One of the biggest romantic comedies of the late 2010s has made a streaming resurgence years after its release. This feature became a phenomenon, inspiring actors who had quit acting to return to the industry, and it played a huge role in representation. Not to mention, it's still being watched to this day, albeit through a unique medium.
The film is Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon M. Chu and based on Kevin Kwan's novel of the same name. The 2018 feature stars Constance Wu and Henry Golding, along with other major names of Asian descent, including Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng, and Harry Shum Jr., to name a few. While Crazy Rich Asians didn't receive any Academy Award nominations, it still had a major impact on Hollywood, inspiring Ke Huy Quan to return to acting with Everything Everywhere All at Once and sparking a wave of projects that showcased positive representation of Asian cultures.
Recently, Crazy Rich Asians made a comeback on streaming, landing at #10 on Netflix's Top 10 Movies chart worldwide, sitting underneath The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. For those who haven't seen it, Crazy Rich Asians follows Rachel Chu (Wu), who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick Young (Golding), as he attends his best friend's wedding. She doesn't realize that her boyfriend's family is extremely wealthy and that his mother, Eleanor (Yeoh), doesn't approve of their relationship. Since its release, Crazy Rich Asians has been highly praised, earning a 91% Certified Fresh Critics Score and a 78% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes. It also made well beyond its reported $30 million budget, earning $293 million worldwide. At the moment, it has been confirmed that Crazy Rich Asians will receive a follow-up as a TV series, but updates have been scarce lately.
How 'Crazy Rich Asians' Became One of the Best Airplane Movies
Crazy Rich Asians has become a streaming hit, and it's also been considered one of the best "airplane movies," referring to titles passengers watch during flights through a plane's in-flight entertainment system. Some reasons include that the feature follows a trip to another country, which passengers can relate to, and that it's easy to watch because it lacks violence or heavily sexualized scenes, making it comfortable to watch while sitting next to strangers. Other features that people have considered to be great airplane films include The Martian, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
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