If you can't get over the look of Ellie, you are exposing yourself as a total goober. When you say she's miscast, you're telling me that you have no imagination. The effectiveness of the storytelling has nothing to do with whether Joel has Hispanic features / is ethnically ambiguous or if Ellie is a little downsy looking instead of an Ellen Page replica. For some stories how a character looks is party of that character's story. This is not one of them and you are embarrassing yourself.
I do agree with whomever said some shots look cheap while others look very expensive.
I do agree with whomever said some shots look cheap while others look very expensive.