Asians don't like 'Memoirs of a Geisha'

[Bosh]

Originally posted by Oerdin
This is a silly storm in a t-cup. What's next? Whining that the guy who plays a Nazi isn't German? You hold auditions and the most talented actor/actress wins or at least that's the way it should be.

Storms in a t-cup seem to be East-Asian specialties. Korea's certainly tried to kick up ****-storms with its neighbors about the most idioticly petty things...

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Mao
Hmm...so Az, is blackface ok then?

The minstrel shows and the film versions of these types of shows, such as Birth of a Nation certainly contributed to the social problems and tragedy of American racism.

[Ted Striker]

Zhang Ziyi pwnz DONT GET IT TWISTED AIGHT

[Jaguar]

I assure you, Ted, I have no intention of getting it twisted.

[Frankychan]

Memoirs of a Geisha is a bunch of crap. While I think Zhang Ziyi is quite talented (and a major hottie), she shouldn't be in a movie about a "geisha". The dumbass casting director should have put a Japanese-American or Japanese actor in there.

Its basically a stupid move by some dumba** casting agent saying "Well gee....Asian is Asian....right?" Wrong.

It would be like having a Russian actor playing the role of George Washington. They're both White, aren't they?

[Az]

Hmm...so Az, is blackface ok then?

I don't know what are you talking about.

It would be like having a Russian actor playing the role of George Washington. They're both White, aren't they?

YES, AND THIS KIND OF CASTING HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!

jeez....

[Tingkai]

The film studio wants to sell tickets so naturally they'r egoing to use well known actresses.

Are there any internationally famous Japanese actresses?

[Urban Ranger]

It's a Hollywood film, what do you want?

They even have cars exploding when they shouldn't.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
It's a Hollywood film, what do you want?

They even have cars exploding when they shouldn't.

They got a new stunt coordinator for "Memoirs of a Geisha" and he guarantees that all 71 car explosions in the film will be "the most realistic ever depicted in a major motion picture".

[Mercator]

Genghis Khan