Post by ReyKahuka on Apr 21, 2021 18:19:43 GMT
People are 'selected' for promotion all the time in Hollywood. Look at Sam Worthington; a terrible actor who had a run where he was in everything for a while. Somebody was trying hard to get that guy to the next level. Regarding Will Smith, do you honestly believe Hollywood was actively trying to keep the next Tom Cruise from appearing so they could sell Will Smith? You don't think they'd be happy to have more than one cash cow?
Not sure what you mean by a drop in movie content in the 90s, it's regarded as one of the better decades for cinema.
Going backwards--the 90s is certainly not regarded as one of the better decades--compared to today-maybe.
Tom Cruise and Worthington are in fact part of the same political trends.
Worthington is bland--that's no accident.
Cruise like DiCaprio, is foisted into roles he is not suited for.
They had to give Cruise elevator shoes to play a German officer in one movie (don't worry that there won't be a shortage of WW 2 movies--they could start a WW 2 movie channel, they have so many).
As for Lando, you read his character arc all wrong----he is the one successful character in the series--he's a successful business man, he didnt have much choice to help Vader- he kept challenging Vader about the change in agreement--he was no bad guy---and then he decided finally "I'll activate my white man assistant Lobot to call in the cavalry."
Movie diversity has gone down not up.
There were way more black lead movies in the 1970s than now.
What's happening is they are cutting the variety--and saying: "Oh look! We have a Chinese superhero now!"
Cruise and DiCaprio-- they're leading men. They use leading men to get people to see the movie in the first place, it's a practice as old as stage acting. If you think Worthington is on the same talent level (or even the same stratosphere when it comes to presence or charisma) as those two, I don't know what to say.
I never said Lando was a villain, I said his persona was a ridiculous stereotype. I most certainly didn't read his arc all wrong. At best he's an opportunist, and his character would be the first to tell you that. He morphs from scoundrel to hero over the series in a fashion similar to Han Solo.
If film diversity has gone down, not up, what are you complaining about? This Hollywood conspiracy to elevate black people in film and depict whites as clueless, helpless, sinister beings has clearly failed.