Comments on: M. Night Shyamalan Paints ‘The Last Airbender’ White

By: FHVC91

FHVC91 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:47:56 +0000

I think these people demanding diversity in movies are hypocrites of the highest caliber. They make no mention, anywhere, of the fact that a BLACK man is poised to play a NORSE (i.e. Northern European) GOD and when ANY white activist group makes mention of said fact these same people in outcry now make accusations of racism, bigotry and Nazism. Yet, they cry foul when a WHITE woman is cast to play an AFRICAN (although, historically descended from Europe) QUEEN. Oh, and once again, anybody who disputes their claim as faulty is either racist or a neo-Nazi.

As far as TLA situation goes, Roger Ebert says that “fans take it for granted that its heroes are Asian.” I don't know what world this idealist is living in, but every single character in the main cast, in the original cartoon, has BLUE eyes apart from Zuko. The only time an Asian will EVER have blue eyes is when mixed with a European or after developing various forms of Albinism. So unless the writers are prepared to make an argument as to why 90% of their cartoon developed a disease reserved for one out of every ten million, then these people need to shut their brain-dead and hypocritical yappers.

By: Avatar

Avatar — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:43:09 +0000

Heard of blackface and yellowface. Look it up, educate yourself about the history of asian and other minorities in Hollywood cinema. What you are suggesting is…supposedly obsolete, but I suppose, if some people still support it then it still gets into movies. Sigh.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:45:00 +0000

I feel the characters look white so why not cast white characters. Same goes for the Dragonball movie. It is also an american series

By: Dani

Dani — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:48:00 +0000

i agree
the casting sucked shit
and theres nothing else we can do about it
wow………another good idea shot in the foot before it could really be something

By: William Watson

William Watson — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:26:00 +0000

I’m not going to see the film. That’s the strongest protest that I can make. I’ve said for years that Hollywood is one of the more racist environments in our country, and here they are doing all they can to prove my point. I like putting this thought out there, if they think the Avatar series is culture neutral–because that’s their arguement; then why don’t they remove Asian Martial arts from displays of bending? Where would this movie be without it? Basically they say to us with this movie and of course the Dragonball Evolution movies that only a white kid can save the world. Your culture and practices can’t be popular or validated unless seen through the eyes of a white person. I won’t be seeing this movie. Instead I’ll stick with my Avatar DVD collection.

By: Coop

Coop — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:42:00 +0000

I honestly think Night was told to cast the lead with a white actor. He might have thought it was so silly that he purposefully went overboard as a silent protest. Nothing about his past seems to justify his white-washing these roles.

By: Jila C

Jila C — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:08:00 +0000

They totally messed up the cast. It is soooo not reflective of the series. It’s sad for the fans who followed the show religiously. I really don’t think I’m gonna see this one. I’m kinda disappointed.

By: Adam_Sweeney