The movie got me to think a lot about culture and racism and how everyone, especially in America, is dealing with them all the time, consciously or not. It's a light movie, but as an Asian, the movie got me to think about facing the facts as a community. I wish a movie like this would come out for Asians. Asians are either portrayed as corny people or corny-and-knows-martial-arts people. Not all of us know martial arts, and not all of us smile and seem nervous when an English-speaking person comes along. I appreciated the film simply because there are people out there even thinking about breaking the fixed stereotypes. When Ricky came out talking about how black people need restraint, sure, the lines could have been better, but it just wasn't something you'd expect from people who'd been to jail for felony in a movie or in the real world. The film probably didn't make as big of an impact as it could have except for the Jackson and Sharpton deal, but those of us who had the ears heard the real message.
Review of Barbershop
