On the surface you may fondly remember "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle" as that one movie where two guys get high and get lost looking for a White Castle.
People that know me may think this film is here purely for being a stoner movie, but it goes further beyond that reason. I remember seeing a poster for this film at the movie theater with my family. Never in our lives have we seen a Hollywood production with two Asian leads. We felt a sense of pride for finally being represented as leads instead of being sidekicks.
Aspects of their characteristics came across as stereotypical, but the humor plays off these stereotypes in a way that's not offensive. In my eyes, it's a movie that portrays Asian-Americans as just a couple of hungry dudes and, for once, not two nerds.
People that know me may think this film is here purely for being a stoner movie, but it goes further beyond that reason. I remember seeing a poster for this film at the movie theater with my family. Never in our lives have we seen a Hollywood production with two Asian leads. We felt a sense of pride for finally being represented as leads instead of being sidekicks.
Aspects of their characteristics came across as stereotypical, but the humor plays off these stereotypes in a way that's not offensive. In my eyes, it's a movie that portrays Asian-Americans as just a couple of hungry dudes and, for once, not two nerds.
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