This has to be 1 of the best interviews I have seen in a long time. The interviewer obviously did his research and I loved the intelligent and thoughtful and important questions he asked. Hope this movie is as successful as the Hangover was cuz they really deserve it.
What a wholesome heartwarming interview! Both the cast/crew and the interviewer have so much heart and empathy. Can’t wait to see this movie!!! And believe in Academy Award Nominee Stephanie Hsu supremacy!!!
What an amazing interview! It was fun, educational, and emotional at the same time. Mad props to the interviewer for giving each one of the interviewees the space and time to express themselves. I watched the trailer as a Stephanie Hsu fan, and by the end of it I was laughing so hard, and was a huge fan of the rest of the cast as well! As a south asian girl, it makes me so happy to see more movies that tell asian stories, where characters can be their authentic selves. Representation truly does matter.
I saw 'Joy Ride' today and I LOVED it! I was howling with laughter most of the time but it also brought a beautiful tear to my eye by the end of the journey. SEE IT.
Outstanding interview! As soon as I saw the trailer I sent messages to my girls and said this will be part of my birthday week celebration!! Representation matters on so many levels!!!
Wow what an amazing interview! I couldn’t help but get emotional listening to these familiar stories 🥲 I feel seen and heard and for the first time i’m proud to be Asian.
Well done everyone and can’t wait to see the film. In my 10 year film career it was the very first time on any project that I looked so forward to coming to work everyday. Thank you Adele and friends for the many many fond memories:)❤
Joy Luck Club is a fantastic film, but Enter The Dragon pre-dates anything mentioned here. It was never going to win Best Acting awards, but even Jackie Chan didn't have American kids walking out of theatres thinking 'Man, I wish I was that Chinese guy !'. I don't beat the Lee drum that loudly any more - the man has been dead for 50 years - but he was always trapped between two worlds despite being born in the States. A rare human being, Asian or otherwise.
so its safe to say that this year is asian actors actresses turn to shine, thanks to michelle yeoh crazy rich asians and everything everywhere all at once.
Hello, I would like to know if there's any way for us to be able to watch the "Bottoms' cast - SXSW Studio 2023" interview ? It's was available right after it was conducted but then that very video was removed from this channel for some reason a few hours/days after. Thank you
We need more variety in Asian representation I'm afraid. Both in facial features and mannerisms and background cultures. Currently Asians in the US mean East Asians with small eyes and chopsticks. I'm of Chinese descent with small eyes myself but I grew up in Southeast Asia watching a lot of Hong Kong and Japanese and recently Korean series. Southeast Asians are rarely represented. And even among East Asians there are different facial features. If we don't want to be stereotyped, variety certainly is needed.
As an Asian, happy for Asian representation, but oddly, as a transracial adoptee, not thrilled. The lines she says, "But a lot of the time the narrative of the Asian woman is told through a different lens or an outsider view uh lens, where we are exoticized and fetishized..." applies heavily also to adoptees. We are also exoticized and fetishized and romanticized to high heavens. Myths like thinking reunion will "fix everything" and that reunion stories are about "healing" rather than really tough bureaucracy. PoC non-adoptees also think that white adoptive parents by majority will go out of their way for transracial adoptees, but in my experience they do everything to avoid such interactions the majority of the time (You have no idea how many white adoptive parents I had to convince to actually move to PoC areas and what racist things they said--plus white people are more racist around TRAs, so whatever you imagine white people say when they are on their own with someone they think is "white" amplify that). But because adoptees are everywhere in media, and often not written by adoptees, people think our ubiquity means we have good representation. When that's not the case. People fantasize about being adopted and often fetishize the idea of it without understanding the implications, the history, and the exact amount of colonization/imperialism it took to get us here. People don't do the time and research to think deeply about it or even ask own voices the majority of the time. Adoptees are the cautionary story of what happens when you let privilege run rough shod over your representation and don't pay attention to own voices. So I'm feeling really wary of this movie on those grounds. One can want to celebrate Asian representation while also being critical of the fact they missed another minority group in the process.
Another thing, being American doesn't mean you can't embrace Asian values and traditions. Wouldn't it be nice if we could showcase the good aspects of our parents and ancestors' cultures and values that enabled them to make it in this foreign land as first-generation immigrants facing language and cultural barriers and misunderstandings and finally become US citizens? A lot of people in the West are now traveling to and living and working in several countries across Asia falling in love with Asian cultures. There are several channels on RUclips interviewing foreigners in Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand, etc. A lot of positive responses and appreciation. Meanwhile, some channels interviewing high-school kids in the US asking them to act Asian and what they can think of is only the Asian eyes and chopsticks and woks.
This has to be 1 of the best interviews I have seen in a long time. The interviewer obviously did his research and I loved the intelligent and thoughtful and important questions he asked. Hope this movie is as successful as the Hangover was cuz they really deserve it.
What a wholesome heartwarming interview! Both the cast/crew and the interviewer have so much heart and empathy. Can’t wait to see this movie!!! And believe in Academy Award Nominee Stephanie Hsu supremacy!!!
What an amazing interview! It was fun, educational, and emotional at the same time. Mad props to the interviewer for giving each one of the interviewees the space and time to express themselves. I watched the trailer as a Stephanie Hsu fan, and by the end of it I was laughing so hard, and was a huge fan of the rest of the cast as well! As a south asian girl, it makes me so happy to see more movies that tell asian stories, where characters can be their authentic selves. Representation truly does matter.
I saw 'Joy Ride' today and I LOVED it! I was howling with laughter most of the time but it also brought a beautiful tear to my eye by the end of the journey. SEE IT.
Outstanding interview! As soon as I saw the trailer I sent messages to my girls and said this will be part of my birthday week celebration!! Representation matters on so many levels!!!
So excited to see the Asian community shineeeee🎉
Wow what an amazing interview! I couldn’t help but get emotional listening to these familiar stories 🥲 I feel seen and heard and for the first time i’m proud to be Asian.
Was proud to be Stephanie's high school basketball coach.
aw this is so cute
he is such a wonderful interviewer!!!
This was such a great interview. Can't wait to watch this movie. There's a Hsu hive - love it!
Yes Yes .. 100% Yes to the new normal. That little girl who said FU makes me want to grow up and be her.
Great interview and the movie is INCEDIBLE! Great job guys...
Ashley is otherworldly beautiful 🔥🔥
Well done everyone and can’t wait to see the film. In my 10 year film career it was the very first time on any project that I looked so forward to coming to work everyday. Thank you Adele and friends for the many many fond memories:)❤
Loved the trailer, can't wait for the movie!
Stephanie looks gorgeous 💕
Love these cast!❤
This is awesome. Really enjoyed this interview. Our entertainment should represent our society. I'm happy to see this.
Joy Luck Club is a fantastic film, but Enter The Dragon pre-dates anything mentioned here. It was never going to win Best Acting awards, but even Jackie Chan didn't have American kids walking out of theatres thinking 'Man, I wish I was that Chinese guy !'. I don't beat the Lee drum that loudly any more - the man has been dead for 50 years - but he was always trapped between two worlds despite being born in the States. A rare human being, Asian or otherwise.
The movie was great
Loved this interview - great job!!!
so hyped for this!
so its safe to say that this year is asian actors actresses turn to shine, thanks to michelle yeoh crazy rich asians and everything everywhere all at once.
I can’t wait to watch this
This looks so funny.
I can't wait!!!!
"Better Luck Tomorrow"!!!!!
Looking forward to seeing your movie!
Great group of people. Amazing interview
OMG Family guy writer Cherry Chapalapdingadong tee hee
Hello,
I would like to know if there's any way for us to be able to watch the "Bottoms' cast - SXSW Studio 2023" interview ?
It's was available right after it was conducted but then that very video was removed from this channel for some reason a few hours/days after.
Thank you
I was one of those rooting for Stephanie Hsu !!! But also want Angela Bassette to win and Jamie lee curtis! 🎉
I think JLC won because of her legacy, and also because it seems pretty obvious that (the still very young) Hsu has an oscar in her future.
great interviewer
rooting for you 💥
and shout out to the badass cancer survivors! what a champion!
huge fan of Sabrina now 🥹
I bet "Dead-eye" in the movie will be an iconic character... ala Ken Jeong😁
Humanity must always come first before color, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, politics... but, this, of course in a perfect world...👍🙏
I'm 42 is it too late to start acting career? where do I start?
Sherry’s voice is so hot 😂😂😂 but also great interview
SABRINAAA you are amazing!!!!!!
THAT'S A SMOKIN' GROUP 🙂
Is Sabrina Wu playing Lev in "Last of Us" Season 2?
It’s Asian Superbad .
We need more variety in Asian representation I'm afraid. Both in facial features and mannerisms and background cultures. Currently Asians in the US mean East Asians with small eyes and chopsticks. I'm of Chinese descent with small eyes myself but I grew up in Southeast Asia watching a lot of Hong Kong and Japanese and recently Korean series. Southeast Asians are rarely represented. And even among East Asians there are different facial features. If we don't want to be stereotyped, variety certainly is needed.
Small eyes? Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu don't have small eyes.
As an Asian, happy for Asian representation, but oddly, as a transracial adoptee, not thrilled. The lines she says, "But a lot of the time the narrative of the Asian woman is told through a different lens or an outsider view uh lens, where we are exoticized and fetishized..." applies heavily also to adoptees. We are also exoticized and fetishized and romanticized to high heavens. Myths like thinking reunion will "fix everything" and that reunion stories are about "healing" rather than really tough bureaucracy. PoC non-adoptees also think that white adoptive parents by majority will go out of their way for transracial adoptees, but in my experience they do everything to avoid such interactions the majority of the time (You have no idea how many white adoptive parents I had to convince to actually move to PoC areas and what racist things they said--plus white people are more racist around TRAs, so whatever you imagine white people say when they are on their own with someone they think is "white" amplify that). But because adoptees are everywhere in media, and often not written by adoptees, people think our ubiquity means we have good representation. When that's not the case. People fantasize about being adopted and often fetishize the idea of it without understanding the implications, the history, and the exact amount of colonization/imperialism it took to get us here. People don't do the time and research to think deeply about it or even ask own voices the majority of the time. Adoptees are the cautionary story of what happens when you let privilege run rough shod over your representation and don't pay attention to own voices.
So I'm feeling really wary of this movie on those grounds. One can want to celebrate Asian representation while also being critical of the fact they missed another minority group in the process.
Another thing, being American doesn't mean you can't embrace Asian values and traditions. Wouldn't it be nice if we could showcase the good aspects of our parents and ancestors' cultures and values that enabled them to make it in this foreign land as first-generation immigrants facing language and cultural barriers and misunderstandings and finally become US citizens? A lot of people in the West are now traveling to and living and working in several countries across Asia falling in love with Asian cultures. There are several channels on RUclips interviewing foreigners in Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand, etc. A lot of positive responses and appreciation. Meanwhile, some channels interviewing high-school kids in the US asking them to act Asian and what they can think of is only the Asian eyes and chopsticks and woks.
As a Taiwanese, I have to said why this movie all choice single eyelid asian actors but Stephanie Hsu?
Never knew Ashley Park had and beat cancer
Was hoping Awkwafina would had been included in this cast.
A movie written by two asian women, directed by another asian woman, and 4 asian leads! 🥲