) Singaporeans call Western born Asians bananas. I’ve never heard of Twinkie before though!
It is not about being Western-born. It's anyone who's Asian that can't speak their mother tongue but only English. Because Banana = yellow on the outside, white on the inside. Malaysians say it too lmao I also got called it a lot as a Chinese who can't speak Mandarin (though I wasn't born in a Western country). Twinkie seems like an Americanized version lol considering Twinkies are American.
@@WandernHunger So if I’m an Asian person who grew up in the West but can speak my native language fluently, what am I? I think I’m still a banana. Twinkie is just... wrong. 😂
@@ninjaahjumma lmao then you're just normal 😂 being called a banana is generally a mocking term used to kinda 'put down' Asians who can't speak their mother tongue because they're westernised
@@WandernHunger So is it safe to say that to call Rachel a banana is a misnomer? I mean, she can speak Chinese.
@@ninjaahjumma well in this case they're probably meaning that she's "white" like in the beginning when her mum says that she can look Chinese and speak Chinese but she isn't the 'type' of Chinese that the Youngs are (aka her personality and upbringing are western-like such as her strong personality, individualism and independence)
The wedding is the best part of the movie oh and the way Rachel’s mom looked at Nick’s mom at the end of Game
This is litterally like my favorite romcom ITS JUST SO PRECIOUS TO ME
The Coldplay cover in this movie is possibly one of the best covers ever!
Well I dnt know at anyone else, but the wedding scene with the water on the ground and lights was the most beautiful thing to me
Right and she was just roasting
Some people built different
This movie is very very underrated with some people but once you watch it once you're like wow there is some decent character growth I totally agree Aquafina best character She needs her own movie soon She needs her own movie soon someday when this darn quarantine
I hope they make another!!! I love this movie so much. They were supposed to start filming for 2 in 2020 😭
“I can tolerate my milk” 😂😂😂
im so excited for the second movie because the second book was my favorite of all of them!!!
how does this not have more views!! I loved your reaction, great video :) You are so cute!
Thats so sweet! Thank you 🙏💕
Rachel and her mom laughing at P.T.'s creepiness was one of my favorite moments! He's a creep but at the same they know they're back in familiar reality again, something that they can handle.
I experienced this on a smaller degree. I am dating an Asian man. I love him and everything about Asian culture he has introduced me to so much and im always willing to learn. His parents weren't very open minded to the idea of me. After we dated for a month they came to a deduction that I was an emotional bombshell destined to ruin his life. We kept dating in secret and we will hit our 1 year in less than a month. I hate having to hide my existence from his family and I hope one day they will look at me as a person not just an emotional white woman.
How is it going? Are you still together?
15:40 - either he bought a ticket, or he bought the airline XD
5:32 This though-
I remember being invited to a friend's house and carpooled with another friend. At first, we thought that we got lost because it was so dark and there weren't a lot of houses. Turns out, her house was an entire mansion right at the end.
Glad I found your channel, I love this reaction!!! It the many facets of us Asians, it’s crazy yet relatable how this is many of the things we go through. I understand both sides, and enjoyed Rachel’s conclusion that ended with the majong scene. It’s so sad, yet pretty accurate to how many of us feel.
I've watched this movie *three* times and the dead fish scene always gets me. Jesus Christ it's so scary.
you want an accent...lol, you got one. An American accent
you're so right... *different accent LOL
The American accent is the lack of an actual accent
@@alexac4293 Pr ...do you mean the accent of Americans that does not sound like other regions of America, like Texas, the south, etc...Chicago, NYC? Sort of a tv anchor accent...
@@alexac4293 .....no??? do u know what an accent is lmao
@@alexac4293 go to England and you'll see
I love this movie! The first time I watched it, I posted on Facebook that I was only 10 mins in and I was still grinning from ear to ear. It made me feel good!
Also I've had the pleasure of meeting Kina Grannis on 3 different occasions. Such a wonderful artist and a genuinely decent person. Great reaction video! :)
Two years is a long time but better late than never. :) Only recently found your channel and been immensely enjoying all your content. Working through your videos. So many things to relate to in this movie but not all are good things.
bro, her side comments makes it more better! the, "ooooh", "dammmnn" *MASTERPIECE*!!
Your really get the gulf in cultural differences between Asians in Asia and the ones raised outside in this reaction vid
The flower blooming is like a sign of virility and good fortune right?
It just popped out in my Facebook feed and I just finished watching it. I laughed and cried and enjoyed. What a great movie! ♥️
I haven't seen one person go through the wedding scene without getting emotional xd I fully started crying
I'm a new subscriber and I'm binging all of Ange's old vids. I just wanna say that your hair looked so gorgeous here.
I think the bride stepping into the water was not just a puddle! Everyone was sitting in the indoor "rice paddies". A nod to China's agricultural roots!
+ Finally a movie where asians don't use kung fu or math.
- Michelle Yeoh not playing a warrior empress and not doing kung fu
Yes! I'm so happy I found an Asian reactor that I vibe to! *time to binge your videos*
The term is actually “banana” in Asia particularly in Southeast Asia in Singapore and Malaysia (maybe much better representation of the culture). Probably because we don’t actually eat Twinkies 😂.
I still need to watch this. Not Asian myself but I grew up in China and my father's still over there and my stepmother's Chinese. Both gave glowing reviews so I really need to.
SIS JUST A SIDE NOTE BUT YOU ARE GORGEOUS !!!!!!
Does this woman on my screen speak facts facts and nothing by facts while being a whole ass mood,yes I will be subscribing
Representation east asians received: "Crazy rich asians", representation central asians received: "Borat"
Omg 😂😂😂😂
Just watched this movie. Hate how much I cried ha ha ha but loved the movie and loved your commentary
ur commentary is so funny i loved your "not a vibe" lmao
haha thank you!! 💕💕
6:56/It's the type of flower....it only opens up once a year!! Many people wait All year long for this flower to bloom!! People make party's a year in advance!! 😮
OMG I just got an orchid cactus 6:53 like this!! the blooms are a big deal bc they’re only open once for a few hours starting in the evening and then wilt away
My husband and I LOOOVE this movie. We watch it every time it comes on TV 😆
Thanks for doing your part, fellow Asian earthling. You know it's required viewing for all Asians, right? LOL. Great funny reaction. You had me grinning the whole time. And of course, you end the video with one foot on top of your chair. So Asian.
I only just realised that the ring he proposed with on the plane was his mother's ring showing that she gave her blessing, how did I miss that the first time 😭
Bcs they crazy rich so even their specific flower blooming they will make an event for the flower like a married event
Banana is actually the correct term, its the term we use here in Asia. Nobody knows what a Twinkie is here lol
Im glad they changed it from the book, the book is more mean, the movie is more goofy and fun. Its not roses and bunnies in the book
RUclips suggestion. So glad I watched. As a non-Asain I think the themes in the movie are relatable across a variety of cultures.
I loved your reaction.... Me and my girl are native American and related to this movie
You missed the chance to say rich asians after every time you said crazy smh haha
LOL
IM SORRY YOUR REACTIONS ARE PERFECT!! YA DESERVE A SUBSCRIBE!
The wedding scene gets me every time. That first step into the water...🥺🥰😢
I like that they casted the gay guy (with glasses) from "Superstore" and Sonoya Mizuno from "Devs" (Hulu), "Maniac" (Netflix) and Gemma Chan from "Humans" show.
Brenda Song wasn’t in the film because the producers thought she wasn’t Asian enough.
You are so funny!
"They gotta put Asians on Bachelor"
Wongfu: Are we a joke to you? XD
I WATCHED THAT OMG wow throwback classic parody
I cried too at the part you cried. It was really emotionally touching.
ahww this video put me in a good mood, love your vibe!!! Love from England
I love the title of your video. Can totally relate. Great reaction as always, you are just too funny Angelina.
as asian
i proud this movie actually getting fame as it deserve
The wedding water and the fireflies was to honor the fields that they originally come from and started from :) I fkn CRIED my eyes out in that scene
I don’t know you or this channel but the title got me intrigued and you deserve a like and a sub just for that😂
The Crash Landing With You reference made me a fan for life ;)
"good character growth, I feel like no other character had growth besides astrid" Yea that's pretty much the books too, although Nick has a couple of decent relatives in the books other than Astrid..
Omg you missed the ending credit scenee with Harry shim jr. !!!
Okay can we talk about her skin??? Like wowwwwwwww
I really enjoy watching your movie commentaries! You're funny :D :*
D flower called Wijayakusuma flower in Indonesia
It was rare flower that u cn find it in mountain only
But now many people plant it at their house
The fragrant Tan Hua flower blooms once a year in the dark of night and then dies at sunrise. I would clap too.
This is my absolute fav movie
10:30 - Earlier Awkwafina was talking about chickens and she's like "You're gonna go there and be all like 'Buk-buk, bitch!!"
The story is pretty touching but what sold me is the eye candy. Beautiful Asian men and women in a "comfortable"
surrounding with no real worries about money or success. And how did Singapore Airlines NOT get product placement?!
Praise to Michelle Yeoh for her acting.👍
An excerpt from a traditional English folk song (courtesy of Maddy Prior & Steeleye Span): "The Brown Girl"
🎶 I'm as brown as brown can be
My eyes are black as sloe
I'm as [brown]* as a night-time nightingale *actually [brick], an archaic word
As wild as a forest doe
My love was high and proud
A fortune by his side
But a fairer maiden than ever I'll be
He took to be his bride
He sent me a letter of love
He sent it from the town
He wrote to tell me that his love was gone
Because I was so brown
I sent back his letter of love
In anger I wrote down
Your love is wasted on such as me
Because I am so brown
I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day
I'll do as much to you as any maiden may
I'll make you rue the very day that you were born
I'm a bonny brow girl
I heard not another word more
Until six months passed by
A doctor said he had a broken heart
Without me he would die
I walked to his bedside
I walked and never ran
I laughed so loud, then louder still
All at this love-sick man
I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day
I'll do as much to you as any maiden may
I'll make you rue the very day that you were born
I'm a bonny brown girl 🎶
This bubbled to the surface of my alleged mind. The moral of this story, don't fu..., ehr, mess with girls you may deem as your social inferiors. Pride goeth before a fall, to coin a phrase. -- ✌👤
9:47 No, it's actually Banana. In Singapore and Malaysia or South East Asia, we call it Banana.
Same reaction to seeing Kina Grannis actually in the movie. Except I broke into tears from verse 1
This is my favorite romcom. So good.
Essentially a fish-out-of-water romcom. If it was at Christmas and there were a gazebo it would be the best produced, well-acted Hallmark movie ever.
TOTALLY NAILED IT. still got no idea how you got only 570 subs.
hahah thank you!! It's a slow climb ~ super thankful for your support!
“I can tolerate my milk.” 😂
Yoink I will be using that from now on thank you
This video has lived in my recommended for the last month.
May daughter is addicted to this film. I cannot tell you how many times she has watched it. She says it speaks to her Chinese side. hahaha
I don't even remember a single thing about this movie, my parents rented it thinking it was a comedy and about a half hour to an hour in we were so confused and disappointed that it wasn't a comedy at all in any shape or form. So, we didn't get a chance to appreciate the movie for what it was. Honestly can't remember if it was any good or complete shit lmao.
you are not stupid you are a beautiful woman yes you are stop saying you are stupid because you aren't you are a wonderful young woman
Instant sub just for the title alone 😭😭😭
Wait! you missed the mid credits where Astrid meets the new man! Also Astrid's my absolute favorite.
Gemma Chan is a goddess 💝
16-08-2020 ( first time to watch this movie... i have to say - it was one of the best movie ive seen i terms of romance.... good story as well... and the person plays Rachel ( shes sooo cute)
all around feel good film! :)