• jocose@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Going go against the grain here, but I really really enjoyed this movie. I think it’s themes are specific (immigration, family responsibilities, class), but it dealt with them in a very accessible and way. It might be over some younger viewers heads, but as a grown adult I loved it. It’s a great romance and perfect movie for couples as well.

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      1 year ago

      I have a feeling you went against the grain by simply seeing this movie. From the few trailers I saw, I didn’t get a hint of any of the themes you mentioned.
      Do you like this type of film, or is there something about the subject that resonated with you personally?

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        1 year ago

        Not the OP, but I just left the theater and really enjoyed it. Not the best Pixar film in any sense, but the themes really resonated to me, as a kid with immigrant parents.

        It really did a great job evoking the themes of the sacrifices our parents made coming into a new world, the apprehension they developed towards the people already living there, and trying to blend the difficulties of maintaining old cultures/values while growing up in a completely separate ones. I saw that the director, Peter Sohn, had Korean immigrant parents, and it really felt like it was a story of his struggle.

        I agree that the trailers were absolutely atrocious and didn’t made any mention of the things I listed above; if my girlfriend didn’t want to watch it, I probably wouldn’t have gone. However, I’m glad I did and even shed a few tears at the end