Minari | A Culture of Unspoken Resilience

[@derekhkeem]

i cannot even begin to express how this essay made me feel. your progress as a youtuber has been so awesome to observe. keep it going man

[@StevenGong]

much love and thanks. progress made possible by good feedback (:

[@JE-uv8rn]

This review is so eloquent, insightful, and moving! I am sure you yourself must be such a great storyteller! Also, I am with you on the current horrific incidents. I am not an Asian-American, but we should all stand up in solidarity against racism and violence. Thank you for who you are and what you do.

[@StevenGong]

Ahh thank you so much! Your kind words mean a lot, and absolutely - anyone can take a stand and make a difference. Thanks a million for watching and supporting (:

[@gochudrew]

this video essay was beautiful, steven. thank you for such a clear and spot-on analysis of the film, as well as bringing light upon current issues!

[@StevenGong]

thanks Andrew! glad you enjoyed and I appreciate the watch and kind words - it means a lot

[@TheFilmMemes]

Great analysis! Minari soundtrack has been on constant repeat

[@roddur_dasgupta]

while the video was playing i was drafting a comment about the essays eloquence and then the ending started playing and i got emo 🖤 i love this so much.

[@StevenGong]

wow I'm flattered man, thank you. love to hear you enjoyed and that it was moving in some way (:

[@RobertoHernandez-to4nc]

I love Minari, but speciallyI love the Farewell from Lulu Wang ´, both were an eye-opener to me. I'm a Spanish guy living in Berlin, so my experience is far from the Asian American experience, but the Farewell made me cry in a way, that no other movie did, and I watch a lot of movies. I am so happy that Minari got the Nomination to the best Film and not the best foreign film. And I am so happy, that After Crazy rich Asian, so many new movies follow, and you can see there is a change in Cinema, there is more place from Asian character and roles even for Superheros. And I hope it keeps growing. Wish you the best with your Chanel

[@6468May]

I really felt the experience of the family in Minari. My family also were farmers as I was growing up and the film felt familiar for any Asian not just Korean. I am now 63 years old and cannot really remember much discrimination that I personally experienced. Maybe I blocked it out while I was growing up because I’m sure I did get teased and discriminated against. Growing up in San Diego was probably easier than other parts of the country. I live in an upper scale community with a lot of upper class Asians now. I appreciate everything you said and it saddens me that Asian Americans are being targeted. Especially the elderly who are the most vulnerable and have probably experienced much more discrimination than my generation. The thought of my 93 year old father being attacked verbally or physically just scares and sickens me. Keep up the good work. I read all the attached articles you added. Best of luck to you and I’m proud of you and my 25 year old daughter for being part of a great generation.

[@basvandijk78]

Hi Steven, i read about Minari in a dutch newspaper this morning and really want to see this movie. Thank you for your great review. Greetings from Amsterdam.

[@tdadventures]

Hi Steven. Thank you for this video. Very much appreciated what you said toward the end of the video. In 2001, we had to move from our previous home and town because of Anti-Asian hate and harassment. The new town still have hate but less. I am afraid to go places by myself. My husband is always with me if I am out and about. Things are made worse for us Asian when the words "Chinese Virus" or "Kung Flue" were used. I also have a small KZbin channel. Some day I hope to do a video about my own experience. I can't put the video together right now because I don't know if I can stop crying through out the video. Just subscribed to your channel. Best wishes

[@StevenGong]

Hi, thank you for watching and sharing some of your experience. I'm sorry you've had to go through that but your comment means a lot. I'm hopeful that things will improve. I just subscribed to your channel after checking it out. Love the adventurous spirit that you and your husband have. Best wishes to you too!

[@LifeOfRiza]

youtube recommended this to me and i'm so glad, such a fantastic essay! watching minari i felt, for the first time, i was watching something so authentic to my own family's immigrant journey. i hope movie studios continue to make similar stories. Tigertail on netflix is also one of my favourites :)

[@StevenGong]

thank you, so glad to hear it resonated. I will have to check out tigertail (:

[@Koharuno]

I finally got around to watching Minari. As an Asian American myself, I could relate to a lot of the scenes from the film and your analysis was spot on with how I thought and felt.

[@logicfrogmedia]

It's crazy there aren't more video essays about this flim. Well done!

[@ykyoojinkim]

loved, loved, LOVED this video. thank you for taking your time to express this movie from the perspective of an Asian American. I am subscribed :~)

[@StevenGong]

tysm Yoojin!! so glad to hear you enjoyed and haha YAY welcome to the channel (':

[@goobium4237]

Hiya Steven, I took a look at your Soul video as well as this one, and wanted to share my thoughts. Put simply, these essay's are great. There's very little wrong with them, and I love the structure and thought put into your VO. My only criticisms would be at 2.42 there's a black screen for a couple of frames, and your VO goes up in volume, so I can tell you might have started another audio recording here. Additionally the background music you've included in this video adds a lot to keeping the audience engaged. as apposed to you just talking in your Soul video. Looking forward to seeing more from you, keep it up 👍

[@StevenGong]

Thank you sm for watching and lmk your thoughts! The thorough feedback goes a long way. I'm really glad I included bg music too - it never fails to amaze me how much of a difference it can make haha. I'll definitely keep the audio levels/transitions in mind for future videos. thanks again and welcome to the channel! (:

[@maxbile121]

well said.

[@CaliburnChan]

Very well Spoken and I kinda felt like I was in a journey when you are describing. Definitely will watch all the future videos you make. I appreciate your thought and effort put into each and every word. TQ

[@StevenGong]

Wow thank you for the kind words (: Welcome to the channel!

[@saranshgothi3720]

Love A24 studio New subscriber from India

[@StevenGong]

Me too! Welcome to the channel (:

[@limaethan1113]

Loving your channel already..keep going 🥂🙌

[@StevenGong]

Thank you (':

[@jamesmiller9515]

Great insight of the movie, Steven...I hope Minari wins Best Picture...I loved the movie...

[@StevenGong]

Thank you! Fingers crossed

[@mr000brightside]

The r/A24 subreddit posted your video and brought me here. Keep up the good work dude 👍🏻

[@vyommalhotra]

Love the video, super relatable film as an Indian Canadian as well - been my one of my favorites ever since I watched it with my family.

[@ArielaShines]

Sending you love and being an ally.

[@Bolivia23]

Thank you for the video (you re v handsome lolll)

[@collinp]

good shit bro

[@StevenGong]

appreciate it brotha

[@saranshgothi3720]

Do you watch Thomas Flight

[@StevenGong]

I haven't watched before but his channel looks super interesting

[@saranshgothi3720]

@@StevenGong His video essay are like the best on KZbin without any other unnecessary stuff sponsorship relevant to movies and a lot of things. He is like Sensei XD

[@StevenGong]

@@saranshgothi3720 sounds amazing - I'll have to give him a watch!

[@dailydrivennostalgia5316]

3:30 Sunk Cost Fallacy, Great Vid though