Don't see The Last Airbender.

[feuervogel]

It opens this weekend. Much has been said around the web, about the whitewashing of the characters and the changes they've made to the story.

Supporting this film, by giving the studios money when you go see it, will only encourage them to continue making racist casting decisions. (Did you know that 83% of Paramount's planned films for this decade have white, male leads?)

I'll leave you with a comic by Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese, on why he won't be watching the movie.

(Hint: it has to do with the casting call for Aang's role: "12-15, male, Caucasian or any other ethnicity." If you don't see how this wording expresses a preference for a white actor, there's little I can do to convince you. But go read the extensive information at Racebending.com anyway.)

Comments

There's an easy solution.

[thorny-rose.livejournal.com]

Buy a ticket for a movie you would see and just walk into the wrong theatre.

Re: There's an easy solution.

[feuervogel]

Sure, but that would mean wasting 90 minutes of my life on a really crappy movie. (Several of the folks on racebending.com staff were given a pre-screening. One of them made a locked post with his review, and ... well, considering I've seen high school plays with more acting talent than was evident in the trailers, I'm not surprised that his review was very negative.)

Yes, there is the crap factor.

[thorny-rose.livejournal.com]

I still may accidentally see it, out of utter boredom and to punish reward myself for completing these KSA's for the Dept of State application!

Re: Yes, there is the crap factor.

[feuervogel]

Save your money and pass on the 3D if you go see it. I hear it's horrible.