Rather than being directed by the white agency, this film was directed by a Filipino-American agency. This aspect changed the filming and content of the movie from being viewed with the typical strategies of othering. The characters were not casted as the Hollywood Orientals, but strictly as Filipinos—because that is who they were supposed to portray. Films like Broken Blossoms (1919) and The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) merged together aspects from different Asian cultures, making them into their belief of Orientals. In contrast, in the scene at Ben’s house, there is Filipino décor and artwork entirely presenting the culture appropriately. The most important piece that makes the characters unusual is the fact that they are presented
Rather than being directed by the white agency, this film was directed by a Filipino-American agency. This aspect changed the filming and content of the movie from being viewed with the typical strategies of othering. The characters were not casted as the Hollywood Orientals, but strictly as Filipinos—because that is who they were supposed to portray. Films like Broken Blossoms (1919) and The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) merged together aspects from different Asian cultures, making them into their belief of Orientals. In contrast, in the scene at Ben’s house, there is Filipino décor and artwork entirely presenting the culture appropriately. The most important piece that makes the characters unusual is the fact that they are presented