Jun 7, 2023
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE (2023 - ) 1.03: "Rockstar Status"
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AMERICAN BORN CHINESE (2023 - ) 1.03: "Rockstar Status"
American Born Chinese
TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023
American Born Chinese (2023, USA)
Creator: Kelvin Yu (based on the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang)
Mini-review:
I loved this so much! Sure, it has its flaws, but its strengths far outweigh them. The show feels refreshing and almost groundbreaking thanks to the way it takes inspiration from Journey to the West and Chinese culture. With these elements, the show gets to tell a fantastic story about coming of age and finding your identity. It also tackles the topic of representation head-on, with a beautiful monologue by Ke Huy Quan in one of the last episodes. I can't think of many TV shows that talk so frankly about this, and American Born Chinese deserves big kudos for that.
But the main reason why this show is a hit is its cast. For starters, we have legends like Michelle Yeoh, the aforementioned Ke Huy Quan and Daniel Wu. Obviously, they are as great as anyone would expect from them. But the young cast also delivers: Ben Wang's comedic timing is perfect, and Jimmy Liu pretty much steals the show with an incredibly charming and adorable performance. On top of all this, the action scenes are fantastic, with amazing choreographies and very stylish and cinematic direction. Also, I thought this was supposed to be a limited series, but I guess it's not? I'm not complaining, cause I really enjoyed it, but I hope it's doesn't end up being cancelled.
P.S. Why the f**k is Disney+ not promoting the hell out of this? They have Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu from Everything Everywhere All At Once, plus Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed the Shang-Chi movie, and they are doing nothing to promote it. It's seriously baffling.
The choreography in American Born Chines is so beautiful. It’s like watching poetry come to life.
"I will make it quick!"
Y’all, I just.. they’re so sweet. And they didn’t know I was in the chat at this point, so this was completely organic. And when I said thank you, the chat BLEW UP telling me how much they love my work. Just makes me so happy ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
They mentioned me a few more times in the stream, which I’ll link below, but this is my favorite moment lol
https://m.twitch.tv/videos/1534740760
That time Leonard Wu drew a teeny dragon in my signed print 🐲💙
Photo art by @woundedheartwithin.
The 4 Gentleman of Tsushima
Streamily rkgk✍️
Leonard Wu in Marco Polo (s2) as Orus
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