Immigration project

According to the American Overseas Chinese News, the success of crazy and rich Asians has opened Hollywood's eyes. Some people think that the success of this film proves that there is a market for Asian stories. Award-winning films such as Farewell and Minar Lane are all inspired by this trend. Others interpret this phenomenon as the normalization of Asian faces in American film and television works.

According to the Hollywood report, this trend has recently caused a wave of Asian reality shows on TV screens, from Netflix's Xinjiapo Social and Jewelry Empire to HBO Max's He Jia, all of which feature Asians. Reality show has always been an underestimated form of screen expression. This often criticized form, while describing the difficulties and details in real life, is full of prejudice and ridicule. In the United States, the image of Asians rarely appears in the media, and the occasional appearance of such examples often has a great impact. For example, in the reality show Survivor 1 1 0 years ago, Brenda, an Asian woman? Brenda Lowe is impressive.

However, the result of "Asian Reality Show" is that it is not good to attract attention by the east wind of crazy and wealthy Asians, partly because of execution problems, and partly because these programs are more interested in finding exotic customs through this form, rather than telling stories belonging to Asians sincerely. Singapore social networking, launched at the end of 20 19, failed because it was boring, monotonous and unconvincing. Netflix's Brilliant Empire performed slightly better. In the program, the conversation between Kevin Kreider and his adoptive mother who decided to find his biological parents, and his guilt about his possible reaction to his adoptive mother, can still touch people to some extent. But the existence of the "glorious empire" is ultimately to cater to the preferences of white people. For example, Kevin, who is culturally defined as white, often claims that his growing environment has nothing to do with Asia. Moreover, this program often confuses interesting pictures that should enrich life with the so-called exotic Asian customs. For example, there is a scene in which three members visit a herbal shop, which seems to explain why Asians are willing to spend so much money on herbs.

In addition, although the characters in the program come from different Asian countries and have different ethnic backgrounds, they have repeatedly mentioned a single so-called? Asian culture? . But in fact, people from different places and races in Asia represent different cultural backgrounds and will not always follow the same Asian culture. Maybe HBO Max's "What Family Courtyard" can make a difference, which is about the gender discrimination of a wealthy Vietnamese family. At the age of 40, Judy, the daughter of this family, decided to divorce regardless of her family's opposition and finally became independent from her parents. The program also shows parents' excessive preference for their sons. Although the slow pace and poor production of He Family Courtyard may make some viewers lose interest, its spiritual core is still worth mentioning. This program raises a bold question: From abject poverty to wealthy immigrant families, is the materialism they are proud of just a cheap substitute for real respect and emotion?