I'm cautious optimistic. On the one hand, it looks gorgeous. On the other hand, so did Stallone's Judge Dredd. Still, they seem to have grasped the tone of it, at least to the extent that it's a trailer for an action film that doesn't go THWUB THWUB THWUB DADADADA THWUB THWUUURRRBBB, which is a good sign.
I honestly love her as an actress, especially for Lost in Translation and Under the Skin. Yeah, it blows that they chose her, but what can you do about it? Hollywood gon' Hollywood. Apparently no one in the west aside from evil SJW typeswants to see asian actors or actresses and big film studios are happy to pander. They wank to make bank, it's their #1 concern. I probably won't watch the movie anyway even though I always vow to do.. Same with the Star Wars movie.. Same with the War Craft movie. Films today just don't excite me anymore.
What was the last film you guys really enjoyed? I thought Under the Skin and Inherent Vice were fantastic.
Japanese movies usually only feature asian actors/tress, even when roles should logically be played by white ones, and the Japanese public doesn't seem to care that Hollywood does the reverse.I honestly love her as an actress, especially for Lost in Translation and Under the Skin. Yeah, it blows that they chose her, but what can you do about it? Hollywood gon' Hollywood. Apparently no one in the west aside from evil SJW typeswants to see asian actors or actresses and big film studios are happy to pander.
Why are people upset that a white girl got the part? The girl in the original looks white too, duh
Kyriakos, you know that Americans hate nudity. I mean, then the movie would be rated R and they'd make less money, etc.
Overall the cinematography looks amazing. Other than that I'd have to see the movie to comment on it, but it seems like they got a lot of things right.
On the other hand Japan is extremely xenophobicJapanese movies usually only feature asian actors/tress, even when roles should logically be played by white ones, and the Japanese public doesn't seem to care that Hollywood does the reverse.
So yeah, I guess it's just a SJW pet peeve.
I specifically looked this up and apparently in the manga it is said that that both the mayor and the main character prefer European bodies for some reason. So it is in fact accurate, if my information is (I have no idea, never read any Manga).
Not only xenophobic but also very nationalistic (up to the point of revisionist).On the other hand Japan is extremely xenophobic![]()
On the other hand Japan is extremely xenophobic![]()
Is that actually true? I'm hearing it a lot recently, and it feels more like anti-weeb backlash than something based in any actual experience of the Japanese or their attitude towards foreigners. know that the Japanese don't bother to disguise how they feel about foreigners, at least not in the same way Westerners do, but it's a far cry from bluntness to bigotry.On the other hand Japan is extremely xenophobic![]()
They have, I believe, the fastest aging population on the planet, but they do not seem to take this as a reason to change their very strict immigration policy. That looks like a strong solid indicator to me..Is that actually true? I'm hearing it a lot recently, and it feels more like anti-weeb backlash than something based in any actual experience of the Japanese or their attitude towards foreigners. know that the Japanese don't bother to disguise how they feel about foreigners, at least not in the same way Westerners do, but it's a far cry from bluntness to bigotry.
Nope I would not think so. Especially not in Japan where they did such a splendid job of keeping foreigners out in the first place. What kind of signs are you thinking of?I was there for a month and I didn't see 1 sign of xenophobia anywhere. I realize it's anecdotal, but you'd think if the whole country was so extremely xenophobic, I'd have seen signs of that somewhere.
Nah, it's somewhat true (and that's coming from a self-declared nippophile). Japan is quite xenophobic and racist.Is that actually true? I'm hearing it a lot recently, and it feels more like anti-weeb backlash than something based in any actual experience of the Japanese or their attitude towards foreigners. know that the Japanese don't bother to disguise how they feel about foreigners, at least not in the same way Westerners do, but it's a far cry from bluntness to bigotry.