Long before LGBTQ+ representation became part of mainstream conversation in film,Ang Leedelivered something revolutionaryThe Wedding Banquet.
Their life together is loving, rocky, but mostly hidden.
If youre a fan of ‘The Untamed,’ look no further than this series for your next watch.
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In fact,it was the first Taiwanese film in which two men kissed on screen, perEBSCO.
Like theJoy Luck Club, the Asian immigrant experience was finally being told with a vulnerable heart.
Here was a gay Asian male lead who was successful, desirable, complex, and loved.
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Here was a story about being gay and Asian,stuck between two conflicting identities.
It’s a beautiful, cross-cultural, identity-liberating moment that defines the entire film’s spirit.
It asked audiences to sit with discomfort and contradiction.
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