(Note: This article was originally published by Mick Cohen-Carroll on Medium in July 2020. For up-to-date information on travel advisories, consult the CDC or your state government’s website.)

As coronavirus cases continue to increase in the US, many countries aren’t allowing American tourists to visit. So let’s go to the next best thing, the warm and encompassing embrace of the screen, and travel to different countries through movies!

There may be a couple of spoilers in here, so beware. The movie premieres on August 15, 2018. Mainly I talk about themes, characters, and sappy feelings (I’m not the only one). But if you want to watch this movie fresh, then maybe don’t read this review now. Also pardon any colloquialisms or incomplete sentences. I will just speak from my heart.

This is definitely my favorite movie of all time. Now this may sound a bit obvious or too easy. And maybe it is, but for good reason. One may think — you only like the movie because it’s full of Asian people. And yes. Probably, definitely yes. Maybe I was starving for something like this my whole entire life. Maybe I’ve never seen a story with so many people whom I can identify with — women and men, kind aunties, weird uncles, wise popo’s, and silly best friends who for the first time look like the ones whom I personally know! It’s funny that white people have this luxury with every single movie, so maybe it seems a bit strange that my eyes are dripping with emotion simply from seeing a movie full of my people speaking English. Because honestly, this is the only one I’ve seen.