Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel, directed by Jon M.

Chu, about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and
scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings
home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of the season. Among
all the scenes in the movie, for me, this scene has been showing a Marxist lens. From
the very first time Rachel met Eleanor Young, Nick’s mom, it was obvious the two would
not get along. More specifically, Eleanor did not approve of Nick dating Rachel.
Throughout the movie, Rachel tries to get on Eleanor’s good side, but all of her attempts
are unsuccessful. Although Eleanor never explicitly says that her disapproval of Rachel
stems from her socioeconomic class, it obviously does. At one point, Eleanor pulls
Rachel aside and they have a conversation in which Eleanor discloses that it took her a
tremendous amount of time and effort to gain the approval of Su Yi, Nick’s paternal
grandmother. The conversation seems to be going well, until Eleanor turns it around
and tells Rachel that she will never be enough for Nick. The insinuation here is that
Rachel will never be able to change her background and socioeconomic class, therefore
she will never meet Eleanor’s very high standards.