Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "this was a great opportunity to represent what an Asian American actually is, and that's okay to kick the tires of culture, of tradition, and also embrace it a…" 1. Its writer stated on the record that "i think very few authors have been as involved in the film adaptation of their book as I have, and I feel very lucky to have had this experience, Everyone invo…" 2. The adaptation scores 87 of 100 for faithfulness to that source 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian and below it for White and Black 5.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "This was a great opportunity to represent what an Asian American actually is, and that's okay to kick the tires of culture, of tradition, and also embrace it and love it."Big Think, August 2018 source ↗
- 2Creator statementwriter: "I think very few authors have been as involved in the film adaptation of their book as I have, and I feel very lucky to have had this experience. Everyone involved is so brilliant, and I'm thrilled b…"NPR, August 2018 source ↗
- 3FaithfulnessFaithfulness 87 of 100.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Swaps: 0 race, 0 gender, 0 critical -> 0
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 99, White 1, Black 26.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.
Age: 32 — leans younger
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| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy Rich Asians | Kevin Kwan | novel | 2013 |
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What Changed from the Source
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Source faithfulness: 87/100
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Advocacy Over Time in Comedy
The average advocacy score of Comedy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 0 | 2 |
| 1925 | 0 | 3 |
| 1931 | 2 | 2 |
| 1933 | 0 | 2 |
| 1935 | 0 | 4 |
| 1937 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0 | 4 |
| 1941 | 0 | 2 |
| 1943 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | 1 | 6 |
| 1945 | 0 | 4 |
| 1947 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 2 | 2 |
| 1950 | 1 | 4 |
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0 | 4 |
| 1953 | 0 | 10 |
| 1955 | 4 | 2 |
| 1956 | 2 | 3 |
| 1957 | 3 | 4 |
| 1958 | 0 | 6 |
| 1959 | 2 | 3 |
| 1960 | 0 | 5 |
| 1961 | 2 | 10 |
| 1962 | 1 | 6 |
| 1963 | 0 | 6 |
| 1964 | 0 | 8 |
| 1965 | 0 | 9 |
| 1966 | 0 | 6 |
| 1968 | 0 | 7 |
| 1969 | 2 | 5 |
| 1970 | 1 | 7 |
| 1971 | 0 | 5 |
| 1972 | 0 | 6 |
| 1973 | 0 | 9 |
| 1974 | 1 | 8 |
| 1975 | 0 | 9 |
| 1976 | 0 | 12 |
| 1977 | 2 | 7 |
| 1978 | 1 | 4 |
| 1979 | 1 | 8 |
| 1980 | 0 | 7 |
| 1981 | 0 | 9 |
| 1982 | 4 | 10 |
| 1983 | 1 | 12 |
| 1984 | 0 | 10 |
| 1985 | 1 | 14 |
| 1986 | 0 | 20 |
| 1987 | 0 | 17 |
| 1988 | 0 | 13 |
| 1989 | 1 | 24 |
| 1990 | 0 | 21 |
| 1991 | 1 | 14 |
| 1992 | 0 | 17 |
| 1993 | 0 | 20 |
| 1994 | 3 | 25 |
| 1995 | 1 | 19 |
| 1996 | 2 | 15 |
| 1997 | 1 | 22 |
| 1998 | 1 | 24 |
| 1999 | 2 | 36 |
| 2000 | 1 | 33 |
| 2001 | 1 | 31 |
| 2002 | 1 | 32 |
| 2003 | 1 | 29 |
| 2004 | 1 | 40 |
| 2005 | 2 | 41 |
| 2006 | 1 | 44 |
| 2007 | 1 | 53 |
| 2008 | 0 | 20 |
| 2009 | 2 | 18 |
| 2010 | 1 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1 | 21 |
| 2012 | 0 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 13 |
| 2014 | 3 | 11 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 13 | 10 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 12 |
| 2019 | 4 | 16 |
| 2020 | 4 | 19 |
| 2021 | 5 | 19 |
| 2022 | 13 | 22 |
| 2023 | 17 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 |
| 2025 | 2 | 17 |
| 2026 | 2 | 17 |
| This title (2018) | 9 | 1 |
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Mike Topoozian (director) · Jon M. Chu (director)
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