The people who didnโt like it are the people who didnโt understand or relate to it. Even if you are Asian and you could technically understand some surface level understanding, if you didnโt understand or empathize with Joy or any of the characters, I donโt think you couldโve appreciated the movie to the fullest. Just probably wasnโt meant for you as an audience.
It is such a powerful movie and itโs changed some peopleโs lives including mine. Itโs such a creative masterpiece and it is now my favorite movie of all time. I think the ending was a little weak but overall doesnโt shy away from the themes.