John Cho and friends dissect 25 years of Hollywood's lazy Asian tropes—prepare to rage-nod.
A sequel to the 1988 award winning documentary, "Slaying the Dragon," this film looks at the past 25 years of representation of Asian and Asian American women in U.S. visual media -- from blockbuster films and network television to Asian American cinema and YouTube -- to explore what's changed, what's been recycled, and what we can hope for in the future.
Writing
Sharp historical context that connects 1988 to YouTube era seamlessly.
Acting
John Cho's candid commentary cuts through academic speak beautifully.
Director
Elaine Kim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This sequel dropped the same year as 'The Hangover Part II' and 'Sucker Punch'—two films the doc essentially predicts in real-time.
Director Elaine Kim founded Asian American studies at UC Berkeley; this is her only film credit, making it basically academic royalty's mic drop.
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