The Technomancer
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I disagree with that, but this makes it very clear that "its not respecting the original creator!" doesn't hold water
But it's Oshii's movie that's being adapted, it's his version and his material that's not only difinitive, but the one that's laying the groundwork for this adaptation. And like was said previously, he has a better understanding of the material than everyone else, including the films detractors. Because while he may not have created the series, he created the defining part of it.
I totally agree with him...until the John Wayne crap. :/
Did anyone genuinely expect him to shit on ScarJo's casting a week before the film is out?
Death of the author suckah
Also lmao opposition is politics but status quo is *art*.
America views race through a very unique lens due to having sizable populations of every skin color in God's crayon box,.
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Yeah he's kinda right and if anyone's opinion on the subject matters it's his.
So here's a problem:Unique? US is not even the most diverse country in the Americas ... it is not even in the TOP 10.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-most-and-least-ethnically-diverse-countries/
Another caveat is that people in different countries might have different bars for what constitutes a distinct ethnicity.
"Can we make ScarJo's outfit look more like lingerie?"But what does Masamune Shirow think?
Oshii isn't even the original creator.
I wouldnt mind Deunan Knute being played by an Asian actress
Well he's been saying it since the set visit so that doesn't really hold.Yeah. I expect him to stick to the script for every interview really.
And yet his film is what everyone outraged about this seems to point to as the point of reference.Oshii isn't even the original creator.
But she didn't turn whiteThe writers must think they're so clever, butthis is going to turn things into an even bigger shit show than it already is. It's one thing to whitewash the role, it's another for the character to literally turn white during the movie.
I'm excited to see how Rodriguez executes a James Cameron passion project.
I saw the Uh-vatar the Last Airbender movie, it can't be worse.So is everyone ready for an hour and a half of hearing Batou prounounced as Bah-2?
So is everyone ready for an hour and a half of hearing Batou prounounced as Bah-2?
"Can we make ScarJo's outfit look more like lingerie?"
"Does she ever get naked?"
"Could we get Mila Kunis and Olivia Wilde in the movie for a threesome?"
I'm not gonna say that his opinion is wrong in wanting ScarJo to play Major but Oshii lives in a homogeneous society and sees Japanese people represented in media nearly 100% of the time. Asian Americans do not have that Using John Wayne playing Genghis Khan as a point pretty much tells me that this went over his head.
This straw man is funny considering these things exist in the movie and anime. One of the trailers have her making out with another chick.
Because they are Japanese movies in a country that is ~98.5% ethnically Japanese for an audience that speaks Japanese. Its not a 1:1 comparison. If they ever made American Attack on Titan and Full Metal Alchemist adaptations, there would be no controversy if they gave the lead roles to white actors.Japan also has their own history of changing the race and ethnicity of characters in anime adaptations. Recent examples including Attack on Titan and Fullmetal Alchemist.
Shirow is a horndog but he's also a very smart man. It's not like the original GitS manga was a pure porno.
Not that this means he would necessarily care what race the major is.
And, who cares what the anime director think. What does Masamune Shirow think about it?
Because they are Japanese movies in a country that is ~98.5% ethnically Japanese for an audience that speaks Japanese. Its not a 1:1 comparison. If they ever made American Attack on Titan and Full Metal Alchemist adaptations, there would be no controversy if they gave the lead roles to white actors.
If Japan made a movie about the Nativity of Jesus, expect a Japanese dude to play Jesus.
Nah Jesus would be white his brother Isukiri will be Asian though and hopefully get the respect as the true Savior. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingō,_Aomori#Tomb_of_Jesus_ChristBecause they are Japanese movies in a country that is ~98.5% ethnically Japanese for an audience that speaks Japanese. Its not a 1:1 comparison. If they ever made American Attack on Titan and Full Metal Alchemist adaptations, there would be no controversy if they gave the lead roles to white actors.
If Japan made a movie about the Nativity of Jesus, expect a Japanese dude to play Jesus.
Bullshit. It's nothing but shaming. The discussion isn't about any pervy things that may be in the manga or any other works he has done but thats what it's always turns to. Here we are talking about whitewashing in hollywood. If Shirow was asked about it do you really think he is going to side step the question and start talking about w tails cat? I honestly find it insulting. You people are basically saying that shirow must be some idiot who is incapable of a thoughtful opinion cause he also makes smut as well. I mean it's not like he created the themes and ideas in the Ghost in the Shell.I think the point of that post is to highlight that Masamune Shirow is basically a pornographer and wouldn't give a shit beyond the superficial spread-eagle bodypainted stripper poses he puts his female characters into.
Japan also has their own history of changing the race and ethnicity of characters in anime adaptations. Recent examples including Attack on Titan and Fullmetal Alchemist.
But she didn't turn whiteshean Asian woman was erased and forced into anotherwhite body
This show your complete ignorance about the Japan population.
japanese 98.5%
Koreans 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
other 0.6% (Brazilians 0.15%, Peru 0.04% = most japanese descendants)
99.6% is easy to pass as japanese if you see a picture only. Try get a lot of western looking actors to make a movie
edit:beaten.
No he's not right at all and his hopelessly false equivalence of John Wayne yellowface from a bygone era to ScarJo shows that he has no idea what hes talking about
You know that you are free to skip watching the movie, right?
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What does that have to do with anything I've written?You know that you are free to skip watching the movie, right?
You shouldn't conflate your anecdotes with actual demographic statistics on Japan's population. Expecting the Japanese to accurately cast race in comparison to the US is not realistic nor is it even an equivalent measure.I've traveled to Japan. The day before the Gion Matsuri parade in Kyoto, I walked the streets of Kyoto with the largest crowd of people I've ever personally witnessed in my entire life.
I know what the demographics of Japan look like.
Whoops"In the movies, John Wayne can play Genghis Khan, and Omar Sharif, an Arab, can play Doctor Zhivago, a Slav. It's all just cinematic conventions," he explained.
The director went on to point out how a number of actors in the past have played characters of different ethnic groups without issue. "In the movies, John Wayne can play Genghis Khan, and Omar Sharif, an Arab, can play Doctor Zhivago, a Slav. It's all just cinematic conventions," he explained. "If that's not allowed, then Darth Vader probably shouldnt speak English, either. I believe having Scarlett play Motoko was the best possible casting for this movie. I can only sense a political motive from the people opposing it, and I believe artistic expression must be free from politics."