Asian American Film Depiction - Movie Review Example

ASIAN AMERICAN FILM DEPICTION Asian American kids are expected to grow up to be doctors, mathematicians or computer programmers and all other big careers that you may think of. Well, I think that the society sets very high standards; making them feels like super humans. Truth be told, in most American movies I have watched the Asian kids don’t get to play the cool kids, No they mostly act as nerds, the brainiest, the scientists or athletes. This makes me feel like they have it all. I encountered a beggar who was Asian and this made me ponder, How comes?

Are they also underprivileged? Reality check, they too are humans. Thus the world has to start treating them equally. In a contest they too can lose I mean do they always have to win? Amazingly, Asians are considered superheroes. But yet are they? Based on the short film by Chris Tashima and Tom Donaldson, about Sempo Sugiwara, who risked his live going against the most powerful institution in a country- The Government, just to save people he had no blood relations with. Hero or no hero it’s the perfect show of humanity.

A war is not only fought using guns and swords alone, the brevity displayed in the film the Lil Tokyo Presenter shows how a single individual can make law his tool of war and use it to liberate his people (the Japanese) from the chaining bonds of the American law. I find this interesting as all the efforts bore fruits much greater than he anticipated. In the modern world, Asian Americans have been integrated in the society. They are rarely segregated as they can walk the talk in a whole different way than anyone expects!

The best part is that they always stick together. My friend told a joking story when an Asian guy broke up with his American girlfriend only to hook up with an Asian American girl. This got me thinking how Asians stick and stay together like a pack of wolves! Harm one face all that’s their motto I presume. Asian Americans embrace all cultures but mostly cling to the Asian side a bit more. Anyway who can blame them? Asian culture is diverse and unique. From the food and spices all the way to martial arts there is a lot to share and discover.

Personally is more into their fashion and mode of dressing. Their taste is just unarguable. As in the film Model Minority, we see that Asian Americans are depicted as going through struggles in the 21st century. The new generation of Asian Americans is faced with family drama such as parents forcing their kids to do hard subjects such as science or math. This has in turn led to the kids rebelling and dropping out of school, and some more often than not getting unto trouble due to their rebellious acts.

Some dysfunctional families leave their kids to fend for themselves. This film is just but a representation of how directors have come to portray Asian Americans as having a culture that is currently broken and needs to be fixed. References Minh, T., N. (2006). An Interview with Journey from the Fall director Ham Tran. Non Song Magazine: United States. Elizabeth, C. (2012). Review: ‘Lil Tokyo Reporter’ [Short Film]. Retrieved from: http://inside.anime-expo.org/ax-scoop/featured/2012-10/review-lil-tokyo-reporter-short-film/ Planktonrules. (2008). This is an amazing film--why havent we heard more about it?! Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141963/