Asian representation in Western media is a complex subject that comes with a history as old as the industry itself. At a time when creatives of color had a hard time breaking the mold, actors like Anna May Wong and Bruce Lee laid the foundations for others to follow suit. Since the release of Crazy Rich Asians in 2018, Hollywood has realized the potential of all-Asian stories where modern ideals clash with centuries-old culture. They bring their own unique spin to commentaries on family and traditions, often becoming a celebration of culture and identity, as can be seen from the global phenomenon that was Everything Everywhere All At Once.The Brothers Sun is Netflix’s latest outing in the new year, a show brimming to the top with dark comedy, familial drama, and martial arts action. Created by Byron Wu and Brad Falchuk, the story follows two brothers — one born and brought up in Taiwan beside his father and the other on the other side of the ocean in Los Angeles, raised by his mother after leaving home at a young age. The latter doesn’t know the truth about his family being a vicious Triad gang that rules the capital city of Taipei with an iron fist. Michelle Yeoh headlines the cast as Eileen Sun, while Justin Chien and Sam Song Li play her sons Charles and Bruce Sun, who have a lot of catching up to do.While Charles and Bruce become collateral damage in their parents’ games, both characters have their own arcs to take care of. Charles is brooding and menacing. But he also has a softer side that comes out in his love for baking. Actor Justin Chien plays the role with a composed look in his eyes, like a man who has figured out that the world moves through violence. All it takes is a mother’s touch and protectiveness for his little brother to find a weakness in his stone-cold armor. Bruce has a harder time coming to terms with his family’s history of crime and blood. Sam Song Li shows Bruce’s predicament through every aspect of his body language. Although Chien is the martial artist between the two, Li brings more animated energy through his portrayal of Bruce as a bumbling fool who slowly grows on the viewer as he starts to find his footing to fight back. The differences in their approaches cannot be any more clear, but their shared experiences of being hunted, betrayed, and used as puppets deepen their bond, lost due to no fault of their own.
Asian representation in Western media is a complex subject that comes with a history as old as the industry itself. At a time when creatives of color had a hard time breaking the mold, actors like Anna May Wong and Bruce Lee laid the foundations for others to follow suit. Since the release of Crazy Rich Asians in 2018, Hollywood has realized the potential of all-Asian stories where modern ideals clash with centuries-old culture. They bring their own unique spin to commentaries on family and traditions, often becoming a celebration of culture and identity, as can be seen from the global phenomenon that was Everything Everywhere All At Once.
The Brothers Sun is Netflix‘s latest outing in the new year, a show brimming to the top with dark comedy, familial drama, and martial arts action. Created by Byron Wu and Brad Falchuk, the story follows two brothers — one born and brought up in Taiwan beside his father and the other on the other side of the ocean in Los Angeles, raised by his mother after leaving home at a young age. The latter doesn’t know the truth about his family being a vicious Triad gang that rules the capital city of Taipei with an iron fist. Michelle Yeoh headlines the cast as Eileen Sun, while Justin Chien and Sam Song Li play her sons Charles and Bruce Sun, who have a lot of catching up to do.
While Charles and Bruce become collateral damage in their parents’ games, both characters have their own arcs to take care of. Charles is brooding and menacing. But he also has a softer side that comes out in his love for baking. Actor Justin Chien plays the role with a composed look in his eyes, like a man who has figured out that the world moves through violence. All it takes is a mother’s touch and protectiveness for his little brother to find a weakness in his stone-cold armor. Bruce has a harder time coming to terms with his family’s history of crime and blood. Sam Song Li shows Bruce’s predicament through every aspect of his body language. Although Chien is the martial artist between the two, Li brings more animated energy through his portrayal of Bruce as a bumbling fool who slowly grows on the viewer as he starts to find his footing to fight back. The differences in their approaches cannot be any more clear, but their shared experiences of being hunted, betrayed, and used as puppets deepen their bond, lost due to no fault of their own.
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