Everything Wrong with the 2010 film, “Eat, Pray, Love” (by Mehak Gill)
<p>A young divorced woman looking for a fresh beginning by traveling the world sounds like the plot of a whimsical film that attracts the attention of anyone. The 2010 movie starring Julia Roberts features exactly this scenario, yet the film goes awry on so many levels. Although most of the film takes place throughout the world showcasing Robert’s adventures within Italy, India, and Indonesia, the film completely fails to include anything of substance, particularly within its’ characters in the foreign countries. When it comes to Asian representation specifically, the film fails to bring any POC characters that have any depth, leaving the viewer with a one-sided version of anybody they meet. In this manner, the movie erases the hybridity, heterogeneity, and multiplicity of Asians because throughout the entirety of the film Liz (the character played by Roberts), is solely confronted with Asian characters that bring her narrative forward. In turn, this representation is similar to the kind that Asian-Americans have been facing throughout the most historically popular films and media.</p>
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