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charles' philosophy on the mesage behind better luck tomorrow. reminds me once again why hes so darn smart..
s m o o v y x (4:53:56 PM): sex, drugs, alcohol, speeding, violence, money but i thought it was bad chaqke (4:54:42 PM): dude maybe you missed the message s m o o v y x (4:54:56 PM): what was the message? chaqke (4:55:05 PM): ever heard of the model minority myth? s m o o v y x (4:55:11 PM): dont mess around if youre really smart or else youre screwed for life? s m o o v y x (4:55:15 PM): nope.. tell me chaqke (4:55:31 PM): ever heard of the term "model minority" at all? this ain't aesop's fables here there's no such thing as evil just like there's no such thing as good the world is not black and white, it's greyscale. a different perspective is all it takes to destroy a preconception. asians have long been called the model minority. work long, work hard, work lots, work cheap. the thing is, being the "model minority" isn't a good thing. the fact that this concept even exists is a testament to the fact that the general population is labelling asians. people prejudge asians and treat them differently because they think that asians will take it whereas a white person would get indignant. asians are treated subservient, and consequently, subhuman. all the stereotypes about waiters and laundrymen and etc. that's society imposing an image upon the people. the asian dude who's like the perfect butler isn't a success story, he's a personality-less, identity-less lapdog. the director of better luck tomorrow wanted to reach for desires universal to the human race (which are bad, by the way) and add a touch of humanity to asian images. asians, like all people, are _people_ and not "that hardworking guy at the workplace" s m o o v y x (5:03:34 PM): so basically he portrayed asians as individuals who can be "bad" too? chaqke (5:03:46 PM): as people because all people can be bad and all people can be good. he started with normal stereotypes (that's why they were all preppie etc) and then went deeper, to show that there were fallible, vulnerable people under, like any other s m o o v y x (5:04:35 PM): some parts.. just seem really unrealistic chaqke (5:04:49 PM): well i heard that from a few people and ya know what i noticed? s m o o v y x (5:05:02 PM): what? chaqke (5:05:06 PM): only the people who have had like no experience with anything "bad" say that haha he's referring to me.. im not THAT uninnocent. goodness.. man all that came from someone who hasnt even watched the darn movie. good job charles. s m o o v y x (5:06:25 PM): who kills a guy and asks someone to bury the body in someones backyard for $300!? chaqke (5:06:58 PM): ok that's ridiculous :P yeah thats RIGHT. |
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