Authenticity and Authority in "Dìdi" - Movie Review

Thank you Sean Wang for reminding me what it felt like getting a :) from my middle school crushes

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Dìdi (2024)

Directed and written by Sean Wang

In 2008, during the last month of summer, before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, flirt, and love your mom.

Starring: Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen, Zhang Liu Hua, Mahaela Park, Raul Dial

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Sean Wang's Inspiration
01:06 - Understanding 2008 / Teenagers
02:30 - Actors / Characters
03:37 - Authority
04:10 - Insecurities / Relationships
04:56 - Conclusion

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