Baze/Chirrut in the Context of Chinese Culture
Fascinating and awesome cultural meta about Rogue One. @markdoesstuffaka “Look for the Force, and you will find me” and the Giant Middle Finger towards the Chinese Inequalities
So a couple of weeks back, I saw this video of an interview of Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen, in which someone asked them about Baze and Chirrut’s relationship. They said a lot of things, mostly teasing, but the video ended with Donnie smiling and saying, “They’re very good brothers.”
My immediate, visceral reaction is bull-fucking-shit. And a sense of absolute glee because I know he knows that he’s talking bullshit.
I’ve been thinking for the last couple of weeks about why it’s bullshit. This post is the result. It’s pretty long, so: tl;dr Chinese culture is about extremely structured and strict societal relationships, and Baze and Chirrut’s smashes that all into pieces to show how people can be equal and not fit into boxes.
Disclaimer: I grew up in a staunchly Chinese family in a Chinese-majority country and grew up consuming media from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. But I did not grow up in any of those places. My country of origin is pretty damned Westernised. If I get anything wrong, please tell me.
I have brought my tl;dr to a new fandom and I still keep it under a cut.
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