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Apparently you didn't follow my words. I said:
| gamer_86 wrote: |
| Age doesn't matter much as long as it's close to the age of their character |
Also there are other factors involved such as looking somewhat like their character. A 15/16 year old kid can play a character that's 12 years old. What's the difference in the age? 3-4 years? I don't think that actually matters.
| gamer_86 wrote: |
| Also there are other factors involved such as looking somewhat like their character. A 15/16 year old kid can play a character that's 12 years old. What's the difference in the age? 3-4 years? I don't think that actually matters. |
I'm kind of divided on this one. I mean, you see actors in their twenties playing high school kids. But between the ages of 12 and 16, puberty happens and there's often a noticeable difference...I'd say there could only be a couple of year age gap for the kid playing Aang, but that's just me.
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I'm kind of divided on this one. I mean, you see actors in their twenties playing high school kids. But between the ages of 12 and 16, puberty happens and there's often a noticeable difference...I'd say there could only be a couple of year age gap for the kid playing Aang, but that's just me. |
You'd also have to look at some practicality. I mean, could a 12 year old be semi efficeint in martial arts? They'd have to consider experience in martial arts as well as age, looks and acting ability. If they find a kid that's 12 who is good in martial arts, and acts well then good job for them. But there are so many factors influencing their decision.
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You'd also have to look at some practicality. I mean, could a 12 year old be semi efficeint in martial arts? They'd have to consider experience in martial arts as well as age, looks and acting ability. If they find a kid that's 12 who is good in martial arts, and acts well then good job for them. But there are so many factors influencing their decision. |
True. My friend is a blackbelt in Taekwondo and the place he goes to has kids pretty much mastering the skills. I'm sure that there are some good looking, bald, 12 year old Academy Award winning male actors out there
| High00Lord wrote: |
| I don't think appearance is much of an issue. With today's technology and camera angles you can make almost anyone look like almost anyone in a movie. |
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True. My friend is a blackbelt in Taekwondo and the place he goes to has kids pretty much mastering the skills. I'm sure that there are some good looking, bald, 12 year old Academy Award winning male actors out there |
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pfft Who needs kung fu when you have weapons to fight for you. After all, that's how China got owned by the Europeans.
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pfft Who needs kung fu when you have weapons to fight for you. After all, that's how China got owned by the Europeans. |
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Guns > swords |
| member12 wrote: |
| sorry if im a bit late on this one but how is JN's voice? Atleast i mean...... how does it compare to Zach Tyler Eisen? |
Actually I think it shouldn't be too similar. There's a difference between voice-acting for cartoons and Live Action movie acting. You can do stuff within cartoons to our sense of 'what's real' that you can't do with live action. Zach Tyler Eisen sounds like a really american texas boy if you strip his voice from Aang. In the animation it seems natural, but in the movie that would be strange I think....well....it has to fit the actor himself.
The first time I saw a picture of Jonathan Nguyen I thought he was going to play Zuko.
As for the whole 'it has to be all Asians in the movie' while the show is based on the culture it doesn't mean that every one is Asian. The Avatar map represents their world not ours, now some nations are Asian but others like the Southern Water Tribe are based on Inuits, Sun Warriors are from Mayan/Aztec origins and the swamp benders are a Hillbilly-Cajun mix. With that being said; why can't the Avatar world diversity reflect the diversity in our world?
| pureangel86 wrote: |
| The first time I saw a picture of Jonathan Nguyen I thought he was going to play Zuko. As for the whole 'it has to be all Asians in the movie' while the show is based on the culture it doesn't mean that every one is Asian. The Avatar map represents their world not ours, now some nations are Asian but others like the Southern Water Tribe are based on Inuits, Sun Warriors are from Mayan/Aztec origins and the swamp benders are a Hillbilly-Cajun mix. With that being said; why can't the Avatar world diversity reflect the diversity in our world? |
That's true. What about the Inuit? I believe they aren't originally asian. And Watertribe could be very Inuit.
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The first time I saw a picture of Jonathan Nguyen I thought he was going to play Zuko. As for the whole 'it has to be all Asians in the movie' while the show is based on the culture it doesn't mean that every one is Asian. The Avatar map represents their world not ours, now some nations are Asian but others like the Southern Water Tribe are based on Inuits, Sun Warriors are from Mayan/Aztec origins and the swamp benders are a Hillbilly-Cajun mix. With that being said; why can't the Avatar world diversity reflect the diversity in our world? |
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I don't even know what's considered PC anymore.
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I don't even know what's considered PC anymore. |
A clue: if it's fun, then it's likely to be un-PC.
I understand the need for diversity and tolerance, but some things are just taken too far (I'm not using the casting of this movie as an example, I was thinking more in the real world).
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