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08-11-2020, 01:18 PM | #51 |
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Believe me, the casting bugged me at first too (and I'm pretty sure I bitched about it early on), but it is what it is. I'm more concerned that the actor has the physique of Pee We Herman, but that's mainly because I was raised on 80's action flicks where everyone was 'roided up and slathered with baby oil. But that being said, Henry Golding is still pretty fucking wimpy-looking and I guarantee the guy knows absolutely nothing about martial arts. This movie will suck. He certainly doesn't look wimpy. Also, look at the fight in Game of Thrones between the Mountain and the guy who plays the Mandalorian. They're both in tip-top shape but one is a giant slow muscly guy and the other is quick and nimble. Granted that fight ended bad for both of them, but I think you can see my point. For those who haven't seen it, skip ahead to about 2.5 mins: |
08-11-2020, 02:02 PM | #52 |
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But Iron Fist IS a white guy. Or was that your point?
That said, Hollywood has cast whites in place of Asians plenty of times, so maybe we owe 'em a few. More than a few at this point, actually, as Asians are really the most marginalized group in U.S. films. I mean, you won't see an Asian as the lead in a Hollywood movie unless they're playing a martial arts master or the villain, and that's really not fair. Yes, Snake Eyes is supposed to be a white guy, and even Larry Hama has said his being white is central to his character, but I'm sure that won't matter in the movie's storyline and the dude runs around with a mask on 100% of the time anyway, so whatever. The character has 7 seconds of character development in the last two movies combined so obviously Hollywood doesn't think anything of him beyond "oh, he's a cool ninja." Believe me, the casting bugged me at first too (and I'm pretty sure I bitched about it early on), but it is what it is. I'm more concerned that the actor has the physique of Pee We Herman, but that's mainly because I was raised on 80's action flicks where everyone was 'roided up and slathered with baby oil. But that being said, Henry Golding is still pretty fucking wimpy-looking and I guarantee the guy knows absolutely nothing about martial arts. This movie will suck. https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2019/08/...e-ever-wanted/ This guy bashing snake for being white "This isn’t a case of racebending an iconic character. Instead, it’s correcting a three-decade old wrong. Snake Eyes is just like he was when I played with the figures as a kid in the ’80s. Snake Eyes is Asian again — as he should have always been." |
08-11-2020, 02:34 PM | #53 |
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Ok, he's not as big as the Rock (or a 'roided up 80s action star) but are ninjas supposed to be huge and muscly? They're supposed to be quick and nimble and sneaky. I see that more like a gymnast or a runner. Golding is certainly in shape. He has muscles, he has a 6 pack, he's just not as big as Arnold or Stallone.
He certainly doesn't look wimpy. Also, look at the fight in Game of Thrones between the Mountain and the guy who plays the Mandalorian. They're both in tip-top shape but one is a giant slow muscly guy and the other is quick and nimble. Granted that fight ended bad for both of them, but I think you can see my point. For those who haven't seen it, skip ahead to about 2.5 mins: As for your other points, I guess we'll just have to see how the movie turns out. I'm certainly man enough to eat my words if I'm wrong and this Golding guy ends up being legit. Quote:
People still bashed iron fist before seeing the show and wrote fake reviews and attacked the actor and made pettions. They could have fought for shang chi who is getting a movie ironically. Nobody owes anybody anything you should be able create whatever if people are upset oh well you shouldn't cater to people on twitter
https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2019/08/...e-ever-wanted/ This guy bashing snake for being white "This isn’t a case of racebending an iconic character. Instead, it’s correcting a three-decade old wrong. Snake Eyes is just like he was when I played with the figures as a kid in the ’80s. Snake Eyes is Asian again — as he should have always been." Of course, I say that but then I still bitch that Lucas made all those changes to the original Star Wars trilogy, but we all know that's COMPLETELY different.
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