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Post by darkpast on Mar 13, 2019 18:50:54 GMT
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Post by ThatGuy on Mar 13, 2019 19:00:23 GMT
Let's see how many people go see it since they were crying about Danny Rand being Asian.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Mar 13, 2019 19:07:12 GMT
Hopefully we get some proper Kung Fu in this flick. Should be fun.
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Post by darkpast on Mar 13, 2019 19:10:03 GMT
Let's see how many people go see it since they were crying about Danny Rand being Asian. it's Marvel, so I think Antman numbers is the floor. But the white people that claimed whitewashing of a white character are not real people.
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Post by Skaathar on Mar 13, 2019 20:00:55 GMT
Hopefully we get some proper Kung Fu in this flick. Should be fun. Yup. Proper Kung-Fu and not the Karate-kickboxing-fu they used in Ironfist.
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Post by NormanClature on Mar 13, 2019 20:08:19 GMT
Remember when I suggested this movie was going to happen, months before anyone else had mentioned it?
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 13, 2019 20:46:35 GMT
Remember when they hired a Hawaiian director to make a movie about a Chinese guy?
Plus, I don't care how much ass he can kick how the F*** does a Kung-Fu fighter fit into the world of Iron Man, Thor and Captain Marvel? In the comics you can do whatever, but live action movies carry an extra level of suspension of disbelief. Is he going to Kung-Fu chop the next alien invasion?
This would be so much better as a TV show.
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Post by Skaathar on Mar 13, 2019 20:54:05 GMT
Remember when they hired a Hawaiian director to make a movie about a Chinese guy?
Plus, I don't care how much ass he can kick how the F*** does a Kung-Fu fighter fit into the world of Iron Man, Thor and Captain Marvel? In the comics you can do whatever, but live action movies carry an extra level of suspension of disbelief. Is he going to Kung-Fu chop the next alien invasion?
This would be so much better as a TV show. I assume pretty much the same way that an archer fits in with Thor and Ironman.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 13, 2019 20:58:06 GMT
Remember when they hired a Hawaiian director to make a movie about a Chinese guy?
Plus, I don't care how much ass he can kick how the F*** does a Kung-Fu fighter fit into the world of Iron Man, Thor and Captain Marvel? In the comics you can do whatever, but live action movies carry an extra level of suspension of disbelief. Is he going to Kung-Fu chop the next alien invasion?
This would be so much better as a TV show. I assume pretty much the same way that an archer fits in with Thor and Ironman. Oh, you mean he doesn't? Thanks for agreeing with me.
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Post by Skaathar on Mar 13, 2019 21:22:13 GMT
I assume pretty much the same way that an archer fits in with Thor and Ironman. Oh, you mean he doesn't? Thanks for agreeing with me. Or how a ninja with gadgets fits in with the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman.
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Post by Hauntedknight87 on Mar 13, 2019 21:29:08 GMT
Well I for one welcome the film.
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Post by RedDeadFallout on Mar 13, 2019 21:54:07 GMT
Remember when they hired a Hawaiian director to make a movie about a Chinese guy?
Plus, I don't care how much ass he can kick how the F*** does a Kung-Fu fighter fit into the world of Iron Man, Thor and Captain Marvel? In the comics you can do whatever, but live action movies carry an extra level of suspension of disbelief. Is he going to Kung-Fu chop the next alien invasion?
This would be so much better as a TV show. Look kid, when you have to ignore the blatant fact that there's two powerless assassin's in there already, then you have no argument.
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Post by Power Ranger on Mar 13, 2019 21:54:46 GMT
Hell if they’re going to claim Hawaiians as asian they could have got Albert Pyun.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 14, 2019 14:19:46 GMT
Oh, you mean he doesn't? Thanks for agreeing with me. Or how a ninja with gadgets fits in with the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman. Right! He doesn't! But at least he's rich, bitch! Mad rich!
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 14, 2019 14:26:57 GMT
Hell if they’re going to claim Hawaiians as asian they could have got Albert Pyun. That's my point. Hawaiians and Chinese are not the same kind of Asian. If you're going to go for the diversity points (which I'm all for) at least get it right.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 14, 2019 14:28:19 GMT
Remember when they hired a Hawaiian director to make a movie about a Chinese guy?
Plus, I don't care how much ass he can kick how the F*** does a Kung-Fu fighter fit into the world of Iron Man, Thor and Captain Marvel? In the comics you can do whatever, but live action movies carry an extra level of suspension of disbelief. Is he going to Kung-Fu chop the next alien invasion?
This would be so much better as a TV show. Look kid, when you have to ignore the blatant fact that there's two powerless assassin's in there already, then you have no argument. First of all I aint your kid, cuz. LOL Secondly I aint ignoring that there's two powerless assassin's in there already. They don't belong either.
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Post by Riddick on Mar 14, 2019 14:56:48 GMT
I hope we get a better fight choreography than in the Iron Fist series.
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Post by Lee on Mar 14, 2019 15:01:37 GMT
Only if they hire a competent choreographer for the fight. But i dont see that happen.
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Post by Skaathar on Mar 14, 2019 15:30:05 GMT
Hell if they’re going to claim Hawaiians as asian they could have got Albert Pyun. That's my point. Hawaiians and Chinese are not the same kind of Asian. If you're going to go for the diversity points (which I'm all for) at least get it right. There's actually a sizeable community of Asian immigrants in Hawaii. Their weather is more similar to some Asian countries (as compared to other places in the US) and the natives there are apparently more accepting of asian immigrants. I have a number of relatives there. So it's entirely possible that someone is Hawaiin but still be of Chinese descent.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 14, 2019 16:00:04 GMT
That's my point. Hawaiians and Chinese are not the same kind of Asian. If you're going to go for the diversity points (which I'm all for) at least get it right. There's actually a sizeable community of Asian immigrants in Hawaii. Their weather is more similar to some Asian countries (as compared to other places in the US) and the natives there are apparently more accepting of asian immigrants. I have a number of relatives there. So it's entirely possible that someone is Hawaiin but still be of Chinese descent. Of course. And I'm all for diversity. ALL FOR IT.
But here's my peeve with all this: They're hiring women for female lead movies as if women are the only ones who can direct female lead movies. They're hiring black men for black lead movies as if black men are the only ones who can direct black lead movies. They're hiring Asians for Asian lead movies as if Asians are the only ones who can direct Asian lead movies. etc. etc.
They're just checking off a list. There's no actual real reasoning for it.
And where does that leave me, for example? I'm a Latin male. Am I supposed to direct only movies about Latin Males? Its bad enough that I was probably never going to get the chance to direct movies at all because I'm Latin, but now, in an age where there's supposedly more diversity, I'm not able to take advantage of said diversity unless its within the very narrow window of my own race or gender?
I want to see Ryan Coogler direct ANYTHING because I think he's a good director, not only because he's good at directing black characters.
I want to see Patty Jenkins direct ANYTHING because I think she's a good director, not only because she's good at directing female characters.
The last movie Daniel Destin Cretton (the director in question here) directed was the Glass Castle, a very good little movie that had NOTHING to do with being Asian whatsoever. NOTHING! And its lead is a FEMALE!! Brie Larson!!!
So now I have to wait for Marvel, DC or whatever studio powers that be, to decide its time for a Latin male super hero before I can even be considered, because I'm not female so they wont let me direct Black Widow, or I'm not black so they wont let me direct Black Panther?
Quite frankly, I don't want to direct a Latin male superhero movie. I want to direct Wonder Woman! I want to direct Star Wars! I want to direct 12 years a Slave! I want to direct Lawrence of Arabia!
That would be REAL diversity. I'm very happy for the creators that can take advantage of the new possibilities opening up, but its half-assed.
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