How do you see the genre of science fiction intersecting with Asian American identity in “Robot Stories”?
I’ll support any Asian American film, ’cause I’m all ’bout that, but frankly, I get bored of message movies, of movies which are too one-dimensionally about exactly what they’re about. I’m a big fan of subtext, of movies which can be enjoyed and appreciated on multiple levels. Someone once wrote that as a kid he read “Moby Dick” as a sheer adventure story; years later he read it as an existential meditation on human struggle (or something like that). I loved the idea of casting “Robot Stories” with a multiracial cast because it meant the audience could have fun with the sci fi genre engine while those who had eyes to see could glean the deeper emotional stories and sociological subtext.
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