Asian Culture Discussion Thread

[sfc415]

I laughed when people were calling Donnie Yen a "breakout star" after Star Wars, as if he hasn't already been one of the most famous actors in the world for YEARS People really need to expand their views and stop thinking Hollywood=the world

 

[shogun]

For tv actors I see these guys the most:

 

[shogun]

For donnie yen, people won't know who i'm talking about unless I tell them he played ip man or they're blade 2 fans.

 

[illmatic34]

What? What cosign? They put a well known American actor in it so maybe people in the West would be like oh I like matt damon maybe i'll check it out. If more people watch it because of that then it's a win for the studio. Do you complain when marvel puts an Asian person in a role so that it'll have more people in Asian countries watch it?

No. Those are different circumstances.

Think about all the best movies from Asian cinema

How much numbers you think they did in the US?

I support Asians putting s white guy in a movie to extract white people of their money

What I don't support is white people making asian movies to make a dollar off our culture

IE last samurai

A lot of the reason for this is because of the portrayal of Asian men in American cinema.

They're not going to breakout if

- They're in smaller roles
- They're reduced to stereotypes
- They''re being written by non-Asian writers

 

[illmatic34]

The film is historical fiction correct?

The point is...why did the director include white people in a movie about China?

I don't think to make money is a valid excuse.

To me, it's just thinly veiled attempt to justify the presence of a white actor in a movie that totally doesn't need it.

You could've structured a plot without any white dudes in it. Yet you still had to include Matt Damon. For what purpose? To make money. That's it.

Not ******* with it.

 

[jaypesoz]

No mention of Han Seoul-oh yet?

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Seriously though, all these supposed half-filipino's, has not one stepped up yet?

 

[shogun]

The director is Chinese and has said damon didn't replace a Chinese actor for the role and he isn't a white savior. He wanted a Chinese culture film for a world audience. I think 3 different movie studios. matt damon probably loved everywhere so more dollar signs for them.

 

[danger style]

Movie is a failure on so many fronts.


The tough part is that it is a US-China co-production and they probably had to sell out and make the movie in english + cast Matt Damon to even secure the budget, which i believe is the highest ever for any movie made in China. I respect them wanting to do a big budget film set in China, but now all they ended up with is a ton of bad press and a probable flop

It probably would have made more money if it had just been an all Chinese production. Stephen Chow's The Mermaid made $500m last year in China ALONE. I doubt the worldwide totals for Great Wall even touches that.

 

[W)taps]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_savior_narrative_in_film#Example_films

 

[QU!K]

Written by some white guy

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/movies/bruce-lee-movies.html

 

[tokes99]

The film is historical fiction correct?

The point is...why did the director include white people in a movie about China?

I don't think to make money is a valid excuse.

To me, it's just thinly veiled attempt to justify the presence of a white actor in a movie that totally doesn't need it.

You could've structured a plot without any white dudes in it. Yet you still had to include Matt Damon. For what purpose? To make money. That's it.

Not ******* with it.

that is what every movie is about...it is a business...and if having a role for (insert famous white actor) might give a better chance of a film being given the green light or mean more people might see it, that is a win both for the art (provided it doesn't make for bad art) & for the studio's pockets...

 

[frink85]

No mention of Han Seoul-oh yet?

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Seriously though, all these supposed half-filipino's, has not one stepped up yet?

My boy Han

I've been meaning to watch "crazy ex-girlfriend" the male lead is Filipino-American.

It doesn't help our cause to get Asian/Asian-American male leads (other than martial arts movies) when you got people like Steve Harvey perpetuating the emasculation of Asian males

 

[SC kid]

never again in your life mention steve harvey in the same sentence as asian.

never in your life.

please never do that.

if you never interact with me at all again on this forum or on the inter web. never do that.

 

[shogun]

If I ever meet a person who thinks that guy is some kind of love / relationship guru they'll be dead to me. He's such a clown. He talks crap about people who don't follow the same religion as he does too.

 

[Nawzlew]

man has had it.





and wouldnt have known andy lau was in the movie if you didnt mention it.

 

[law3001]

This is a all star Chinese cast, Matt just a part of the ensemble

Is it so hard to believe they asssumed white Americans only care abou Matt Damon?

 

[frink85]

never again in your life mention steve harvey in the same sentence as asian.

never in your life.

please never do that.

if you never interact with me at all again on this forum or on the inter web. never do that.

Geez I'm just giving a recent example

We can go back to labor laws that made Asian immigrants do "women's work" and apparently the real ending to Romeo Must Die involved a kiss

 

[QU!K]

I like Big Trouble in Little China but that movie was Racist AF

 

[illmatic34]

If I ever meet a person who thinks that guy is some kind of love / relationship guru they'll be dead to me. He's such a clown. He talks crap about people who don't follow the same religion as he does too.

Cue the Steve Harvey thread... He's got some rather "conspicuous" photos

 

[EddieDoyers]

Happy Chinese New Year to all my Asians out there! I wish you all prosperity and good health.

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[beacon ave south]

^ lol dope pic. Casinos bout to be lit tonight. I bet the entire city of Alhambra migrated to vegas for the weekend.

 

[wayniac211]

What's the meaning of Chinese NY? Guessing different calendar season.

 

[tupac jordan]

In Vietnamese culture it is to celebrate Spring. Must be the same for Chinese too.

 

[Nawzlew]

Happy Chinese New Year to all my Asians out there! I wish you all prosperity and good health.

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happy chinese new year!

cousin and i got together for some hotpot since both our families are in taiwan

 

[equality]

Spent CNY alone. Mother's got cancer and is 10 hour flight away. Rest of the fams are in a different country. Long distance relationship ended. All within a week.

Alone on Christmas, and pretty much all the holidays. Too many feels to hold at once