“My favourite way to see a movie is on a couch in my house. My second favourite way is to go to the Cinemas with a bunch of people.” – Racheal Abiriba.
I have always had a love-love relationship with every kind of movie except horror (I don’t know how people sit to watch scary movies). I sometimes catch myself binge-watching movie trailers, especially when I want to see a movie badly but neither have the time or energy to go see one.
The latest victim (movie) of my ‘trailer binge-watching syndrome’ is the Crazy Rich Asians movie. I can’t tell you how many times I saw the trailer before the movie finally premiered at the IMAX Filmhouse yesterday, but I can share my review of the movie…so here it goes.
I’m a big fan of romantic comedies and Crazy Rich Asians delivered all my Rom-Com desires. The plot is not unusual; a modest woman of a ‘poor’ upbringing falls in love with the ‘Prince’ and heir to the richest Asian family and both lovers have to ‘fight the established traditions’ for the sake of their love. I know we are familiar with similar plots. But, if you think that my summary of the story is all there is to the movie, you’ll need to think again.
For a fairytale that’s an adaptation of a novel, the story was beautifully interpreted by the cast of stars. I can not fault any of the cast’s interpretations of their roles: they were all perfect. The depiction of the words ‘Crazy’ and ‘Rich’ was not in any way lost throughout the movie. The ‘over-the-top’ lavish lifestyle ticked the right boxes with the icing on the cake being the aisle walk. Who knew that a barefooted bride walking down the aisle could be appealing and make you want to get married?
The Asian cast did not misuse the opportunity to show the world how ‘bourgie’ they are. From the introductory quote before the movie began to the reference to ‘hungry children in America'(that part provoked a healthy roar of laughter in the screening room), these Asians are serious about making an impression on the World’s narrative of them.
But in all, the movie had a lot of real-life lessons for its audience: I loved that the heroine (who is my namesake by the way
) had the guts and stood up for herself without ‘crying for help from her Prince’ or making a scene. I especially loved the relationship between the heroine and her hero (Nick); he let her shine, respected her boundaries and gave her the space she needed to deal with everything she was going through while being understanding and in control at the same time. On her part, she understood his position in the entire thing and didn’t make any selfish demands. In all these, I loved the balance of comedy, romance, over-the-top lavishness, and appreciation for family values and traditions.
Yet to see the movie? Here’s a link to the full trailer.
Go on and see the movie for yourself. If you’re in Lagos, it will be showing at Filmhouse Cinemas, Lekki from Friday, 31st of August. Don’t want to get held up by all the crowd? Click here from Friday to check screening times and book. Thank me by letting me know what you think about the movie!
XoXo,
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as you know that your labour is not vain in the Lord.” – 1 Corinthians 15:58
This article was first published in my previous blog and was transfered here with only minor typographic edits.
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