“Crazy Rich Asians” Breathes New Life into the Meet-the-Family Style of Rom Coms

So before we talk about the trailer itself, can we take a second to talk about its song selection at the end of the trailer? Does anyone else find it hilarious that they chose a sample from a Macklemore single in a movie where they attempted to whitewash the main character? I mean, that’s almost a little to on the nose. It’s not like there’s a current alternative band that features an Asian vocalist with a hook like “Everybody wants to be famous.” Or more established bands that have an Asian frontman or frontwoman. Or a famous band like, I don’t know, Journey that got an Asian star to become their new lead singer. Or an entire catalog of Asian-American hip hop artists… Wait, all of those are actual things?

How did I know not about these things? I think about these things constantly. These discoveries evoke the same feeling as I did when when watching the Crazy Rich Asians trailer: utter bewilderment followed by joy.

Oddly specific gripes about the music selection aside: I. Am. Here. For. This.

Based off Kevin Kwan’s novel and directed by Jon M. Chu, Crazy Rich Asians tells the story of Rachel Chu (played by Constance Wu of Fresh Off the Boat fame) going overseas for her boyfriend’s best friend’s wedding and immediately receiving a giant culture shock after it’s discovered that her boyfriend, Nick Young (newcomer Henry Golding), is the “Asian Prince William/Harry” and heir to the largest developer in Singapore. Their visit quickly escalates from destination wedding to a c…