Crazy Rich Asians (2018) - Mahjong with His Mom Scene (9/9) | Movieclips

Crazy Rich Asians - Mahjong with His Mom: Rachel (Constance Wu) challenges Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh) to Mahjong.

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FILM DESCRIPTION:
Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. She's also surprised to learn that Nick's family is extremely wealthy and he's considered one of the country's most eligible bachelors. Thrust into the spotlight, Rachel must now contend with jealous socialites, quirky relatives and something far, far worse -- Nick's disapproving mother.

CREDITS:
TM & © Warner Bros. Pictures (2018)
Cast: Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh
Screenwriter: Adele Lim, Peter Chiarelli
Director: Jon M. Chu

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[shahrimanmonteiro]

This scene is to tell “You win because of me!”

[ashleywei]

This is probably one of the most beautiful scenes. The metaphor of Rachel giving her winning piece away for Nick's mom like her giving away Nick to keep him with his family is amazing.

[johnnytheratface]

Imagine just wanting to play mahjong but then these two want to have their whole dramatic conversation

[jasminehuang]

Gonna explain this one to my non-asians out there: that weird "W M" piece she was holding would have won her the game. She had all one suit (the wiggly lines), and picked up that piece herself, both of which would have scored her lots of extra points/money had she chosen to win. Instead, she threw it out herself, knowing Nick's mom needed that piece to win. She was counting cards, as a game theory professor like herself would do. She let herself lose a big hand so the mom would win a small one.

[jennasmith]

Even though the two other ladies don't speak English, when she turns her tiles over they look at Eleanor like "Oh snap, she LET you win!"

[autumnleaf]

The other two ladies are just like my grannies. They never care about what other people are saying, they just wanna play Mahjong.

[ednaquinte]

*I know how we are all talking about how savage and great rachel is here, in this scene but I can only hear how her voice almost broke when she said she loves nick so much and that deep sigh before letting go of that piece. My heart broke for her. It's so sad.*

[vanshitagupta]

"..another lucky girl, who is enough, for YOU.."
So frustrating when others think they know what's good for you.

[yuhangzhang]

She could've won, but she chose not to.

[michaelchen]

This is a spectacular scene but I think that adding a bit of cultural context will help illustrate why.

1.) The setting is a mahjong house (a nice one) a place for lower/working class people to play. A "lady" like Elanor would never go to such a place. Rachel inviting her here sets a tone.
2.) Elanor takes the opening position at the table known as "east" while Rachel sits at the opposite position representing "west".
3.) As mentioned by Jasmine Huang in another comment Rachel gives Elanor the winning tile instead of using it herself. Giving Elanor a small win in exchange for a large one.
4.) The hand Rachel folds to give Elanor the win is composed of bamboo (the ones with the green squiggly lines), notice how they're hollow. "Jook-Sing" or "hollow bamboo" is a pejorative term used to describe a westernized Chinese person.

None of this is lost on Elanor. She feels superior from the moment she walks in until the moment she realizes that she's been beaten by a "Jook-Sing" who understands her to a degree Elanor never considered possible.

[angelaec]

You cut this scene too soon. It’s such a powerful scene; you should have let it play to the end where Rachel and her mom leave.

[nicholegz]

"I don't want him to lose his mom again" when Rachel said that, you can see Elanor's reaction. I think this is where she started to be confused. She thought letting the grandma raise Nick is a good idea. Nick even told Rachel when they were driving, it was the best for everyone. Elanor believes it was the best to let Nick live with the grandma and not be with her. She thought every decision she makes is the best for the family. But here is Rachel saying Nick lost his mom because of her decisions before. And maybe for the first time ever, Elanor is thinking her decisions might not be the best after all.

[Michaelyinglia]

This scene is 100X more powerful if you knew how Mahjong work.

[MFTW]

The symbolism here is insane. The last piece, the bamboo eight is recognized as wealth and prosperity to Asians, and is ultimately the victor's catalyst. Her final move proves that she loves Nick enough to put his future ahead of her own, she understands the significance of family, and that Rachel is strong and courageous - mirroring Eleanor's characteristics.

[jsong]

This scene evokes just how much sacrifice goes into love. The pinnacle of love isn't fighting to be with the one you want to be. It's having the courage and strength to let someone go because you truly believe it's for the better because and despite how much you care for them. There is no greater sacrifice than accepting you can't be with the one you love most.

[JESSROCKEDChannel]

other two grannies were like prepared to gossip what happened to all their homies

[Fran.]

What An incredible...Mic Drop scene... she basically proved to Nicks Mom she could beat her...n chose not to.. all for love..

[heyheymey]

Both they had such intense acting in this scene. And the music came in at the right time. Asian family matters are something too.
Especially this mother and daughter in law issue.

[AmyJLiang]

Constance had to shoot this scene multiple times bc the "poor immigrant nobody line" would have her in full tears, and they'd like to redo her makeup and everything bc her eyes would get red. The line cut something deep for her and you can really feel it in her performance, even when she manages to hold it together in the final cut.

[GoogleUser-lkxn]

Rachel:😣
Elenor: ☹️

The two old ladies: 👁👄👁