avrurakinninami wrote: |
Spike815 wrote: | avrurakinninami wrote: | SaccharineWrath wrote: | superSokka wrote: | SaccharineWrath wrote: | avrurakinninami wrote: | WHAT !?!?!?! this is **** ! Its gonna be the worst movie ever made, sincerly, they should take americans in an asian world instead, its gonna be a real crap, worst than the power rangers. Why they are so stupid, they made a great cartoon, but they are going to blow the franchise with that ****. Even the japanese take americans models for their characters in videogames. | I would have to wholeheartedly disagree on that one. I love that they are using an asian actor to portray a character that lives in a world that is based on asian culture. It makes perfect sense that they would do that. And what's so wrong with using an all Asian cast??? I just can't understand why so many are against the idea. There are plenty of great actors who are of Asian decent. Besides, there are a lot of movies that call for a certain ethinc appearance for a character. And there are even more strict standards when one is adapting a tv show into a movie. You pretty much have your characters appearance choosen for you, and its just a matter of finding a match that is as close as possible and has the talent. Personally, being african-american I get a little tired of seeing television and movies dominated by one type of ethinc or racial group. A little more vairety is ALWAYS a welcome change for me may it black, asian, or latino. I have complete faith that Mike and Bryan know who they want for their movie. And if Jonathan Nguyen takes the role, than more power to him, and I will be cheering him on all the way! | Who said anything about it being all white people? I'm a white guy, and I love watching movies with and without white people in it. Matter a fact, I think it should be a combination of all types of people in the movie. If they did make it all Asians I can't say I would be tremendously bothered by it, but I think I would prefer a variety. It's just that when a lot of people look at the pic provided of Nguyen they don't see Aang. It's that way for me anyway. | Ok, what isn't making any sense to me is why there should be a variety of ethnicities in a movie that is based on asian culture with characters that look asian? Why? Someone explain to me why they think there should be a variety of ethnicities aside from various asian groups in this movie. Please? I just don't undrestand. | But, they dont have the same voice, plus its so stigmatized, its like taking a asian cast for resident evil, silent hill, or the grudge, the ring, etc... The americans made their own version, why this time they are going with this idea ?! Its going to be the DOA on the screen, Death Of Animation. Because this movie suck hard ! | All of the movies you named did well... | Of course, because they took an american cast, wich is not the case with avatar. BTW, Dead or alive was terrible, worst than Mortal kombat can be. |
See, that right there is a problem for me. In so many ways your saying that unless that take an american cast - and by american I am going to take a leap and say you mean white american - then the movie has a slim chance of doing well. There is a such thing as Asian-American, do they count too as candidates for the movie roles? Because I get the distinct feeling that when you say american you think only White Americans. There are African-Americans (me), Mexican-Americans (Leonmorado), Japanese-Americans, Chinese-Americans, Vietnamese-Americans... you see the pattern, right? I just don't see why or how choosing to use an Asian cast can hurt the chances of this movie doing well? Especially, since it is a movie based on Asian cultures and themes. Furthermore, a lot of the characters have Asian features, Zuko and Mai definitely look East Asian to me. Katara, Sokka, and Hakoda come of as Native American, Jonathan Nyguen is a close match to Aang and he is Vietnamese. So, I don't understand why someone one would think that the movie will fail because of the choice to use people of Asian ancestry. Is it because you don't think the public will take interest unless there is a variety of ethnicities? Is that it?
As for those movies you mentioned. I get why they choose the people the did for those movies. The Grudge and The rRng were in fact American remakes of Japanese movies, so they chose American actors. This on the other hand is different. This is an American cartoon, based on Asian culture, themes, and appearances. Thus, it would follow that they would stick to the Asian theme and go with actors of Asian ancestry.