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Problem child 1990 full movie6/20/2023 ![]() While these mainstream examples of reconceiving the Asian male lead are important, they are an imperfect solution. Strength replaces weakness sex appeal replaces unattractiveness virility replaces femininity. (In fact, Crazy Rich Asians is what inspired Quan to step back in front of the camera, telling GQ that watching the film gave him “major FOMO.”) These films attempt to break down Hollywood’s stereotypes of Asian men by creating characters who directly contradict them: Strength replaces weakness sex appeal replaces unattractiveness virility replaces femininity. Both movies portray Asian men as viable sex symbols, a rarity in Hollywood cinema. More recently, big-budget films such as Crazy Rich Asians and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings have responded to these stereotypes by placing their handsome, ripped leads front and center. On TV, shows like Master of None and The Walking Dead have won acclaim for starring Asian and Asian American men as romantic leads and action heroes. ![]() In the last decade, more Asian men have begun appearing in acclaimed roles with depth and dimension in American media than ever before. In the documentary The Slanted Screen (2006), Asian American male actors and filmmakers describe being dispirited and demeaned through the impact of stereotypes on the limited roles and stories available for Asian men in Hollywood. Over the last decade-and-a-half, filmmakers and critics have made more concerted efforts to draw attention to these damaging, stereotypical portrayals and their impacts.
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