Crazy Rich Asians

On average, I see about one movie a year in the theater. Last year I saw two, but it was the same move twice, so my point is: I don’t go to the movies whole lot. Crazy Rich Asians has generated a lot of buzz, so now having seen it I don’t feel so left out. For many Asians like me, it’s refreshing to see an entire cast who looks like you. A first for Hollywood since Joy Luck Club, really. My question is should this really matter? For many, it matters a whole lot. It’s about equality and long overdue representation in mainstream American culture. And I would agree - historically, Asians have been under represented. I remember seeing Flower Drum Song for the first time and being floored by the fact that an entire 1961 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical centered around a (mostly) Asian cast. Of course, much of it is cringeworthy in this day and time - an entire song about chop suey, really? So then it’s not just a matter of simply being represented - It’s also about being portrayed accurately. 

The only way that the God of heaven could identify with the human race was to send His Son who was able to represent humanity on the cross. It is his simultaneously human and divine nature that allowed for us to be saved from sin forever with his death and resurrection. It matters a whole lot that Jesus represented us fully with His humanity, and that He, being God, represented the divine power needed to save us. This is the one representation that I am exceedingly grateful for.