Slaying the Dragon

As a film to introduce Asian women in Hollywood films, Slaying the Dragon does a good job in tracking the representation of Asian women in Hollywood history and also the changes of the representation today. In Hollywood films, Asian women used to have the over-sexual and submissive images, which is from the Asian hookers who usually worked for American navy in 1960s during Vietnam War. Nonetheless, as time passed, the representation of Asian Women in Hollywood films change gradually to such as masculine martial arts girls. An example is Michelle Yeoh in James Bond Film; another prestigious case is Lucy Liu whose role is as equal as the other two girls in Love Kills. Nowadays, because of the popularization of social networking sites such as YouTube and the global capitalization, Asian Women's figures are changing both on cultural level and commercial level. Many Asian girls began to upload their video on YouTube, showing their westernization and their own opinions, differentiate themselves from the traditional impression of Asian women. On the other hand, as Asia plays an increasingly significant role in the global economy. As a result, Asian women begin to play more and more important roles in Hollywood films and their multiple aspects, including their life, their opinions and their professionalism.