A sequel to the beloved 1993 film, “The Joy Luck Club,” is officially in development. The original movie, based on Amy Tan’s best-selling novel, captivated audiences with its poignant portrayal of Chinese American mothers and their daughters navigating cultural and generational divides.
The sequel, tentatively titled “Joy Luck Club 2,” will bring back the original creative team, including novelist Amy Tan and screenwriter Ron Bass. This new chapter will continue the story with the original characters now as grandmothers and their daughters as mothers, introducing a new generation exploring their own relationships with culture, heritage, and identity.
Rosalind Chao, who played Rose Hsu Jordan in the original film, recently shared her excitement about the project.
“Reading the script brought tears to my eyes,” Chao said. “It’s a beautiful continuation of our characters’ journeys, and I can’t wait for audiences to see it.”
The original cast, including Ming-Na Wen, Tamlyn Tomita, and Lauren Tom, is expected to return, bringing their characters’ stories full circle.
Production is set to begin later this year, with a release date yet to be announced.
Quoting from Amazon Review: I used to think Amy Tan was a pioneer for Asian Americans, but now that I am a bit older and am able to look at Joy Luck Club in a different light, I see that it is really a book written by someone with what seems to be self-loathing and hate for her own culture. All the female characters in her book were either passive and submissive china dolls, or tiger moms. I’ve never met such one dimensional women in real life. The Chinese men were portrayed as cruel, stingy, or completely absent as fathers or husbands. The worse is how she portrays Chinese culture itself as only backwards and superstitious.
The Joy Luck Club does not represent Asian American immigrant culture. It’s a work of fiction from the mind of someone who saw her Asian identity only in a negative light and as something to escape from.
Since this is a book that some high school teachers make kids read, I think it has a lot of influence on how Asian Americans can feel about themselves growing up, and I think it has nothing but a damaging influence. You don’t have to agree with me, but at the very least look at the Joy Luck Club with a critical eye. Don’t believe it just because hollywood makes it pretty.
JLC was the worst movie ever made due to the portrayal of Chinese-American men. Amy Tan mades her living stigmatizing them. The fact that she’s Chinese American makes it worse.