Crazy Rich Asians (2018) | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING

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  • @Cath_95
    @Cath_95 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +625

    The game at the end is called mahjong. The significance of what Rachel does during the game is that she gives away the winning piece and let Eleanor win. When she shows all of her tiles before she walks away, It’s her showing that she is sacrificing her crucial piece that could make her win to Eleanore referencing in their conversation when she says "Only a fool folds a winning hand." She could have take the win and start a new life with Nick but she sacrifices her love, giving Eleanor the example in the game. This one simple action shows that Rachel loves Nick enough to let him go, that family is first, and that she's a lot more like Eleanor than Eleanor was giving her credit for. That game is what changes her mind about letting Nick marry her.

    • @sexylexy178
      @sexylexy178 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I cry on that part every time, when her mom stands up with her.. ugh 😢

    • @jklmnoqr
      @jklmnoqr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you very much for explaining this Mahjong move because I was confused as to whether Rachel had won or not! 💝

    • @straightouttaukay1098
      @straightouttaukay1098 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jklmnoqrYou guys are adorable reactors, I'm on here cause I just watched the movie and it's awesome, and I wonder if people got the same reactions as me. 😅 anyway, you might wanna react to the movie with Lady Gaga. The title is "The Star Is Born". And yeah, just subscribed.

  • @kathyastrom1315
    @kathyastrom1315 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +123

    Rachel’s mom’s comment about blue and white being colors for Chinese funerals is demonstrated when Rachel and Astrid are burying the fish-Astrid is wearing a blue and white striped shirt!

    • @jklmnoqr
      @jklmnoqr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a great observation. Thank you for pointing that out!💝

  • @TheFerozuddin
    @TheFerozuddin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    What i love about this movie is they use actor & actres who are actual from that part of asia (south east)..Henry Golding, Ronnie Chieng, Michelle Yeoh are Malaysian..Ronnie literally from Johor (next to Singapore, you literally could ride a motorcycle to go to Singapore)..Rachel mum is a Singaporean actres (she's quite famous too)..Awkwafina mum is a famous singaporean actres..
    And that old money rich are real but they didn't exist in forbes list just like the Saudi's or middle eastern oil money..
    They are crazy rich..

    • @wewenang5167
      @wewenang5167 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      yeh the Lee family in Singapore is like the real trillionaires lol

  • @fayesouthall6604
    @fayesouthall6604 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +275

    Really accurate English accents as Rich Asians send their kids to British public (private) schools.

    • @wewenang5167
      @wewenang5167 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      especially in Singapore and Hong Kong, in Taiwan they usually send kids to American school so their rich folks have American accents xD

  • @reynaldkurniawan9424
    @reynaldkurniawan9424 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +176

    21:33 It's an Asian thing to refuse things people offer you, they will keep insisting that you take it, and after two or three times, you eventually give in anyway

    • @Izzyneedscoffee
      @Izzyneedscoffee 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      same thing in hispanic culture. I’m Dominican and my mother ALWAYS told me to refuse until the 3rd time they asked and THEN I’m allowed to accept. 3rd times the charm 😉

    • @ashleydowney1222
      @ashleydowney1222 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@Izzyneedscoffee That's interesting. I have seen many times in Black culture that refusing to take something that is offered to you is considered rude and disrespectful. Such as food. Usually you are asked once or twice if you want whatever is offered to you. And if the person is generous they will ask you a third time. After that you may end up hungry.

    • @Izzyneedscoffee
      @Izzyneedscoffee 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@ashleydowney1222 for food, you take it. But for things like gifts, money, help…you refuse until the third time.

    • @msl1689
      @msl1689 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ashleydowney1222 Nah Asians don't refuse food either. That's just rude.

    • @ElquiHayashi
      @ElquiHayashi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ashleydowney1222 When others offer you food, especially your elders, you're expected to stand and bring your plate over for them to put it on your bowl/plate easier (with both hands). Whereas gifts, money, etc, you'll have to refuse a few times until they push it into your hands. I don't get the logic but that was what we were taught growing up.

  • @berliandivaaulia3995
    @berliandivaaulia3995 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    29:40 The Tan Hua flowers or Bunga Wijaya Kusuma is a type of flower that rarely blooms by day, they bloom at night. I happen to have one and when they bloom it is quite a sight.

  • @Adme55
    @Adme55 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +308

    Frankly the one to blame here is Nick. He should have given her a heads up as to what to expect. He literally threw her to the wolves.

    • @tealhiid
      @tealhiid 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

      In the book it's worse. In the movie at least her friend warned her and dressed her up. In the books, the Youngs were so rich that they were hidden even from the nouveau rich, so Pek Lin (sorry don't know how to write her name) didn't even know about Nick and didn't warn her so she showed up with no knowledge of nothing with a normal dress.

    • @diamcole
      @diamcole 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      100% I can totally understand wanting to protect himself but he should have given her a heads up when she agreed to go meet his family. She had no idea what she was facing and kind of sucks to have to hear everything from other people as opposed to your partner.

    • @Adme55
      @Adme55 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      @@diamcole absolutely. He literally gave her useless and bare minimum info. He knows how his family is so it should have come with a warning. To not warn her and then send her out on her own? Bad.

    • @Adme55
      @Adme55 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@tealhiid yikes. Glad they changed it a bit.

    • @entrydenied
      @entrydenied 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@Adme55Yeah. Peik Lin had a smaller role and didn't speak like this in the book either. The youngs are so rich in the book that they don't even have businesses to run, which is different in the movie as well. It's actually a running mystery in all 3 books, how rich the Youngs actually are and how other rich people who know them create these myths and stories about how much hidden wealth their grandmum has.

  • @kathyastrom1315
    @kathyastrom1315 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    You really get to like Peik Lin’s family. At first, they seem like really gauche, but they end up being very sweet, taking care of Rachel when she really needs it.

    • @tree6787
      @tree6787 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree 100% and I'm grateful she went to her friend's house first. That way she could help her. Nick kind of blindsided her in that way. I understand why but still.

  • @needyverse
    @needyverse 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    The mahjong game at the end is important because Rachel let Eleanor have the piece she needed to win, but Rachael had a winning hand the whole time and simply held it back. It's Rachel showing Eleanor that Rachel actually had all the power in their hostile relationship (even while Eleanor thought she was winning), and that everything Eleanor will have from this point is because Rachel gave it to her - not because Eleanor won it herself. Eleanor can't even enjoy the 'victory' because she will always have to think about how Rachel chose the future for her (like what she says from 56:32).

  • @Berto2K
    @Berto2K 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +206

    "That's a boat!" haha. That's an actual building in Singapore.

    • @disneydatenite
      @disneydatenite  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      😂😂 Good to know!

    • @operadad
      @operadad 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@disneydatenite yes BUT it is an actual design of a boat on top of the towers. FYI it is called the Marina Bay Sands and i have stayed there. It is actually owned by the Las Vegas Sands and has the most expensive casino ever built in the base of it costing over 8 billion dollars.

  • @athenstar10
    @athenstar10 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    This is real in every Asian culture...
    That line "You will never be enough." is more like a reality check for any woman who will marry an Asian guy, rich or not, coz Asian -in-laws, specially the mom, will always see the imperfections. Basically, in most Asian countries, you marry not just the guy but everything about him, his family and culture coz we consider marriage as a union of 2 families.
    Nomatter how well you get along with your in-laws, nomatter how long the relationship is, there will always be something wrong coz you maybe brought up differently or how things are handled.

    • @CaligoArye
      @CaligoArye 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Facts. My mom is Filipino. She and her sisters treat their all us kids' spouses and long term partners as temporary. Nevermind that some of my cousins have been married for over a decade and have kids.
      In their mind, these outsiders will never fit into our family.
      And we weren't even rich. SMH

  • @Notyourmari
    @Notyourmari 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +166

    “Flaunting them 1.4 million dollar earrings walking out”😂😂😂

  • @linoarquiza5433
    @linoarquiza5433 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    The watch is a Rolex Daytona. If it's a brand new issue, it would be worth around 40K. If it's a vintage model, it'd be worth around a million dollars.

    • @jckung3914
      @jckung3914 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The watch is a vintage model and it's worth $1 miilion. The author Kevin Kwan rejected the original watch the producers borrowed. He said it's too cheap and "Crazy Rich Asians" wouldn't have worn it. He borrowed one from his acquaintance. The watch was flied over to Singapore for that scene with security guard.

  • @Banyo__
    @Banyo__ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    In India, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries there are only like 15 or so ultra rich families that control the majority of the power and wealth. Everyone knows these families and they make themselves known. They keep the wealth where it is. They send their kids abroad for their education, typically to England, Switzerland, France, and when they come back, they are excpected to either take over or work for their families. Daughters can also work for the companies either in an actual working capacity or they're made to do PR things (smiling and looking good behind their husbands), and are expected to have kids to continue on the legacy. If one of these kids decides they are going to marry for love (i.e. someone poor and not in their inner circles), these families will actively try to bury them or will prevent their children from seeing these "peasants." In some cases, they will even force those not in the life to get educated and be instructed on how to be a part of their families while lying about their origins. It's intense. People always think of the English monarchy when they think of these types of stories, but nope, its global as well.

    • @linoarquiza5433
      @linoarquiza5433 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What tribe? Comanche, Sioux, Navajo?

  • @brazzledazzle-o9w
    @brazzledazzle-o9w 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    funny, I just said to my wife yesterday " i feel like watching crazy rich asians again"
    You guys would probably like Joyride then. similar crew

  • @LilSwaggaMuffin
    @LilSwaggaMuffin 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    “She better start floating” at the wedding scene got me weak😂 love y’all’s reactions❤❤

  • @2129hours
    @2129hours 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    I didn’t think much when I first watched it but now, I think I would kick my bf ass if I were Rachel. If weren’t for her friend, she would make a fool out of herself. What was he thinking?!?

    • @carlotta4th
      @carlotta4th 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      He was already planning on choosing her over them. Yes he should have prepared her--but it's a movie. There's no conflict if she was prepared.

  • @billie-goat
    @billie-goat 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I read Crazy Rich Asians book on a whim. I found it at an airport bookstore and decided to read it on the plane. It is such a good book! The movie does not do it justice. Great book, highly recommend.

    • @disneydatenite
      @disneydatenite  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am going to add it to my list!! Thank you!!

    • @andym1192
      @andym1192 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the book trilogy is amazing

    • @jckung3914
      @jckung3914 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I bought all three books. I like the movie better. I had to jump around to get through the books. Kevin Kwan spent way too much ink on what people wore or own and much less on character development. Rachel was a weak character in the book. The mahjong scene was added by the scriptwriter Adel Lim. He's not a good writer. He writes about rich people he knows. Given his family connections he knows a lot of old and new money families in Asia. He intended to satirize them. Characters and plots are weak.

  • @starheartskull15
    @starheartskull15 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    “HES GOT A F*CKIN BAZOOKA”😂😂

  • @ainokallio2461
    @ainokallio2461 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    i’ve never clicked faster

  • @fid.firdhaus
    @fid.firdhaus 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I just realised the Island is named Samsara. Its a sanskrit word which is borrowed by Malays into Sengsara which means something like a tortured feeling. It's funny how Rachel was living her sengsara time there with the girls.

  • @jerlynurena7006
    @jerlynurena7006 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My favorite movie in the entire world. I cry even watching these reactions JAJAJAJA. So glad that you liked it

  • @windyoetomo4571
    @windyoetomo4571 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The most iconic opening scene👌

  • @anakhonda5402
    @anakhonda5402 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Top best film to react
    1.the dark knight 2008
    2.cinderella 2015
    3.Kimi no nawa (your name)2016
    4.grave of the fireflies 1988
    5.Hachi: A Dog's Tale 2009
    6.The call of the wild 2020
    7.ready or not 2019
    8.joker 2019
    9.12 angry men 1957
    10.forrest gump 1994

  • @nine2fiver738
    @nine2fiver738 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Gone ahead and make him watch pretty woman 😆

  • @Dragon4eva
    @Dragon4eva 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fun Fact:
    Astrid's husband once played a character who was married to the character played by Rachel's mum in a (very) popular sitcom in Singapore/Malaysia in the 90s

  • @anakhonda5402
    @anakhonda5402 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    This film was shot a lot in Malaysia but named in Singapore😊😂😂, male actor from Malaysia Henry Iwan Golding.

    • @sariel8406
      @sariel8406 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Only the Young mansion is in Malaysia. The rest is in Singapore.

  • @beyondthesass162
    @beyondthesass162 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Yall missed the end credit scene with Astrid the Queen!
    Glad you enjoyed this!!

    • @disneydatenite
      @disneydatenite  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      We need to get better on these end credit scenes!!

  • @reeeyou
    @reeeyou 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    29:37 It’s called epiphyllum oxypetalum aka Queen of the Night. It’s a slow-growing, jungle epiphytic cactus, and yes, it goes into full bloom in just 1 hour, and the blooms only last around 2-4 hours, once a year. It’s similar to dragonfruit cactus, which also blooms for a short period of time, and both their fruits are edible.

  • @benjiehasim574
    @benjiehasim574 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Kadupul flower is the most expensive in the world because it has never been bought and is therefore priceless. This elusive little plant is actually a cactus and only grows in Sri Lanka.

  • @Japasta_Maviska
    @Japasta_Maviska 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    12:01 Just noticed a discrepancy. That's the departure hall they were at. Guess the Changi Airport Terminal 3 Departure Hall is a better lit area than the Arrival Hall. Oh the Butterfly Gardens, yes it's true. One of several mini gardens at the airport. There's a Cactus garden, there's Sunflower garden and there's even a small futuristic garden. Plus free cinema on the airside and game consoles, tv with sports channel and news channel. Basically a great place to be stuck if you're on a layover.

  • @vickyrobertson3166
    @vickyrobertson3166 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this movie so much. I can't wait for them to come out with part 2.

  • @teonnykardashian
    @teonnykardashian 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    there was a mid credits scene that i hope you guys go back to watch! but as always i loooooooooooooooooooved your reactions

    • @disneydatenite
      @disneydatenite  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you!!

    • @kbaelay2125
      @kbaelay2125 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was also waiting for their reaction to that part 😭😭

  • @Maxine.4o8
    @Maxine.4o8 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You guys should have watched past the credits cause it shows a clip of Astrid and a someone. Which introduces the second book😊 if you’re interested.

  • @RonLarhz
    @RonLarhz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    those are gurka guards. kinda like royal security guards, dated way back into the brit colonisation era. some ultra rich folks even made statue of them to guard their graves.

  • @fromdonna
    @fromdonna 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    In book 3, Rachel actually gotten rich herself.. and Nick's family is actually not rich 😬 smoke and mirrors

  • @rrebecaa
    @rrebecaa 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    00:25 "Mexicans are usually crazy" hahaha!! he was so like sincere and nonchalant when he said that😂😂Yes we are 😝

  • @ivy5935
    @ivy5935 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is my go to airplane movie. It always slaps- even harder on long flights. It’s a canon event

  • @tiredandcranky
    @tiredandcranky 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I Love Aquafina. She is so funny.

  • @sammyyyy24
    @sammyyyy24 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is the first I've seen you guys but I've had so much fun, I'm gonna go check your other reactions

  • @SnapCracklyPop
    @SnapCracklyPop 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    My first time watching your channel because of Crazy Rich Asians :) If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend A Knight’s Tale starring Heath ledger is also a great movie. When it comes on TV, I’ll watch it again. Even my parents love it. I think you will really enjoy it ☺️

    • @disneydatenite
      @disneydatenite  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching and for the recommendation!

  • @Denden-mx9gl
    @Denden-mx9gl 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    4:39 in my eyes he looks like a mixed Filipino
    I'm the kind of guy who thinks romcoms are corny but when I watched Love, Rosie it was the best romcom I've watched and it's what started me to get hooked to watching romcoms. I highly recommend it.

  • @adriancabiles3898
    @adriancabiles3898 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Crazy Rich Asian 2 is in the works. I hope you do a reaction video on that as well.

  • @lilyLovesStories
    @lilyLovesStories 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    She spent millions on one pair of earrings. Meanwhile, I bought a pack of 10 stud earrings for $15.99 on Amazon 😂😂😂 I love this movie. There's been talk about a second movie, but Idk how true that is.

  • @miceymolander
    @miceymolander 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The boat building is the Marina Bay Sands 😊

  • @winwinsmissinglines
    @winwinsmissinglines 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THANK YOU FOR THIS I DISCOVERED ANOTHER YET COOL REACTORS

  • @Vtones25
    @Vtones25 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i LOVE this movie! Such a great reaction from you both 🤗🤗

    • @disneydatenite
      @disneydatenite  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!! 😁 It was such a great movie!!

  • @maamarbs4596
    @maamarbs4596 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you guys are soo fun to watch

  • @reactioncompilationallstars
    @reactioncompilationallstars 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How these two never seen a movie before in their lives before YT? 😭

    • @disneydatenite
      @disneydatenite  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We’ve seen plenty…just not the ones we have uploaded. Some on here one of us have seen and are introducing it to the other. You have seen every movie ever made?! 😳😂

  • @LadyC07
    @LadyC07 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    you should react to "everything everywhere all at once" movie

  • @Lana-believe
    @Lana-believe 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Can you please react to the Saban’s Power Rangers 2017 Movie!!! It is so underrated. You may look at the name and think it is childish and cheesy. But it is hilarious and shows the growth of friendship and trustworthy. I swear it is a must watch!! Actors: Dacre Montgomery - played billy in stranger things, Naomi Scott - played princess jasmine in live-action Aladdin Movie, Becky G - sings shower.💛🖤❤️💙💖

  • @labratamber
    @labratamber 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The plant is a night blooming cereus. Other wise known as queen of the night

  • @jordygomez342
    @jordygomez342 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You guys got the greatest reaction

  • @ztomas1
    @ztomas1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your next Date Night movie should be the Conjuring 2 😂😂😂 or if you wanna play it safe then you can watch The Devil Wears Prada 😂

  • @starsimvidz
    @starsimvidz หลายเดือนก่อน

    believe it or not, the ellen in the film is a SAINT compared to the book lol. The book is pretty different, but I think Michelle Yeoh wouldn't ever play the character as she was written in the books lol.

  • @pricemoore2022
    @pricemoore2022 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    AWESOME REACTION OF MY FAVORITE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

  • @classical7
    @classical7 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Next 🔜 *"Train to Busan"*

  • @candynickel
    @candynickel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He remembered the fake movie name 😂

  • @etgamer0771
    @etgamer0771 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In Tangleb movie she cook Come on every women cook and she cook good and she will be cook as a housewife 😂

  • @emilybazile3891
    @emilybazile3891 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    YESSS MY MOVIEEE

  • @s.gurung3217
    @s.gurung3217 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Khoo family

  • @bikrambiswas6224
    @bikrambiswas6224 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Upload the amazing Spider-Man 2 reaction. I'm waiting for it

  • @americxno
    @americxno 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you missed the post credits!!

  • @etgamer0771
    @etgamer0771 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In kunfu panda It's doesn't matter if it body shaming you are fat lose weight just don't be fat it's not good

  • @rizkisupertramp
    @rizkisupertramp 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rachel Real Father Bao Gaoliang many times richer than Nick Young's family.

  • @louilelee9978
    @louilelee9978 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is a post credit scene

  • @caitlynbotsford8585
    @caitlynbotsford8585 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yall should do anyone but you.

  • @andikasaputra4482
    @andikasaputra4482 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please React THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA...It such a mindblowing and funny movie 😍

    • @linoarquiza5433
      @linoarquiza5433 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What's so mindblowing about it?

  • @yas0809
    @yas0809 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You should read the books there's 3 books

  • @thedarkopz516
    @thedarkopz516 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    REACT also to SB19 from South East Asia
    WHAT MV
    GENTO MV
    WYAT MV
    I WANT YOU MV
    MOONLIGHT MV

  • @christineachieng4170
    @christineachieng4170 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The other woman next

  • @gabriellawilliams6189
    @gabriellawilliams6189 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watch the French movie "Taxi" 1,2,3,4 please🙂

  • @bonbonjames72
    @bonbonjames72 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yall missed astreds alternate ending where she meets a guy

  • @angiedracul6562
    @angiedracul6562 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    She doesn’t have much to give up, not like him. He has a whole Heritage his Family built for generations walking away from that is just Disrespectful and UnGrateful. His family has all right to be mad and upset. Not her mistake she didn’t know but his Fault.
    This movie is fun but a typical American made movie criticizing on Asian culture. Nothing new. American culture is better than all other culture and family Traditions 😂 fun movie but yeah

    • @linoarquiza5433
      @linoarquiza5433 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Why is it "criticizing Asian culture"?