![]() ![]() It’s hard to overestimate the importance of this. It’s also a film that just so happens to feature an Asian cast. It’s a film that’s entirely aware it’s an ornate fantasy, one meant to whisk you away to a land of unspeakably fine dresses, banquets and baubles. ![]() ![]() Crazy Rich Asians plays well into the trappings of this framework: the story floats between gaudy and flirtatious to emotional, dramatic and then eye-opening and heartwarming by its conclusion. And these stories have roots in real-life fascination – it’s estimated that 1.9 billion people tuned in to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. The idea that an everyday woman could meet a dashing man and end up marrying into aristocratic society is a well-worn, and well-loved, story convention that has built the foundation for tales like Pride and Prejudice and Cinderella. ![]()
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