11 Films That Highlight and Reflect Asian American Experiences
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It’s that time of the year again: Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. There are often lists of Asian American content for readers to watch with the same films on them, such as the iconic
Joy Luck Club, the Filipino American centric
The Debut, coming-of-age drama
Saving Face
. These films do highlight Asian American cultures, including our struggles against stereotypes and “Model Minority” themes. But they are not the only films that showcase our identities and place in the world.
With the success of Academy Award-nominated films like
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
The story of the author whose first novel, âThe Joy Luck Club,â was published to great commercial and critical success. With the blockbuster film adaption that followed as well as additional best-selling novels, librettos, short stories and memoirs, Tan firmly established herself as one of the most prominent and respected American literary voices working today.
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Based on Julie Murphy s young adult bestseller, Anne Fletcher s coming-of-age comedy puts a spotlight on the complexity of a mother-daughter relationship as former beauty queen Rosie (Jennifer Aniston) and her plus-size teenage daughter, Willowdean (Danielle Macdonald), navigate years of unresolved conflict between them. Case in point: It doesn t help that Rosie keeps calling Willowdean Dumplin, because she thinks her daughter looks like a round little dumplin .
Finally, our title heroine figures out a way for her mom to hear her out. Why not enter the small town s annual Miss Teen Bluebonnet Pageant, which Rosie manages? This way, she can put forward her heels in protest. And so begins the unraveling of long-simmering resentments and tensions between the mom and her daughter. Will they ever reconcile their differences?
Your mom deserves some quality time. Credit: HBO Updated May 7, 2021
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Forget flowers. Celebrate this Mother s Day with a good movie.
As much as we all scramble to get the best gift for our moms on Mother s Day, some moms prefer just to spend a little quality time with their children. And what better way to spend quality time than to pop some popcorn and sit down for a good movie.
Movies about mothers and motherhood are as universal as water or air. And Hollywood has put out a ton of films that center around people and their moms. There are funny comedies, tear-jerking dramas, and storylines that hit on the complicated and beautiful relationships that mothers and their kids have.