Every Rom Com 12: Crazy Rich Asians

This week on Every Rom Com join Jen, Sophia, and Serena on a first-class trip to Singapore for “Crazy Rich Asians”! We’ll talk about the powerhouse cast which made this 2018 film a milestone in Asian representation. We’ll talk about the amazing Singapore locations visited and glimpsed in the movie, to give you a head start on post-Covid travel-planning! And we’ll explore various critiques of the film, while giving our own opinions on how crazy rich is too crazy rich! All this and much more as our travel series continues!

0:00-5:04 Intro, What was your most luxurious vacation experience?

5:04-10:13 Trailer, Basic Info, Opinion of the Film

10:13-26:00 Cast & Crew In-Depth

On Adele Lim Pay Disparity:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/crazy-rich-asians-screenwriter-adele-lim-exits-sequel-pay-disparity-dispute-1236431 

On Kevin Kwan:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/kevin-kwan-crazy-rich-asians/612229/ 

On Michelle Yeoh:

https://www.gq.com/story/michelle-yeoh-has-kicked-ass-for-three-decades 

Ronnie Chieng’s Take-down of O’Reilly & Watters World: “O’Reilly Factor Gets Racist in Chinatown”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX8jZTN0CdU 

26:00-31:06 Singapore Basic Info

31:06-53:03 Plot & Filming Locations, Spoiler-Free

53:03: SPOILERS BEGIN

53:03-1:07:11 Plot & Filming Locations, Spoilers Okay

On the Mahjong Scene:

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/8/17/17723242/crazy-rich-asians-movie-mahjong

https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/crazy-rich-asians-mahjong-scene-explained.html

On Filming Locations:

https://www.travelagewest.com/Travel/Asia-Pacific/Travel-to-These-Top-Crazy-Rich-Asians-Filming-Locations-in-Singapore-and-Malaysia 

https://www.vogue.com/article/crazy-rich-asians-movie-singapore-travel-guide 

1:07:11-1:08:16 Singapore Travel Suggestions

1:08:16-1:14:11 Themes: Relationships Across Class/Cultural Differences

1:14:11-120:32 Themes: Anti-Asian DIscrimination/Critical Response to the Film

1:20:32-1:25:27 Themes: Tension Between Different Groups of Asian People

1:25:27-1:33:40 Themes: Excess/Wealth

Rick Steves as Example of Altruistic Millionaire

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/04/14/rick-steves-donates-homeless-apartments-lynnwood.html 

https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2020/10/rick-steves-travel-empire-is-on-hold-but-hes-still-paying-his-employees-to-serve-their-communities.html 

Some Critiques of “Crazy Rich Asians”:

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/08/asian-americas-great-gatsby-moment/568213/ 

https://usa.inquirer.net/15159/class-biases-crazy-rich-asians-hidden-plain-sight  

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/sep/12/crazy-rich-asians-racial-triumph 

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/8/17/17715124/crazy-rich-asians-movie-singapore 

1:33:40-1:39:08 Costume Design, Production Design, Set Design

Production & Set Design:

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/crazy-rich-asians-sets

https://fortune.com/2019/03/16/crazy-rich-asians-production-design/ 

https://www.setdecorators.org/?name=CRAZY-RICH-ASIANS&art=film_decor_features&SHOW=SetDecor_Film_CRAZY_RICH 

1:39:08-1:42:27 The Soundtrack

More on the Soundtrack:

https://ew.com/movies/2018/08/17/crazy-rich-asians-soundtrack-coldplay-madonna-kina-grannis/ 

https://www.bustle.com/p/all-the-songs-in-crazy-rich-asians-that-youll-want-to-listen-to-over-over-again-10239631

1:42:27-1:46:08 Favorite/Least Favorite Scenes

1:46:08-1:52:52 Double Feature Recommendations