The fact that he monetized his trauma. Now THAT'S the rise and grind mindset.

In all seriousness, I really like that he's an inversion of OJ--Jupe is an entertainer who pretends to be a cowboy, while OJ is a wrangler who doesn't seem to really be at home in the world of entertainment. I really like characters who have a weird relationship to spectacle and the entertainment industry, and that's extremely true with Jupe, who was traumatized horribly by the industry but is still shackled to it because that's how he makes his money.

Also--and maybe this is shallow of me--but as an Asian-American, I like that he's specifically Asian-American too. It's nice to see some rep in a film that isn't specifically about the experience of being Asian-American. (Some people might argue with me about this, that Jupe's Asianness is an indelible part of his circumstances and character arc, and like, I can see that. But I think the role could also have been played by a white guy and the plot would have been roughly the same.) It feels more like a "there's no reason why this guy COULDN'T be Asian" sort of casting and I want to see more of that.