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Post by coldenhaulfield on Jul 23, 2017 16:33:59 GMT
Disney just added a couple Asian characters to TLJ because TFA did markedly poorly in the Chinese and Sourheastern Asian markets, and because their cynicism knows no depths, right?
Just so that's out of the way.
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Post by darkpast on Jul 24, 2017 4:04:46 GMT
All studios cater to the Chinese, Di$ney and Luca$Film$ are no different
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Post by coldenhaulfield on Jul 24, 2017 5:09:19 GMT
All studios cater to the Chinese, Di$ney and Luca$Film$ are no different True, but this seems especially transparent.
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Post by darkpast on Jul 24, 2017 6:34:24 GMT
All studios cater to the Chinese, Di$ney and Luca$Film$ are no different True, but this seems especially transparent. trying to improve in the only markets SW did so-so seems smart. And it didn't do too badly in China, it still made over 125m there.
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Post by audiosane on Jul 24, 2017 12:10:11 GMT
Disney just added a couple Asian characters to TLJ because TFA did markedly poorly in the Chinese and Sourheastern Asian markets, and because their cynicism knows no depths, right? Just so that's out of the way. A couple Asian characters are in TLJ? Who else besides Kelly Marie Tran?
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Post by audiosane on Jul 24, 2017 12:12:14 GMT
All studios cater to the Chinese, Di$ney and Luca$Film$ are no different True, but this seems especially transparent. Just like it's especially transparent that these are cash grab films with little creative originality in them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 14:06:15 GMT
Disney just added a couple Asian characters to TLJ because TFA did markedly poorly in the Chinese and Sourheastern Asian markets, and because their cynicism knows no depths, right? Just so that's out of the way. I'm not a fan of contrived diversity, but, to be fair (if what you're implying is true...and, it probably is to be honest), TLJ isn't the only movie to make concessions for the Asian market/community lately. It's a pretty trendy play these days.
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Post by coldenhaulfield on Jul 24, 2017 14:17:04 GMT
Disney just added a couple Asian characters to TLJ because TFA did markedly poorly in the Chinese and Sourheastern Asian markets, and because their cynicism knows no depths, right? Just so that's out of the way. I'm not a fan of contrived diversity, but, to be fair (if what you're implying is true...and, it probably is to be honest), TLJ isn't the only movie to make concessions for the Asian market/community lately.Β It's a pretty trendy play these days. Oh, for sure. And it's a smart ("smart") business move. It is the largest emerging market in the world and will be the largest media market globally if it isn't already.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 14:52:31 GMT
I'm not a fan of contrived diversity, but, to be fair (if what you're implying is true...and, it probably is to be honest), TLJ isn't the only movie to make concessions for the Asian market/community lately. It's a pretty trendy play these days. Oh, for sure. And it's a smart ("smart") business move. It is the largest emerging market in the world and will be the largest media market globally if it isn't already. I get your point. If I hated TFA, I'd especially hate it if I thought political correctness was a major part of its flaw. I hate selling out to anyone, anytime or anything. I didn't hate the movie, though. So it's easier for me to not care about some of those things.
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Post by audiosane on Jul 24, 2017 17:09:29 GMT
Disney just added a couple Asian characters to TLJ because TFA did markedly poorly in the Chinese and Sourheastern Asian markets, and because their cynicism knows no depths, right? Just so that's out of the way. I'm not a fan of contrived diversity, but, to be fair (if what you're implying is true...and, it probably is to be honest), TLJ isn't the only movie to make concessions for the Asian market/community lately. It's a pretty trendy play these days. White men always get the benefit of the doubt. But when it's women and especially minorities, doubts are often raised. How can you tell if the diversity is contrived or not? Why is it almost never contrived for movies and TV shows to over-represent white people?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 17:59:07 GMT
I'm not a fan of contrived diversity, but, to be fair (if what you're implying is true...and, it probably is to be honest), TLJ isn't the only movie to make concessions for the Asian market/community lately. It's a pretty trendy play these days. White men always get the benefit of the doubt. But when it's women and especially minorities, doubts are often raised. How can you tell if the diversity is contrived or not? Why is it almost never contrived for movies and TV shows to over-represent white people? Okay, for instance, when Xmen was rebooted way back in the day. You had Asian, Native American, African, Russian, Canadian, German and Irish characters all join the team at about the same time. Stan Lee even talks about the intent. So it was contrived. This is the most obvious way of seeing contrived diversity in fiction: teams that are seemingly universally representative. What would be an example of a movie over-representing white people in a contrived manner?
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Post by audiosane on Jul 25, 2017 2:17:33 GMT
White men always get the benefit of the doubt. But when it's women and especially minorities, doubts are often raised. How can you tell if the diversity is contrived or not? Why is it almost never contrived for movies and TV shows to over-represent white people? Okay, for instance, when Xmen was rebooted way back in the day. You had Asian, Native American, African, Russian, Canadian, German and Irish characters all join the team at about the same time. Stan Lee even talks about the intent. So it was contrived. This is the most obvious way of seeing contrived diversity in fiction: teams that are seemingly universally representative. What would be an example of a movie over-representing white people in a contrived manner? When Hollywood diversifies a movie or tv show, they sometimes talk about deliberately doing so. However, white dominance is such a common thing that there's no reason for them to mention, "Yeah, we're going out of our way to put more white people in this." It's just the status quo. They don't even have to think about it. I was under the impression that the word "contrived" was negative, but it's really not. (Same thing with the word "agenda".) It simply means the creators are making a conscious effort to do something. When white dominance is the norm, it would be foolish to expect Hollywood to better represent 21st century America by doing so in a manner that's not deliberate. That doesn't automatically mean the actors chosen aren't qualified for the job.
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Post by politicidal on Jul 26, 2017 15:19:53 GMT
If they could kill two birds with one stone and make money off it, it's just business.
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Post by jsnification on Jul 26, 2017 15:29:00 GMT
troll is obvious.
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Post by pete8680 on Aug 17, 2017 19:04:52 GMT
The movie could be 90% b Chinese. 4 some reason SW does poorly in China. Possibly because the Japanese like SW so much & by default the Chinese hate things the Japanese like.
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Post by Tristan's Journal on Aug 17, 2017 19:13:54 GMT
Yes, you are an obvious troll. Your point? no, that one is a shill, colden. Always promoting content in the interest of his masters. Probably even unpaid at that. Stay away and better don't touch.
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Post by Nightman on Aug 17, 2017 23:26:42 GMT
The movie could be 90% b Chinese. 4 some reason SW does poorly in China. Possibly because the Japanese like SW so much & by default the Chinese hate things the Japanese like. I dunno, both seem to love the MCU. The Chinese just haven't taken to Star Wars. These things happen, not all cultures like everything.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 12:56:46 GMT
Maybe there will be a cinematic universe where the characters gender and race change throughout the story! All you need are some nametags and you'll be good to go!
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