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Dìdi

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Dìdi (2024, USA)

Director & Writer: Sean Wang

Mini-review:

This is one of those special films that feels achingly true to life, with a realistic, incisive portrayal of the awkwardness and cringiness that comes with being a 13-year-old boy. Sean Wang's vision is deeply personal, but at the same time it manages to be a surprisingly universal experience. It certainly helps that the production design is so detailed, perfectly capturing the essence of the late 2000s. Izaac Wang does a great job with a pretty difficult role, which allows you to empathize with his character despite his behavior. And Joan Chen's performance is beautiful and nuanced too, basically the beating heart of the movie. Anyway, Dìdi certainly lives up to that "For anyone who's ever been a teenager" tagline.

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The 'falling stars' challenge is the latest way rich kids are flaunting their wealth

You ever fall out of your Lambo with armfuls of your luxury items just to flex on the proletariat? 

The "Falling Stars" challenge is the latest trend sweeping Weibo and Instagram as the elite youth flaunt their wealth on social media. According to South China Morning Post, the trend is also known as the "flaunt your wealth" challenge in Mandarin, and started in Russia before mega-rich Chinese kids adopted it. 

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The "influencers" post photos of themselves splayed out on the ground in front of their luxury vehicle of choice — whether a car or a private jet — and surround themselves with their expensive personal items, as if they were carrying all of their purchases at once and artfully dropped all of them when they fell. 

Some are more elaborate than others; as the Verge points out, tech companies are jumping on the meme with narrative ads. In this version, someone trips over a rig and somehow manages to spill the contents of his case into a clear layout of the company's new drone gear. 

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Most examples, though, show people dressed in designer clothing, surrounded by cash and luxury accessories. 

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Falling stars challenge. Who will be the best? 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/UE1hevEEAU

— Ladi5000 (@ladigagmailcom1) October 15, 2018

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People have started applying the challenge to their hobbies, from photography to working out. 

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Falling stars pic.twitter.com/strKrvZ7PB

— Jill Chiang (@JillChiang3) October 18, 2018

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#fallingStars#BinanceFallingStars@yifeng36393984 @liangyu9887 @hoonfeng haha, binance falling stars pic.twitter.com/apizuKBEwG

— sekyat (@sekyat1) October 21, 2018

Some are parodying the challenge with their pets and children.

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Is it worth the clout though? Last Wednesday, two women in Zhejiang, China, were fined for disrupting traffic when they attempted the challenge in the middle of the street. The South China Morning Post says another woman was fined in Shanghai when she "fell" out of her Aston Martin. 

Like the "In My Feelings" challenge, you might not want to try this in public. But let's be real, if you have an Aston Martin to fall out of, would you really care about a 200 yuan (US $29) fine?

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