"Searching"

 

     The 2018 film "Searching" broke new ground as the first mainstream Hollywood thriller headlined by an Asian-American actor.

 

      John Cho shines as David Kim, a father desperate to find his missing teenage daughter. The premise feels like a movie I've seen a thousand times, but "Searching" is a refreshing take on modern thrillers. The lead easily could of been a white actor and the story would play out the same.

 

     This movie helps push the movement of Asian-Americans gaining normal roles instead of roles that play off of stereotypes. Only Matthew McConaughey can play a beach bum, only Asians and Jews can play nerds. Who decided this was the way of the world?

 

     Director Aneesh Chaganty innovated the medium by setting the entire film on computer screens and smartphones. He even used his own iPhone, which became the main camera.

 

     "Searching" is a movie with Asian actors, writers and director. It goes to show that the key to progress is within our own hands. For the people, by the people.

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