Comments on: First look at The Last Airbender http://filmonic.com/first-airbender Molesting Your Film Shaft! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:37:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: zelhttp://filmonic.com/first-airbender/comment-page-1#comment-9494 zel Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:09:51 +0000 http://filmonic.com/?p=5905#comment-9494 Goku is an alien, so no one fucking cares whether he is white or not. Now stfu and gtfo. Goku is an alien, so no one fucking cares whether he is white or not. Now stfu and gtfo.

]]> By: easyehttp://filmonic.com/first-airbender/comment-page-1#comment-9397 easye Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:20:48 +0000 http://filmonic.com/?p=5905#comment-9397 Do you mean a guy in a rubber suit? Do you mean a guy in a rubber suit?

]]> By: suPerviLLaineSshttp://filmonic.com/first-airbender/comment-page-1#comment-8640 suPerviLLaineSs Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:09:42 +0000 http://filmonic.com/?p=5905#comment-8640 kats totally right.. again i love dev- ive seen him fight- formidable he wont dissapoinbt- im sure noah is good too- honestly i wasn sure about this film but seeing that picture of noah actually brought some hope- i really think he looks like aang.. i know aang mite be an asian name (i doubt its any other origin) but he looks a little asian there.... his arrow isnt blue anuff:( maybe that cg haha :D kats totally right.. again i love dev- ive seen him fight- formidable he wont dissapoinbt- im sure noah is good too- honestly i wasn sure about this film but seeing that picture of noah actually brought some hope- i really think he looks like aang.. i know aang mite be an asian name (i doubt its any other origin) but he looks a little asian there…. his arrow isnt blue anuff:( maybe that cg haha :D

]]> By: kathttp://filmonic.com/first-airbender/comment-page-1#comment-8449 kat Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:44:54 +0000 http://filmonic.com/?p=5905#comment-8449 There are a few. I can't think of them off the bat.. oh like Memoirs of a Geisha. But I agree that there isn't enough. I'm not particularly looking for an all asian cast per say.. but a movie with an asian main protagonist. And I think it's coming around. But really slowly... it does need to speed up though. There are a few. I can't think of them off the bat.. oh like Memoirs of a Geisha. But I agree that there isn't enough. I'm not particularly looking for an all asian cast per say.. but a movie with an asian main protagonist. And I think it's coming around. But really slowly… it does need to speed up though.

]]> By: Kathttp://filmonic.com/first-airbender/comment-page-1#comment-8448 Kat Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:41:24 +0000 http://filmonic.com/?p=5905#comment-8448 I think that the actors should have been chosen by what the actual characters look like. In the animated series [to me anyway], aang looked like a white asian mix, katara and soka looked like inuits or native american-ish with their bone structure and skin tone, and zuko [for the love of god tell me i'm WRONG] looks completely 100% asian. Now I can see why the director's choices are making such scandal, but I will also take into consideration the fact that it might have been a coincidence. [like a .0001% chance but...] It could also be that the director wanted to mix things up a bit. Making a rendition doesnt exactly require for it to be identical to the original. Just that his choices are slightly questionable. But from what i've heard, Dev isnt at all bothered by the character choice. It could just be that the director thought Dev was perfect for the role, and he just happened to be middle eastern. He does have a black belt or something like that.. I guess I'll feel slightly better if the actors actually are made up to look like the original characters in the movie... we'll see. but until i see the movie, or get more information, i don't want to sling around accusations... I think that the actors should have been chosen by what the actual characters look like. In the animated series [to me anyway], aang looked like a white asian mix, katara and soka looked like inuits or native american-ish with their bone structure and skin tone, and zuko [for the love of god tell me i'm WRONG] looks completely 100% asian. Now I can see why the director's choices are making such scandal, but I will also take into consideration the fact that it might have been a coincidence. [like a .0001% chance but...] It could also be that the director wanted to mix things up a bit. Making a rendition doesnt exactly require for it to be identical to the original. Just that his choices are slightly questionable. But from what i've heard, Dev isnt at all bothered by the character choice. It could just be that the director thought Dev was perfect for the role, and he just happened to be middle eastern. He does have a black belt or something like that..
I guess I'll feel slightly better if the actors actually are made up to look like the original characters in the movie… we'll see.
but until i see the movie, or get more information, i don't want to sling around accusations…

]]> By: Nemogbrhttp://filmonic.com/first-airbender/comment-page-1#comment-8315 Nemogbr Thu, 28 May 2009 15:47:06 +0000 http://filmonic.com/?p=5905#comment-8315 Japan mainly consists of Japanese people. Britain has a minority of non-Europeans and they are mostly based in the cities. Why do we keep getting posters who seem to insist that Asian Americans do not exist? There are 14 million Asian Americans and 4 million Native Americans. Actors from those ethnicities could have been picked. They're as American as those of European descent and some even more so. Japan mainly consists of Japanese people.
Britain has a minority of non-Europeans and they are mostly based in the cities.
Why do we keep getting posters who seem to insist that Asian Americans do not exist?
There are 14 million Asian Americans and 4 million Native Americans.
Actors from those ethnicities could have been picked. They're as American as those of European descent and some even more so.

]]> By: Nemogbrhttp://filmonic.com/first-airbender/comment-page-1#comment-8314 Nemogbr Thu, 28 May 2009 15:40:15 +0000 http://filmonic.com/?p=5905#comment-8314 Son Goku is an alien, so he must be white??? Son Goku is an alien, so he must be white???

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]]> By: Nemogbrhttp://filmonic.com/first-airbender/comment-page-1#comment-8296 Nemogbr Wed, 27 May 2009 22:58:41 +0000 http://filmonic.com/?p=5905#comment-8296 As has been commented upon, is that the reporter didn't do a proper job. Probably hasn't even seen an episode of ATLA. First we hear that Noah Ringer is a karateka, now he is supposed to be in Tae Kwon Do. They couldn't find anyone with Shaolin martial arts or even more specifically Baguazhang? As has been commented upon, is that the reporter didn't do a proper job. Probably hasn't even seen an episode of ATLA.

First we hear that Noah Ringer is a karateka, now he is supposed to be in Tae Kwon Do.

They couldn't find anyone with Shaolin martial arts or even more specifically Baguazhang?

]]> By: goodfreakinjobhttp://filmonic.com/first-airbender/comment-page-1#comment-8288 goodfreakinjob Wed, 27 May 2009 19:08:16 +0000 http://filmonic.com/?p=5905#comment-8288 [youtube JKTvFhRbBt8 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKTvFhRbBt8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKTvFhRbBt8</a> youtube] This should settle the anime/manga characters being white subject. Uh, guess what? THEY AREN'T. Ignorant idiots. I don't think White American kids take off their shoes before entering their homes, eat rice daily, sleep on futons in houses with tatami mats, or wear uniforms to public schools unless dress code is a real problem. Most actions Anime characters make are based on real observations of Japanese society. Despite the magic in a lot of anime, most of them are quite true to their culture. [youtube JKTvFhRbBt8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKTvFhRbBt8 youtube]
This should settle the anime/manga characters being white subject.
Uh, guess what?
THEY AREN'T.
Ignorant idiots.

I don't think White American kids take off their shoes before entering their homes, eat rice daily, sleep on futons in houses with tatami mats, or wear uniforms to public schools unless dress code is a real problem. Most actions Anime characters make are based on real observations of Japanese society. Despite the magic in a lot of anime, most of them are quite true to their culture.

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