![]() ![]() ![]() The fighting and choreography are tight, engaging, and make sense when they show up in the story there is never action for the sake of action. ![]() The special effects, make up, and costumes are superb, and not only truly capture the otherworldly nature of the denizens of the heavens but take the time to occasionally poke at the ridiculousness of it all. American Born Chinese can be seen as a sort of young adult novel version of Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, and while it doesn’t quite reach the same Oscar-worthy status, it does fully embrace that movie’s spirit of having a complete lack of shame in every motion it makes and the myriad places it draws from.īut what about those motions? With everything built around the magical, the mystical, and the martial arts, those elements needed to be rock-solid – and they very much are. A solid chunk of the dialogue is spoken in Mandarin, Wuxia (Chinese martial arts historical fantasy) influence is everywhere, there’s at least one fight every episode, Beijing Opera and Eastern epic-inspired presentations, and comics and manga are important factors in the plot. It clearly has something to say about the Chinese-American/universal immigrant experience while also being a martial arts coming-of-age tale, meaning it jumps head-first into East Asian storytelling ideas and elements. First and foremost, this is an unapologetically bold show. ![]()
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