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Originally Posted by R3b
Im a pretty emphatic person but the response and just overly sensitive people about a white person playing major is just a joke. To me it seems like everyone has nothing else to bitch about so they try to chew out something without being realistic.
They didnt try the CGI thing on her to look more Asian but a background character. Most likely to save money/time. The cast is already majority Asian and probably the main reason why Asians are misrepresented in media is because they only account less than 6% of america population and frankly most dont want to do theatrical work but rather do something productive in STEM fields or being immigrants like myself just barely get by and dont have time get involved in that area of work. Im sure in japan or china where whites/blacks are the minority they are barely shown in media and very very small group are there in the country to act as there own race. Its common sense.
I personally dont think movies are white washed here and if there is a case where a role is played by the wrong background its for a reason. For this Scarlett has a good track record, well know, it suits her tbh. Be dumb to not use her vs someone who isnt well known, hasnt done many lead female action roles, speaks English fluently, and doesnt have the majors body type which is more of a full build rather than small petite.
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That's why I said it was probably more marketing and less whitewashing. But I'm assuming the people complaining want more Asians in leading roles, so they at least want Asian roles to be played by Asian actors. But I don't believe you need a popular Hollywood face to sell a movie. For example, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was successful not only here in the US, but around the world. It was subtitled and had an Asian cast that most of America(or the rest of the world) would not recognize. I don't ever recall witnessing, literally, the whole audience standing up to clap at the end of a film, like they did in there. Do you know which is a better marketing strategy than product recognition? Word of mouth. It's only dumb not to use someone like ScarJo if the film isn't meant to be great, which I've now realized about this GITS film. To be honest, I'd like where one day ethnicity of actor vs ethnicity of role didn't matter, but that's another topic for another thread. I like a well done film, but I also like cheesy ones with action and Scarlett's butt. So like I said, I'd still watch it.
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Originally Posted by pacotaco345
You guys act like this is something new. Get over it, scarlet in this movie is the same thing as a v8 in an FD car. It might not be original, and it might not be right, but its definitely better. And Scarlett is definitely better than most asian actresses (first that comes to mind is that board that played whatsherface in pacific rim). Even if you dont agree, at least Scarlett is hot.
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You miss the point. It's not new, EXACTLY! I'm over it. I said many times, I'm still watching it. "Better" is subjective. But yea, she's pretty damn hot.
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Originally Posted by Corbic
Personally I would have picked Emily Blunt or Charlize Theron. With Theron you'd at least have an African American lead....
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LOL