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Did the Transformers movie suck or not?
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07-29-2008, 05:06 PM
Zefram
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Quote:
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Crimson Rage
Seriously (whether you choose to believe it or not it another matter)
Hasbro wouldn't let the writers kill Prime or Bumblebee, so they considered Jazz the next most 'loved' character.
Loved? Important? Jazz? He was always a tertiary character at best. Hell, Starscream had more fans.
Quote:
Jazz died because he was 'important'. It had NOTHING to do with him being "black" and I find the notion that people believe otherwise rather unsettling. The idea never even crossed my mind (I'd never apply 'race' to robots).
Did Sergeant Epps die? No, Sergeant Donnelly did so the idea is absurb.
I'd be more worried if you DIDN'T find it unsettling! And the idea
doesn't
cross a lot of peoples' minds until it's pointed out to them. It's not quite as bad as it used to be but I imagine on some unconscious level you're going to start seeing a pattern in action/horror/monster movies from now on.
And while you may not have thought to apply race to a robot,
somebody
sure as hell did! Jazz's FIRST LINE in the movie was "What up, bitches?!". I know part of the characters' charm is that they're painted with broad strokes, but that'd be borderline offensive if it weren't so laughable!
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