In Reply to: Memoirs of a Geisha posted by blah on December 9, 2005 at 07:33:48:
If you had a movie depicting blacks, there would be an uproar if white actors were chosen for those roles. Yet, few seem to care of you have chinese actors playing japanese roles. All asians are not interchangeable--and hollywood has never figured this out.
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- here's the point - blah 15:56:33 12/09/05 (20)
- By that logic Hollywood should give all the Ozzies and Brits the boot for "acting" American.................... - photoguy 11:05:17 12/10/05 (7)
- Not the same - blah 11:10:28 12/10/05 (6)
- Re: Not the same - Analog Scott 11:35:55 12/10/05 (5)
- My argument... - blah 11:45:01 12/10/05 (4)
- Some other POVs, mine and one of an Asian actor - Analog Scott 14:55:03 12/10/05 (3)
- nice points - blah 15:31:02 12/10/05 (2)
- Re: nice points - Analog Scott 18:50:02 12/10/05 (1)
- Re: nice points - blah 20:48:04 12/10/05 (0)
- All Slavs interchangeable? - Victor Khomenko 16:04:22 12/09/05 (11)
- Re: All Slavs interchangeable? - blah 16:09:35 12/09/05 (10)
- I agree... - EBerlin 19:56:15 12/09/05 (0)
- Taking you to task - Victor Khomenko 16:42:44 12/09/05 (8)
- Re: Taking you to task - blah 17:23:42 12/09/05 (7)
- opps - blah 09:56:58 12/10/05 (0)
- I provisionally take your word for it - Victor Khomenko 17:34:52 12/09/05 (5)
- I just watched the trailer... - blah 21:35:50 12/09/05 (2)
- Does is bother you to see an Italian singer painted black play Otello? - Victor Khomenko 07:14:21 12/10/05 (1)
- I guess there is variation... - blah 09:55:25 12/10/05 (0)
- ok... - blah 18:19:35 12/09/05 (1)
- You might be right on that count - Victor Khomenko 19:48:10 12/09/05 (0)